Golf In Snowdonia

As for challenging golf there's no better place to test your driving skills than on the courses in the Snowdonia mountains and coast according to Ian Woosnam.

There are a variety of golf courses available from the well established links to parkland, and upland courses with the mountains of Snowdonia being the backdrop to many of them.

Here is a selection of them:

St Deiniol's Golf Club ,

Pen y Bryn, Bangor. Tel: 01248 353098
18 hole parkland course with views of Snowdonia and Menai Straits, a true test of accuracy

Conwy Golf Club

Beacon' Way, Morfa, Conwy
Tel: 01492 592423
Overlooking the Conwy estuary, this 18 hole links course has played host to several major championships.

Royal Town of Caernarfon Golf Club

Llanfaglan, Caernarfon. Tel 01286 673783
An 18 hole parkland course which was redesigned in 1981 resulting in major improvements in layout.

Betws y Coed Golf Club

Old Church Road, Betws y Coed
Tel 01690 710556
9 hole parkland. Tight fairways and well-guarded greens provide a test of skill for all standards.

Treborth Driving Range

Ffordd Treborth, Bangor
01248 371170
300 yard driving range and nine hole course

Ffestiniog Golf Club,

Y Cefn, Ffestiniog
Tel: 01766 831829
A nine hole mountain course, this is the highest golf club in Wales and has many natural features and hazards.