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Conwy (Caernarvonshire) Golf Club

Conwy · Designed by Jack Morris (1890) · Est. 1890

Conwy (Caernarvonshire) was formed on 30 June 1890, making it one of the oldest clubs in Wales — behind only Tenby and Rhyl — and a founding member of the Welsh Golfing Union in 1895. The links was first laid out by Jack Morris, the professional at Royal Liverpool and a nephew of Old Tom Morris, and extended to eighteen holes in 1895. It occupies the Morfa, a peninsula of duneland reaching out into the Conwy estuary.

This is a genuine championship links of 6,910 yards, par 72, framed by the mountains of Snowdonia and the medieval towers of Conwy Castle. Gorse-lined dunes and the estuary wind make it a real test, and its championship record is long: it has hosted events since 1899 and, most recently, the 2021 Curtis Cup.

The walled medieval town of Conwy — castle, quay and all, a UNESCO World Heritage Site — sits right alongside, making this one of the most attractive and convenient golf bases in North Wales.

Holes worth knowing

1The links along the Morfa — the course runs out on a dune peninsula between the Conwy estuary and the sea, with Conwy Castle and the Snowdonia range framing the round.
2The gorse-lined driving holes — Conwy is famous for the dense gorse pinching its fairways; straight driving is at a premium, all the more so in the estuary wind.

Highlights

One of the oldest clubs in Wales (1890)
2021 Curtis Cup host
Links framed by Snowdonia and Conwy Castle
Beside the walled UNESCO town of Conwy

Good to know

→Conwy's walled medieval town and castle — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — are right beside the course, along with the "Smallest House in Great Britain" on the quay and Thomas Telford's elegant 1826 suspension bridge.
→The Morfa is tight and gorse-lined off the tee; leave the driver in the bag where the fairways pinch, because the estuary wind makes the narrow holes narrower still.
→Just up the coast, the Great Orme tramway and Victorian Llandudno make an easy day, and the National Trust's Bodnant Garden in the Conwy valley is one of the finest gardens in Britain.
→It is the natural first or last course of a North Wales trip taking in Nefyn, Royal St David's and the Anglesey links; Liverpool and Manchester airports are around 90 minutes.
→Book ahead — as a 2021 Curtis Cup host on the edge of Eryri (Snowdonia), its visitor times are in demand, especially in summer.