Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

1875.Hewasthentaskedwith

extendingthe12-holecoursetoafull

18 in1895.

Inthemid-1970s,renowned

architectFrankPenninkwasdraftedin

tomakemajorchangestothefront

nine,whileBrianHuggettandNeil

Colesredesignedandreconfigured

thebackninefairlysignificantlyinthe

1980sasaresultoftheupgradingof

theA55NorthWalesExpressway.

Thisfamousoldlinkshasstaged

manytopeventsovertheyears,among

themFinalQualifyingfortheHoylake

Openin2006,theRyderCupWales

SeniorsOpenonthreeoccasionsand

the 2010 S4CLadiesChampionshipof

EuropeontheLET.Nextyear,thetop

ladyamateurswilltakeonConwywhen

theCurtisCupvisitsforthefirsttime.

Signaturehole

Thelinkswastesnotimeinmakingfor

theshore,wheretheshortrisk-reward

3rdmaycreateanearlystrategy

dilemma,especiallydownwindoffthe

forwardtees.Thetemptationmaybe

tohaveago,butyou’llneedtobeware

of two bunkers set into a bank 40 yards

short right of the green, from where

birdie aspirations can rapidly turn to

bogey reality.

Two par 3s stand out coming home

• the excellent 13th, with its splendid
  mountain backdrop and steeply tiered
  green, and the 15th, another delightful,
  more enclosed par 3, which plays in
  the same direction to a green very well
  protected by attractive yet potentially
  troublesome bunkers.

MUST PLAY

Photography:

Geoff Ellis – golfworking.co.uk

ESSENTIALS

Conwy Golf Club, Beacons Way,

Conwy, North Wales, LL32 8ER

Stats: par 72, 6,667 yards

GF: round: £45-£60

Mon-Thurs, £45-£65 Fri-Sun

(£30 twilight); day: £70-£80