Location Porthcawl, Wales Type Private Website royalporthcawl.com Phone +44 1656 782251 | Established 1895 (1891) Total holes 18 Length 6,460 m Date founded 1895 | |
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Tournaments hosted Senior Open (2014, 2017)
The Amateur (6)
Walker Cup (1995)
Curtis Cup (1964)
British Masters (1961)
Welsh Golf Classic
University Golf Match Address Rest Bay, Porthcawl CF36 3UW, UK Hours Closed now Thursday8AM–9PMFriday8AM–9PMSaturday8AM–9PMSunday8AM–9PMMonday8AM–9PMTuesday8AM–9PMWednesday8AM–9PMSuggest an edit Similar Celtic Manor Resort, Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Royal St David's Golf Club, Royal St George's Golf Club, Royal Portrush Golf Club Profiles | ||
Royal porthcawl golf club
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is a golf club in Wales in the United Kingdom, located north of Porthcawl and bordering the Bristol Channel.
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The club has hosted many prestigious tournaments including The Amateur Championship on six occasions, the Walker Cup in 1995, the Curtis Cup in 1964, the British Masters in 1961, and European Tour event, the Welsh Golf Classic in the early 1980s. In March 2010 it hosted the University Golf Match, contested between Oxford and Cambridge universities, with Oxford winning 9-6 over Cambridge. It hosted the 2014 Senior Open Championship and will return there in 2017.
Royal porthcawl golf club south wales golf monthly pays a visit
History
The club was founded in 1891 by a group of businessmen from Cardiff, with the first nine-hole golf course being laid out on Lock's Common by Charles Gibson the following year. In 1895, the club moved to its present location with the addition of a further nine-hole course. Shortly after that, the new course was extended to eighteen holes, with the original course later being abandoned. Royal status was conferred on the club by King Edward VII in 1909.