ASHBURNHAM GOLF CLUB
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Welcome To Ashburnham Golf Club
Details Correct As Of 27/05/2008
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CONTACT DETAILS
Address
Cliffe Terrace
Town
Burry Port
Postcode
SA16 0HN
Secretary / Manager
I. K. Church
First Name / Manager
Ian
Telephone
01554 832269
Fax
01554 832269
Club Website Address
www.ashburnhamgolfclub.co.uk
Email Address
golf@ashburnhamgolfclub.co.uk
Course Information Line Telephone
No Information Given
Greenkeeper
S. Huw Morgan
Club Professional
D. Martin Stimson
Telephone
01554 833846
Fax
01554 832269
Pro's Website Address
No Information Given
Pro's Email Address
No Information Given
Club Steward / Manager
Carol Williams
Telephone
01554 832466
Fax
01554 836974
COURSE INFORMATION
Number Of Holes
18 Hole
Course Yardage
6916
Par
72
Yardage Markers On Course
Changing Room Facilities
Handicap Certificates Required
Driving Range
Soft Spikes Required
Society Day(s)
Mon , Tue , Wed , Thur , Fri
Type Of Club
Members
Course Type
Links
GREEN AND MEMBERSHIP FEES
Green Fees Weekdays
£32.50 / Day £37.50
Green Fees Weekends
£42.50 / Day £47.50
Green Fees Twilight
No Information Given
Green Fees Junior
£10
Green Fees Society
No Information Given
Green Fees Other
No Information Given
Joining Fee
£100
7 Day Membership Fee
£625
5 Day Membership Fee
£625
Ladies Membership Fee
£625
Junior Membership Fee
£100
Country Membership Fee
£100
Other Membership Fees
No Information Given
Membership Fee Information
No Information Given
PRO SHOP SERVICES
Proshop Available
Club Hire Available
Club Repairs Available
Custom Club Fitting Service
Trolley Hire Available
Electric Trolley Repair
Buggy Hire Available
Lessons Available
Course Planner Available
CLUB HOUSE FACILITIES
Bar Available
Breakfast Available
Lunch Available
Afternoon Tea Available
Dinner Available
Accommodation Available
CLUB HISTORY
Ashburnham, the demanding seaside venue where the great Welshman and winning Ryder Cup Captain, Dai Rees won the PGA title in 1959, has long been regarded as one of the best links courses in Britain. Indeed it won that rating from no less authority than the immortal Harry Vardon. He twice played the course, enjoying himself immensely and was compelled to record soon afterwards that The course I like best in Wales is Ashburnham.
Vardon, the first of the game’s superstars, played here first in 1904, alongside his great rival and friend James Braid. They formed two-thirds of the game’s Great Triumvirate of the early days, but it was its third member that Ashburnham members and visitors have to thank for the pleasure of dredging deep into their reservoir of talents to meet the demands of 6,910 yards of vintage golfing terrain.
The course that you tackle today is basically the layout, which the redoubtable J. H. Taylor designed in 1910 after paying a visit to suggest further alterations to a course then 14 years old. He returned three years later to inspect progress and suggest further alterations. The results pleased the great man, who commented with great pride: It stands comparison with many of the best seaside courses in the country.
If this is your first visit to Ashburnham, it won’t take you long to appreciate what Taylor meant all those years ago. Ahead of you stretches a pleasurable test of your shot making ability.
Ashburnham, which takes its name from the 5th Earl of Ashburnham who once owned the land and became the club’s inaugural President in 1894, is one of those straight out and straight back courses. The front nine are played in a westerly direction into the prevailing wind, which can vary from a mild breeze into a formidable near gale. The first hole unusually is a tough par three and the ninth a tough dogleg par four with a narrow entrance green.
The second nine, usually wind assisted, opens with a long par five, and takes you into a slightly longer, but equally testing inward stretch. This has a testing last few holes culminating in the eighteenth with its elevated treacherous green.
Two further Ryder Cup Captains have been successful in their playing careers in Ashburnham in the shape of Bernard Gallacher who won the Schweppes PGA Championship in 1969, followed by Sam Torrance’s win in the Martini Tournament in 1976.
Ashburnham has also hosted many of the major amateur tournaments having first held a Welsh Amateur Championship in 1904. In more recent years it has been the venue for both the Men’s and Ladies Home Internationals; British Youths, British Ladies and British Senior Ladies Championships; Welsh Golfing Union Championships and also Welsh PGA events.
Ashburnham is proud of the tradition of Championship Golf held on the course whilst at the same time welcomes all golfers to share in the experience of a challenging links course.
OTHER INFORMATION
This course has a lot of variety. In the main a seaside type course although the holes in front of the clubhouse are parkland. Course record holder Sam Torrance.
SPECIAL OFFERS
Contact the Secretary/Manager for special times regarding 2-for-1 greenfees (max. 7 days in advance).
MAP & TRAVEL DIRECTIONS
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From M4 Motorway:
1. Exit the Motorway at Junction 48, and follow the signs toward Llanelli.
2. Drive through Llanelli, following all signs along the A484 toward
Carmarthen / Kidwelly.
3. Enter Burry Port, following the A484 toward Carmarthen / Kidwelly.
4. Between Burry Port and Pembrey, follow the Brown Sign for
Ashburnham Golf Club (left turn).
5. At the end of that road (T junction), turn left. After crossing the
railway bridge, the club is on the corner directly opposite.
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