Southerndown Golf Club

Southerndown Golf Club
A view northwards from Southerndown golf course
Club information
Location in the Vale of Glamorgan
Coordinates 51°28′41″N 3°36′36″W / 51.47806°N 3.61000°W / 51.47806; -3.61000Coordinates: 51°28′41″N 3°36′36″W / 51.47806°N 3.61000°W / 51.47806; -3.61000
Location Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Established 1905
Total 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, Kitty Crake,[4] 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.

References

  1. ↑ Scharff, Robert (1973). Golf magazine's great golf courses you can play: a guide to golf courses around the world. Scribner. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-684-13431-4. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Finegan, James W. (26 June 2007). All Courses Great And Small: A Golfer's Pilgrimage to England and Wales. Simon and Schuster. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-4165-6797-4. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  3. ↑ Hunter Publishing, Incorporated (1 February 2001). The Golf Guide: Where to Play and Where to Stay in Britain and Ireland. Hunter Publishing, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-58843-109-7. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Weekly World News. Weekly World News. 25 July 1995. p. 39. ISSN 0199-574X. Retrieved 13 February 2012.


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