The following courses are organized from the south of Wales to the North for purposes of trip planning and not by ranking or opinion of the courses.  The only reason for the south to north listings are that London is closest to the south courses.  As mentioned previously most of the courses that are mentioned have a website which should help you decide if it is a course you would like to include in your itinerary.  The majority of the courses are at least partially of the links variety.  We would be happy to supply you information on any course you feel you would like to play.  Many of the courses in the south and west groupings are not that far apart.

SOUTH

• Southerndown (1905) - This is actually the nearest championship links style course to the Ryder Cup venue Celtic Manor Resort at only about an hour away.  The club has much tradition and many championship events have been staged here.  Southerndown has been blessed with some of the best golfing turf and subsequent great drainage that you will find anywhere.  While the free draining soil may keep your feet from getting muddy-they do have sheep on the course-a natural hazard.  Ogmore by Sea, Bridgeend.
• Pyle & Kenfig (1922) - HS Colt, P Mackenzie Ross - P & K as it is affectionately called is built on lofty sand dunes which hug the South Wales coast of Porthcawl.  Glorious views of the Bristol Channel, the Gower Peninsula, and the magnificent Welsh Mountains can be seen from various points and the view from the 14th tee is stunning.  The last three holes are all long par 4s and will test the best of golfers.  Royal Porthcawl is it's more famous neighbor but P & K stands on it's own.  Kenfig, Bridgend.

SOUTHWEST

• Machynys Peninsula (2005) - This is obviously a new course.  It  was  by the Nicklaus design company and is their first course in Wales.  It is a combination parkland/links course with the front side being more of the parkland variety and the inward half more links like.  It has hosted the Wales Ladies Championship of Europe every year since it opened 
• Ashburnham (1894) - JH Taylor - When played by the great Harry Vardon a couple of times in the early 1900s he thought it was the best he had played in Wales.  The links course overlooks Carmarthen Bay with the majority of the holes effected directly by the prevailing wind.  It has hosted even professional events and with the course record still only 66 bears witness to the credential of the challenge.  Cliffe Terrace, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire.
• Tenby (1888) - James Braid - Arguably the oldest course in Wales as there is recorded evidence of matches having been contested for many years prior to the clubs founding.  The tight fairways, fast running greens and gusting wind combine to provide an endlessly varied challenge.  This wonderful links course runs alongside Tenby South Beach and provides spectacular views across to Caldey Island.  It is a regular host to Championship events.  The Burrows, Tenby, Pembrokeshire. 

MIDWEST

• Cardigan (1895) - Furman Bisher of the Atlanta Journal, doyen of American golf writers once said "with the exception of Pebble Beach, the view from the top of the Cardigan golf club is the finest I've seen anywhere in golf."   It sits high on a hill overlooking the Teifi Estuary at Gwbert, and is a championship course that has hosted national and international matches. Magnificent stretches of gorse are a feature on 15 holes.  It's one of the best values in the British Isles.  Gwbert-on-Sea, Cardigan, Ceredigion.
• Borth & Ynyslais (1895) Harry Colt (1945) -  Depending on who is talking this may be the oldest course in Wales.  It is a traditional links course with overlappinfg fairways and the wind as a constant factor.  The club hosts many top ranking amateur events on the Welsh golfing calendar.  It sits on the Dovey River estuary close to Cardigan Bay (some say to close).  The 2nd hole is renowned, a straight away par 4 of 455 yds nestled between the road and the Irish Sea.   Borth, Ceredigion.

NORTH

• Porthmadog (1905) - James Braid - This course offers both heathland and linksland holes as the front side is away from the sea and the back heads for the beautiful scenery of the links part of the course.  There are some holes that are both tough and fascinating.  You'll love the dunesland part of the course and it may remind you of Scottish or Irish courses that you have previously had the good fortune to play.  Morfa Bychan, Gwynedd. 
• Pwllheli (1900) Tom Morris, (1909) James Braid - The course overlooks Cardigan Bay and is a combination of 9 parkland and 9 links holes.  The club has hosted numerous championships including the Welsh Boys and Ladies Team Championships.  From the course and the clubhouse there are superb views of Snowdonia and over Cardigan Bay to the Cambrian Mountains.  The clubhouse is closer to the sea than any other clubhouse in the UK.  Pwllheli, Gwynedd.
• Conwy (1890) - Situated on the North Wales coast with spectacular views towards Conwy, Llandudno and across the sea to Anglesey, bordered by the Snowdonia hills, Conwy golf club boasts a superb links course.  It has hosted numerous championships and has the distinction of hosting the qualifying round for the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, the first Welsh course to have this honour.  The finishing holes are as good as any in golf.  Morfa, Conwy.
• North Wales (1894) - Not many people who come to this area to play golf would find a more enjoyable place to play than North Wales (Llandudno).  The views are stunning and varied.  This course though not the longest has hosted every conceivable regional golf event.  There is plenty of character to this very mature course with humpy, hillocky fairways, the presence of gorse and heather and deep bunkers defending some of the greens.  West Shore, Llandudno.
• Prestatyn (1905) - Fred Collins, (1921) WJ Leaver, (1990) Donald Steel - The most northernly course in Wales, aside from being one of the most striking courses in northern Wales is also one of the longest.  This is a course for all seasons and standards of player.  It regularly hosts the Welsh Golfing Union national championships and it is easy to see why, as many of the holes are formidable.  Prestatyn, Denbighshire.

In general you will find that the links courses in Wales, particularly the hidden gems, are like the lesser known courses elsewhere in terms of value, and as illustrated in a couple of the packages that are displayed, there are some great lodging inclusive deals.