ABERDOVEY GOLF CLUB - 18 hole Links Course, 6445 yards distance.Par 71,SSS71. This superb championship links course is surrounded by beautiful views of Snowdonia. Set on a flat coastal strip, bounded by sand dunes and the Cambrian Coast railway, it is attractive to golfers of all abilities.Home to the annual Welsh (men's) Seniors Championship, this course is not to be underestimated. There are many subtle hazards - not the least of which is the wind, which can be both friend and foe for novice as well as experienced golfers. Founded in 1892,Aberdovey Golf Club has attracted some of golf's great names over the years including Bernard Darwin, the first literary giant of the game, who wrote: "Aberdovey is the course that my soul loves best of all the courses in the world."

ABERSOCH GOLF CLUB - 18 hole Park & Links Course, 5761 yards distance.Par 69,SSS69. This 60-acre golf course, adjoining the beach, is a picturesque and challenging combination of parkland and links golf. Enjoying a sheltered position and a warm climate throughout the year, the course was designed in 1907 one of golf's most famous names, Harry Vardon, who won the Open six times. The original 9 holes were later extended over parkland to provide a full and safe 18-hole course. Consequently today's first nine holes are characterised by mature trees, water hazards and undulating fairways. The back nine begin from an elevated tee which offers breathtaking views across Cardigan Bay and Snowdonia. The course is long enough to be challenging and it is lot of fun to play.

ROYAL ST DAVID'S GOLF CLUB - 18 hole Championship Links Course, 6601 yards distance. Par 69, SSS73. Beneath the stern gaze of Harlech Castle, the Royal St David's is one of Wales' premier links courses. It occupies the dune land reclaimed from the sea within the Morfa Harlech Site of Special Scientific Interest. With its succession of long par 4s, and five short holes, it's been widely described by professionals as the 'hardest par 69 in the world', providing a demanding test of the game.It was recently chosen by Ian Woosnam as one of his five best British golf courses. Laid out in 1894, the founding fathers of the club deliberately named it after St David, Wales' own patron saint, with the aim of developing a Welsh equivalent of St Andrew's in Scotland, and St George's in Sandwich.

NEFYN & DISTRICT GOLF CLUB - 26 hole Course, 6548 yards distance.Par 71,SSS71. A unique 26 hole golf course; a view of the sea from every tee; eight holes played on the now world-famous, well-photographed 'Point', sometimes described as North Wales' 'Pebble Beach' - a narrow peninsula with the holes surrounded on one side by secluded coves, rocky outcrops and the sea and on the other by a glorious stretch of sandy beach and a pub; a backdrop of the Snowdonia mountain range to the east and, on a clear sunny evening, 57 miles away, the Wicklow mountains of southern Ireland to the west. Welcome to golf at Nefyn, ranked among the top 100 golf courses in the UK.

PORTHMADOG GOLF CLUB - 18 hole Links Course, 6363 yards distance. Par 71,SSS71. 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.

PWLLHELI GOLF CLUB - 18 hole Links & Park Course, 6108 yards distance.Par 69,SSS70. Situated close to the seashore near Pwllheli's West End, this flat course offers both gentle parkland and a true test of links golf, making it suitable for golfers of all ages and abilities.First established as a 9-hole course along coarse linksland in 1900, its evolution to 18 holes was completed nearly a decade later by British Open Champion, James Braid. With a set of natural resources at his disposal, James Braid utilised an expanse of mature parkland, contrasting sharply with the original nine set amidst the sand dunes. The modern-day course is characterised by tree-lined fairways and picture-perfect surrounding countryside.