The Course

Situated in the seaside village of Morfa Bychan renowned for its Black Rock Sands, the course offers an intriguing mixture of heathland and linksland for the discerning golfer. Created by the genius course-designer, James Braid, the course has two distinct halves. The front nine are away from the coast with the back nine heading for the sea, and some beautiful scenery, where the course is transformed into pure links, often claimed to be the most natural nine holes in Wales.

A carry of over 200 yards is called for to clear the beach on the 12th hole, and the the tough and fascinating 14th, called the Himalayas, is a 378-yard par 4 that demands you drive over a huge natural bunker that hides the fairway from the tee. This all adds up to a memorable and rewarding round of golf.

Porthmadog is a course that will leave you begging for more when you walk off its 18th green. With high dunes on one side and the sea on the other you may be forgiven for thinking you are playing a thoroughbred Scottish links!

Course Details

No. of holes: 18
Length: 6363 yards
Par: 71
Course Type: Parkland/Links