Golf Club Descriptions
Llandrindod Wells Golf Club
Welsh Golf Club of the Year 2004
Llandrindod Wells Golf Club is perhaps best described as an "Upland Links" course and it certainly provides a true test for golfers of all abilities. When Harry Vardon planned the golf course, all he had to do was make the steep climb and make the most of a plateau of moor and heathland 1,000 feet above sea level. He did an excellent job and the course offers panoramic views in every direction.
Lush upland turf on which the ball sits up invitingly, turf banks and natural hazards, with well protected true greens, rated amongst the best in Wales, Llandrindod offers the chance to play links type golf amongst the rolling hills.
Overlooking the town and the neighbouring valleys, you get a sense of timelessness as you look down from the first tee across the boating lake to the roofs of the Victorian town. This is the romance of playing golf at Llandrindod Wells. Linger a moment on your round and absorb the magic of the soft rolling hills which surround you, and admire the Buzzards and Red Kites which patrol the sky above the course.
No. of holes: 18
Length: 5759 yards
Par: 69
Course Type: Upland/Moorland
Green Fees
| JAN - MAR |
APR - OCT |
| Weekday/Weekend |
Weekday/Weekend |
| £23.00/£28.00 |
£23.00/£28.00 |
All prices are Net Tour Operator Rates
The Card
COMPETITION
|
| DATE |
TIME |
Entry No. |
H/cap |
R/cd |
Indicate Tee Used |
| A |
| |
|
|
Par |
SSS |
| B |
|
|
|
White |
69 |
|
| C |
|
|
|
Yellow |
69 |
|
| D |
|
|
|
Red |
72 |
|
| Marker |
No. |
Yards |
Par |
Yards |
S.I. |
A |
B |
C |
D |
Points |
Yards |
Par |
S.I. |
| |
1 |
315 |
4 |
306 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
290 |
4 |
10 |
| |
2 |
151 |
3 |
119 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
118 |
3 |
18 |
| |
3 |
509 |
5 |
492 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
467 |
5 |
2 |
| |
4 |
193 |
3 |
164 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
138 |
3 |
14 |
| |
5 |
469 |
4 |
469 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
453 |
5 |
4 |
| |
6 |
134 |
3 |
127 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
127 |
3 |
16 |
| |
7 |
347 |
4 |
304 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
304 |
4 |
12 |
| |
8 |
337 |
4 |
328 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
324 |
4 |
8 |
| |
9 |
397 |
4 |
383 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
383 |
5 |
6 |
| |
Out |
2852 |
34 |
2692 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2604 |
36 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
10 |
236 |
3 |
236 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
236 |
4 |
13 |
| |
11 |
153 |
3 |
148 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
148 |
3 |
17 |
| |
12 |
374 |
4 |
374 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
374 |
4 |
7 |
| |
13 |
283 |
4 |
279 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
203 |
4 |
15 |
| |
14 |
505 |
5 |
496 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
445 |
5 |
3 |
| |
15 |
476 |
5 |
476 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
409 |
5 |
1 |
| |
16 |
392 |
4 |
383 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
328 |
4 |
5 |
| |
17 |
191 |
3 |
188 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
153 |
3 |
11 |
| |
18 |
297 |
4 |
271 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
243 |
4 |
9 |
| |
In |
2907 |
35 |
2851 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2539 |
36 |
|
| |
Out |
2852 |
34 |
2692 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2604 |
36 |
|
| |
Total |
5759 |
69 |
5543 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5143 |
72 |
|
The Course
To play the course you almost need a new game plan each time that you step onto the next tee. Length is not the most important asset on the course.
If you fail to place the ball in the correct part of the fairway off the tee, many approach shots are played blind, and blind shots can be dangerous and often lead to ugly double bogies!
Out of bounds comes into play on eight of the holes and a solid 75 can soon become a disappointing 85 if you put a couple over the fence and lose one or two when going for dangerous shots.
To add to the interest, even on the stillest of days the wind comes into play. There's no protection from the elements on the hill and, if the weather decides to turn nasty when you are standing on the 15th tee, the warmth and comfort of the clubhouse can seem a long way off.
This is the romance of playing golf at Llandrindod Wells. Linger a moment on your round and absorb the magic of the soft rolling hills which surround you. Admire the Buzzards and Red Kites which patrol the sky above the course.
To single out one hole is almost impossible but there has always been a certain notoriety attaching to the lucky 13th! From an elevated tee, you face a tee shot that has to carry an almost vertical bank some 200 yards away, with out of bounds tight to the left side and trees and deep rough to the right.
The approach shot from the fairway is a fairly simple one with a short iron to one of the more open greens on the course but, if you are standing on that tee with the wind in your face and the rain coming down, needing at worst a five to stay in the competition, you may well be just about to get the fright of your life!
Not for nothing is the 297 yard, par 4, 18th named "Death or Glory". Stand on the tee and make your decision, take an iron and play safe, or a wood and attack the carry of some 250 yards over a deep ravine and the road beyond? It has been aced!
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