Royal Porthcawl Golf Club

The Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is located in Rest Bay, between Swansea and Cardiff, on a length of the Bristol Channel shoreline. Founded in 1891 as a 9-hole course by Royal North Devon's professional Charles Gibson, the club moved to its current location four years later, with King Edward VII bestowing Royal patronage in 1909.

Royal Porthcawl has hosted a number of notable tournaments throughout its history, including the Senior Open Championship in 2014, the Walker Cup in 1995, the Curtis Cup in 1964, the British Open in 1961, and a total of six amateur championships.

Due to the famed Open Championship grounds in Scotland and England, Wales is sometimes disregarded in terms of links golf, to the detriment of some very spectacular coastline courses. Royal Porthcawl is at the top of the list because it is without a doubt the best links course on the windswept Welsh coast.

Location: Bridgend, Wales
Length: 7,065 yards
Par: 72
Designed by: Charles Gibson, Ramsay Hunter, J. Simpson
Established: 1891