Southerndown Golf Club Explained

Southerndown Golf Club
Location:Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Pushpin Map:Wales Vale of Glamorgan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Vale of Glamorgan
Coordinates:51.4781°N -3.61°W
Establishment:1905
Holes:18

Southerndown Golf Club is a downland/links golf club[1] in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south-east Wales, near the coast and Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, in proximity to Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes. The course lies in an open, elevated position above the Ogmore River valley and in 2001 was 6,417 yards.[2] [3] The course was established in 1905 and designed by Willie Fernie. Players such as Peter McEvoy, Gary Wolstenholme, Stephen Dodd, Bradley Dredge, and Gene Sarazen have all played at Southerndown. The club has held the Piccadilly Medal in 1970–71 and the Martini International and has also hosted the Welsh Amateur Golf event.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Scharff, Robert. Golf magazine's great golf courses you can play: a guide to golf courses around the world. registration. 13 February 2012. 1973. Scribner. 978-0-684-13431-4. 289.
  2. Book: Finegan, James W.. All Courses Great And Small: A Golfer's Pilgrimage to England and Wales. 13 February 2012. 26 June 2007. Simon and Schuster. 978-1-4165-6797-4. 59.
  3. Book: Hunter Publishing, Incorporated. The Golf Guide: Where to Play and Where to Stay in Britain and Ireland. 13 February 2012. 1 February 2001. Hunter Publishing, Incorporated. 978-1-58843-109-7.