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Nefyn
& District Golf Club
Morfa Nefyn, Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Northwest Wales
Seaside cliff-top course is a hidden
treasure—one of Britain's great unknown golfing gems.
Are you looking for a hidden jewel of
a golf course, a great track you can discover before the word gets out, tee times become
hard to get, greens fees become astronomical, and crowds mean waiting at every tee? Look
no further—look at Nefyn. Photo
Gary Talbot, courtesy Nefyn & District Golf Club.
Nefyn’s a one-off. It has 26 holes but
plays like it has 36—with two distinct 18-hole courses. Because the course is set on
a cliff top and strung along two peninsulas in the Irish Sea, all of Nefyn’s holes
are within sight of the sea—a unique setting for a British course and rarely found
anywhere. Although high over the sea, the course plays like a links, with few trees, but
with hazardous rough, bunkers, and exposure to weather. The course is well maintained and
can be a very tough test for low-handicap golfers, yet its beauty in fine weather makes it
a joyful experience for even casual golfers. One more little thing—there’s a
welcoming pub on the beach at Nefyn at about the mid-point of the course.
LOCATION AND ADDRESS:
Nefyn & District Golf Club
Morfa Nefyn, Llanbedrgoch Anglesey
Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales LL53 6DA
1 mile W of Nefyn village, 20 miles W of Caernarfon on the B4417
Location Map: http://www.uk-golfmaps.com/uk/map148.html
LENGTH & PAR:
New Course: 18 holes, 6548 yards, Par 71, SSS 71
Old Course: 18 holes, 6201 yards, Par 71,
SSS 71
FACILITIES:
Club Hire (Club Rental)
Caddies Available
Buggy Hire (Golf Cart Rental)
Trolley Hire ((Pull Cart Rental)
Practice Area
Putting Green
Pro Shop
Club House with:
Bar Snacks
Hot beverages
Lunch Menu
Full Menu
VISITORS WELCOME DAILY
Handicap certification required April through October.
GREENS FEES:
Weekdays & £31.00
per round
Sundays:
£39.00 per day
Saturdays & £37.00
per round
Holidays:
£48.00 per day
BOOKINGS: (strongly recommended in advance, but not required)
Tel: +44 (0)1758 720966
e-mail: secretary@nefyn-golf-club.com
OR
have HOME AT FIRST book a tee-time for you as part of your
Wales travel itinerary—it’s FREE!
NEAREST HOME AT FIRST LODGINGS: about one-hour east of Nefyn near Betws-y-coed in Snowdonia National Park. See: NORTHWEST WALES
HISTORY OF NEFYN & DISTRICT GOLF CLUB
Nefyn and District Golf Club was formed in
1907. The course added 9 holes 1912 and a third 9 holes in 1933. Presently only 26 holes
are played with a set "front 10" and two distinctly different "back 8"
hole groupings.
TWO COURSES AND SEVERAL NOTABLE HOLES
Set high on the sea
cliffs of a slim peninsula extending north into Caernarfon Bay, the courses at Nefyn &
District Golf Club are exposed to the full force of weather sweeping eastward across the
Irish Sea. Remarkably, although Nefyn is high and rarely dry, its courses are almost never
closed. This is more remarkable when one realizes that all of the courses’ 26 holes
are in sight of the sea, and therefore without much shelter from ocean storms.
But the weather and the ocean views are only
two of the distractions at Nefyn. Consider the distractions available on the par-five 12th
hole at Nefyn: a blind drive; a blind second shot; a public thoroughfare crossing the
course for the beach; a crater-sized pot bunker; a cliff with a serious drop to the sea;
and, ultimately, the Ty Coch (Red House) pub right on the beach. Beyond its dramatic views
and challenges of weather and cliff-side terrain, Nefyn is known for its strategically
placed bunkers and excellent greens.
Ten of Nefyn’s 26 holes run alongside the
sea, making its two courses among the most beautiful in Britain. But Nefyn can be as
difficult as it is beautiful. The Old Course record is 67, shot by the
great-yet-diminutive Welsh pro Ian Woosnam, who speaks reverently of Nefyn.
The first—and common—10 holes
of the two Nefyn courses have the 2nd, 3rd and 4th holes aligned next to cliffs. The 5th
hole features a spectacular tee extending out over the sea. From the 6th onwards the
course provides outstanding views of the surrounding sea and mountain scenery.
Crystal clear days make it possible to see the tops of the Wicklow Mountains west across
the sea in Ireland.
Photo Gary Talbot, courtesy
Nefyn & District Golf Club.
READ MORE ABOUT NEFYN & DISTRICT G.C. ON PAGE 2
Read more about the region and Home at First’s travel program to: NORTHWEST WALES