Fortrose and Rosemarkie GC, Ness Road East, Fortrose IV10 8SE The first evidence of golf being played over Chanonry (now Fortrose) was in 1702. Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Links is now known to be the 15th Oldest Recorded Club in the World with golf being played along the current 6th, 7th and 8th holes in […]
Royal Dornoch GC, Golf Rd, Dornoch IV25 3LW Golf in Dornoch can be traced back to 1616, and what is certain is that everyone who came to play marvelled at the wonderful links land and the challenge it presented. In 1877, Dornoch Golf Club was formed. The course was then only 9 holes long. In […]
In November 1891, a Public Meeting was held in Brora, for the formation of a golf club. After the chairman stated the object of the meeting, the matter having been fully discussed, it was unanimously agreed to form the club known to all as Brora Golf Club. The membership fee was set at the modest […]
Pwllheli GC, Golf Road, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 5PS Pwllheli Golf Club, with its unique part links, part parkland course, is located on the south facing coastline of Cardigan Bay. With fantastic views stretching along miles of coastline to the mountains of Snowdonia, it’s an ideal location for visiting golfers. The club was formed in 1900 […]
Nefyn GC, Lon Golff, Pwllheli, LL53 6DA Nefyn Golf Club is perfectly situated on the spectacular northern coastline of the Llŷn Peninsula. The 27 hole layout, has a view of the sea from every tee. It consists of an 18 hole Championship Course and the world famous ‘Point’ which offers 9 holes of breathtaking golf […]
Porthmadog GC, Club House, Fford Morfa Bychan, Porthmadog, LL49 9UU There are certainly features of today’s course that have all the hallmarks of classic Braid design such as Par 3s that play in four different compass directions and bunkers such as those on the 11th and 12th holes. It is a traditional links course, friendly, […]
JBGS Society Day Originally occupied by the Suffolk Sizewell Estate, when the land was sold, the owner secured the services of James Braid in 1922 to layout a golf course - now regarded as one of the best courses in Suffolk. The first 9 holes are virtually unchanged apart from the addition of a pond […]
Match vs Purdis Heath GC The club was founded in 1895 on common land at nearby Rushmere Heath. It was not until 31 years later that the legendary golf course designer James Braid designed the course at Purdis Heath. The official opening of the course took place in June 1928, with an exhibition match between […]
JBGS Society Day Founded in 1907 this tree-lined course was designed by James Braid. Colchester Golf Club's fast-running, well established fairways provide a great test of golf. There are around 70 bunkers to catch out any wayward shots and the subtly-contoured greens run fast and slick all year round. What a challenge! An exhibition match […]
