The Best Welsh Golf Courses to Play in Spring

By: Golfshake Editor | Fri 29 Apr 2022

Wales is a fabulous destination for golf, offering a rich variety of spectacular seaside courses and immaculately presented inland layouts that provide a rewarding and tranquil examination of your skills.

Looking for recommendations, we always turn our minds towards members of the Golfshake Community who have reviewed and rated these venues in their thousands each season.

Studying the Golfshake Course Section, we have identified those clubs and resorts that have excelled most during the months of March, April and May, presenting ideal springtime retreats!

Royal Porthcawl Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 5.00

Golfshake Rating: 4.95

Review Comment: "Porthcawl is one of the most beautiful courses in the world. It offers traditional links golf at its very best."

Nefyn Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.75

Golfshake Rating: 4.63

Review Comment: "An absolutely fabulous course, especially if the eight peninsula holes are in play."

The Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.75

Golfshake Rating: 4.75

Review Comment: "Stunning scenery, beautiful yet challenging layout, and overall in excellent condition."

Rhuddlan Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.71

Golfshake Rating: 4.44

Review Comment: "I played the new course layout today with the excellent new first tee and the course was in great condition."

Ashburnham Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.57

Golfshake Rating: 4.39

Review Comment: "A class links course in great condition, fast greens and well maintained."

Prestatyn Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.56

Golfshake Rating: 4.52

Review Comment: "Great course, greens just maturing, overall great for this time of year would highly recommended."

Pennard Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.43

Golfshake Rating: 4.86

Review Comment: "An unbelievable course and fantastic views. The whole course was in superb condition and an absolute joy to play. We will be back here again!"

Woodlake Park Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.43

Golfshake Rating: 4.01

Review Comment: "Great course, challenging holes and great views. Great value for money and very friendly club."

Peterstone Lakes Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.33

Golfshake Rating: 4.14

Review Comment: "Played this late afternoon to early evening. Pace of play was good, the course has nice variety, with plenty of water hazards as the name suggests. Greens were decent, plenty of sand in bunkers and fairways in good condition. I would recommend and play again."

Abergele Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.33

Golfshake Rating: 4.63

Review Comment: "Really nice course, staff were very friendly. Would not hesitate to recommend it."

Earlswood Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.29

Golfshake Rating: 4.05

Review Comment: "This course is one of the best pay and play public courses around, £12 on a Monday, and only £18 on a weekend. A good layout, with a few fairways running parallel, the views across Swansea Bay and the Mumbles are stunning."

Mold Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.25

Golfshake Rating: 4.20

Review Comment: "The course is in excellent condition. The staff were welcoming, helpful and efficient. Food was very good. Members very friendly. All in all a great venue for a day’s golf and worth the journey."

Royal St David's Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.18

Golfshake Rating: 4.87

Review Comment: "Really good course, tough but rewarding, very well maintained, excellent greens."

Fairwood Park Golf Club

New Spring Rating: 4.17

Golfshake Rating: 4.39

Review Comment: "Excellent course for both beginners and experienced golfers. The course is in excellent condition and the staff and members are very friendly and helpful. A course worth playing."