Holywell Golf Club Explained

Holywell Golf Club
Pushpin Map:	Wales Flintshire
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Flintshire
Location:	Near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
Coordinates:	53.2647°N -3.2397°W
Establishment:	1906
Holes:	18

Holywell Golf Club (Welsh: Clwb Golff Treffynnon) is a golf club, situated a mile southwest of the town of Holywell, Flintshire, Wales.^{[1] [2]} Instituted in 1906,^[3] it is an 18-hole moorland and parkland course and is approximately 800 feet above sea level. In 2001 the club nearly faced bankruptcy due to problems with Foot-and-mouth disease from roaming sheep.^[4]

Ancient site

Two Bronze Age round barrows known as Welsh: Clwt Militia (Militia Patch) are located on the course, about 0.65miles north-northwest of the church.^{[5] [6]}

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kinsale. Welsh Golf Courses.com. 3 March 2014.
2. Book: Golf Great Britain and Ireland. 1 September 1996. McGraw-Hill. 978-0-8092-3122-5. 332.
3. Book: The Golfing Annual. 1902. H. Cox. 348.
4. Book: Halford, A.. Leeks from the Back Benches. November 2007. Jeremy Mills Publishing. 978-1-905217-72-4. 154.
5. Web site: Clwt Militia Round Barrow A. Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. 7 September 2017.
6. Web site: Clwt Militia Round Barrow B. Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. 7 September 2017.