Golf Vacations Wales South
Royal Porthcawl 7065 yards Par 72
Royal Porthcawl is one of the best Links courses in the UK not to have hosted an Open Championship. The course was the venue for the Walker Cup in 1995. The Senior Open Championship was played at Royal Porthcawl in 2014 and Bernhard Langer won by thirteen strokes over runner-up Colin Montgomerie; it is scheduled to return in late July 2017. Wind is a constant factor due to the lack of high dunes or trees.
The Course has a magnificent setting sloping down to the seashore. The absence of sand hills usually found on links courses enables the golfer to see the sea from every hole. With holes facing into every point of the compass, the player is always tested by the wind and will probably need every club in the bag.
King Edward VII bestowed the honour of Royal status on the club in 1909.