Royal St David's Golf Club
About Royal St David's Golf Club
Established in 1894, the Harlech links has long been ranked within the ‘Top Fifty’ of British golf courses, ranked 2nd in the Top 50 Courses in Wales by Golf World and also in top 100 by Golf Digest world’s Top 100 courses. The setting is matchless, and the golfing challenge of equivalent grandeur: over the years nearly eighty championships of national or international stature have been played at Harlech.
The course is located on the linksland of Morfa Harlech, set in a breathtaking natural landscape. The unique geography sees the course dominated by the brooding presence of the 13th-century Harlech Castle, which provides a stunning backdrop to several holes. The layout offers panoramic views of the Snowdonia mountains and Tremadog Bay. The front nine is played over flatter terrain, while the back nine takes you into a gigantic line of towering sand dunes, dramatically increasing the challenge and offering classic, engaging links holes.
Courses at Royal St David's Golf Club
Royal St David's Golf Course
The Harlech links of today follows much the same routing and design as when it was first laid out in 1894. Harlech has always been noted for its large greens, punishing rough, and a spectacular homecoming through some of the most imposing dunescape in Britain, with some drives (and some carries) to match.
Unlike many links courses, Harlech is not an ‘out and back’ design but rather an intricate routing that constantly exposes the golfer to different wind directions, requiring mastery of every club in the bag. The course also offers from every hole some fabulous views both of Harlech castle and of the Snowdonia mountain range, although the growth down the years of the enveloping sand dunes means that you will have to visit the back tee at the 16th actually to see the sea.
Established in 1894, the Harlech links has long been ranked within the ‘Top Fifty’ of British golf courses, ranked 2nd in the Top 50 Courses in Wales by Golf World and also in top 100 by Golf Digest world’s Top 100 courses.
| Tee | Par | Yardage | Rating | Slope | |
| Championship | 69 | 6629 | 139 | 73.4 | |
| White | 69 | 6420 | 136 | 72.2 | |
| Yellow | 69 | 6100 | 132 | 70.8 | |
| Red | 71 | 5560 | 126 | 69.5 |