Southerndown Golf Club
A view northwards from Southerndown golf course
Club information
Southerndown Golf Club is located in Vale of Glamorgan
Southerndown Golf Club
Location in the Vale of Glamorgan
Coordinates51°28′41″N 3°36′36″W / 51.47806°N 3.61000°W / 51.47806; -3.61000
LocationSoutherndown, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Established1905
Total holes18

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.

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.

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