Welsh Golf Sampler

You can choose our good, better or best hotels and four of the best courses available in Southern Wales. This 5 nights, 4 round of golf trip can be easily added to a Scotalnd, England or Ireland package to give you a great introduction to Welsh golf. 

Easy to access from Cardiff, Bristol or London Airports, the Southern Wales region has many great golf courses, neat little towns and exciting small cities (Cardiff, Newport and Swansea). 

"A great package in the urban areas of Wales, with four of the best Welsh golf courses.” – Euan Findlay - Wide World of Golf    

Welsh Golf Package Includes:

• 5 nights in your choice of 3, 4 and 5 star hotels: Atlantic Hotel or Fairways Hotel in Porthcawl (3 stars), The Vale Golf Resort (4 star), or Celtic Manor Resort in Newport (5 star), all in queen or twin rooms (upgrades to deluxe rooms or suites available on request for extra cost)


• 5 breakfasts  


• 4 rounds of golf, one each at Pennard, Pyle & Kenfig, Royal Porthcawl, and either Southerndown (3 star package), The Vale (4 star package) or 2010 Course at Celtic Manor (5 star package)


• Welcome package covering sightseeing and culture, restaurant recommendations, and local activities.


• All 17.5% VAT local taxes and service charges for items included in tour price


• Detailed itinerary and luggage tags 

Wales Golf Courses:

2010 Course Celtic Manor – Purpose built for The Ryder Cup, this original RT Jones Jr course is made for tournament match play, with risk-reward holes abound and remarkable spectator mounds, and wonderful views in the beautiful Usk Valley.  This is a very good golf course, contrary to popular opinion that it is just another “American style course”, and it is not ordinary in any fashion.  7493 yards and par 71 and site of the 2010 Ryder Cup matches won by Europe.  WWG Grade: A

Pyle & Kenfig GC (6588 yards – par 71) Established in 1922, the original course was laid out by that great architect HS Colt.  Glorious views and historic associations adorn this undulating course with its natural hazard of valleys and towering dunes. Whereas the front side is a good warmup, it really prepares you for the back side which is great links golf in perfect linksland; as good as can be found in the UK.  The back nine is as good as it gets!  Site of the 2002 British Amateur. WWG Grade: A-           

Royal Porthcawl (7065 yards – par 72) Quite simply the best course in Wales, and former host of the Walker Cup (Tiger Woods played in 1995) and numerous R&A regional events.  The sea is visible from almost all holes, and like a true links, the bunkering (avoidance of) is the key to scoring.  Note here, like at St Andrews or Muirfield, how you don’t have to hit the ball directly at a bunker, as everything from 5 yards on either side will feed right into it!  The golf shop is the best stocked in Wales, and the lunch in the clubhouse, and men’s locker room are a classic.   WWG Grade: A

Pennard GC (as featured on page 22 of the “Visit Wales” Tourist Board’s Wales Golf Guide) – “Wales is a true treasure in the world of golf. It is not overcrowded like some of the more famous British Isles destinations, and each day you feel as if you have discovered something anew.  Pennard was the biggest surprise of the trip.  We thought this course would be an easy day but it might be the toughest 6260 yards in all of golf!  If St Andrews had an equivalent in Wales, Pennard would be it.  Old and unspoiled.  Charming and challenging.  Gritty and gorgeous.” (Bill Hogan, a leading American golf tour operator, falls in love with Wales – and Pennard) - WWG Grade: A

Package Prices:

3 star: $1595 per golfer double occupancy / $980 non-golfer double occupancy. 

4 star: $1750 per golfer double occupancy / $1170 non-golfer double occupancy. 

5 star: $1995 per golfer double occupancy / $1340 non-golfer double occupancy. 

Package rates shown are based on 4 persons sharing an automatic rental van.  Due to exchange rates, prices are subject to change. Upgrade to deluxe rooms and suites available on request.  A single room supplement privilege will apply (available on request). A $1000 per person deposit is required for reservations and before any reservations are placed on your behalf.  For your comfort you can add a minibus or motorcoach and driver to any packaged tour for additional cost.