Southerndown Golf Club
 A view northwards from Southerndown golf course | |
| Club information | |
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  Location in the Vale of Glamorgan
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| Coordinates | 51°28′41″N 3°33′36″W / 51.47806°N 3.56000°W |
| Established | 1905 |
| Total holes | 18 |
Southerndown Golf Club is a downland/links golf club[1] in the Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales, near the coast and Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, in close proximity to Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes. The course lies in an open, elevated position above the Ogmore River valley and as of 2001 was 6417 yards.[2][3] The course was established in 1905 and designed by Willie Fernie.[4] Players such as Peter McEvoy, Gary Wolstenholme, Stephen Dodd, Bradley Dredge, Kitty Crake, [5]and Gene Sarazen have all played at Southerndown. The club has held the Piccadilly Medal in 1970-71 and the Martini International and also hosts the Welsh Amateur Golf event. The website www.top100golfcourses.co.uk ranks Southerndown as the 13th best golf course in Wales.[4]
References
- ↑ Scharff, Robert (1973). Golf magazine's great golf courses you can play: a guide to golf courses around the world. Scribner. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-684-13431-4. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ Finegan, James W. (26 June 2007). All Courses Great And Small: A Golfer's Pilgrimage to England and Wales. Simon and Schuster. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-4165-6797-4. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ Hunter Publishing, Incorporated (1 February 2001). The Golf Guide: Where to Play and Where to Stay in Britain and Ireland. Hunter Publishing, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-58843-109-7. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Southerndown Golf Club". Top 100 golf courses.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ Weekly World News. Weekly World News. 25 July 1995. p. 39. ISSN 0199574X. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
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Coordinates: 51°28′41″N 3°36′36″W / 51.47806°N 3.61000°W