Wenvoe Castle Golf Club

Wenvoe Castle Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course near Barry and Wenvoe in the Vale of Glamorgan off the A4050 road, situated to the south of Cardiff, the capital of Wales.[1] The club was founded in 1936 around Wenvoe Castle, a mansion that was the home of Hugh Jenner, the club's first president.[2]

Wenvoe Castle is a parkland course designed by James Braid. The course opens with a par five hole with a tee-off from an elevated tee to an undulating fairway, leaving two shots to make the guarded green. The front nine can be quite hilly and there are a few tough examinations in place while the inward nine is flatter and finishes with a dogleg par four. It has hosted numerous championships, including the Welsh foursomes championship in 2007.[3] The club often hosts parties and buffets[4]

References
  1. Country Life. Country Life, Limited. September 1972. p. 614. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. Hunter Publishing, Incorporated (1 February 2001). The Golf Guide: Where to Play and Where to Stay in Britain and Ireland. Hunter Publishing, Incorporated. p. 461. ISBN 978-1-58843-109-7. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. "Golf: Castle clash for Pont in shield.(Sport)". Western Mail via HighBeam Research (subscription required). 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  4. The Estates Gazette. April 1975. p. 270. Retrieved 27 December 2012.


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