Langland Bay Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course known in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty overlooking Langland Bay near Swansea, Wales, UK.[1]
The first evidence of a golf club at Langland Bay is a minute book dating from 1901. The golf course was officially opened on 10 September 1904.[2] The centenary in 2004 was marked by special events and a visit from Prince Andrew, Duke of York.[2]
The club's members claim Hole 6 is the most difficult in Wales,[3] while Hole 16 is known as "Death Or Glory" with the sea on one side and a 100 feet steep drop on the other.[4] The other holes typically have small greens and plenty of rough grass and sand traps.[4] The sea can be easily seen from 15 of its 18 holes.[1]
The club hosts the Gwalia PGA Pro-Am tournament each year, raising money for the Gwalia Housing Trust.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Tansley, Craig (24 March 2016). "The green, green grass of Tom Jones' home". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Club History". Langland Bay Golf Club. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "18 golf holes in South West Wales that will challenge and delight the most demanding of players". South Wales Evening Post. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ a b Trudy Carradice (2013), Golf in Wales: A Pictorial History, Amberley Publishing, p. 53, ISBN 978-1-445623474
- ^ Woolford, Anthony (16 June 2015). "Ryder Cup star Phillip Price is the headline act at the Gwalia Trust Langland Bay Pro-Am". Wales Online. Retrieved 25 March 2016.