Cardigan Golf Club

One of the most startling of the unsung courses of Wales is to be found high on a hill overlooking the Teifi Estuary at Gwbert, two miles from the historic town of Cardigan. You don't have to take a Welshman¦rsquo;s word for it. Furman Bisher of the Atlanta Journal, doyen of American golf writers, came to Wales in 1993 to give Royal Porthcawl the once over. He had never been to Wales before and was so impressed he changed his plans so that he and his wife could do a ten-day tour. The game he played at Cardigan was extolled to his readers as one of the highlights: "With the possible exception of Pebble Beach, the view from the top of the Cardigan course is the finest I've seen anywhere in golf". Such unsolicited testimonials enabled the club to enter its centenary year of 1995 in good heart. The three finishing holes through bracken and linksland are particularly enjoyable and the sight from the tee of the short 16th is worth framing. In August they stage a match between members and any visitor who cares to turn up. The visitors don't often win but the sing-song in the evening is worth the beating.