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'''Southerndown Golf Club''' is a downland/links golf club<ref name="Scharff1973">{{cite book|last=Scharff|first=Robert|title=Golf magazine's great golf courses you can play: a guide to golf courses around the world|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sZUA_vpexiAC|accessdate=13 February 2012|year=1973|publisher=Scribner|isbn=978-0-684-13431-4|page=289}}</ref> in the [[Vale of Glamorgan]], in south-east [[Wales]], near the coast and [[Ogmore-by-Sea]] and [[Southerndown]], in proximity to [[Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes]]. The course lies in an open, elevated position above the [[Ogmore River]] valley and in 2001 was 6,417 yards.<ref name="Finegan2007">{{cite book|last=Finegan|first=James W.|title=All Courses Great And Small: A Golfer's Pilgrimage to England and Wales|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wcVANOBGJi8C&pg=PT59|accessdate=13 February 2012|date=26 June 2007|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4165-6797-4|page=59}}</ref><ref name="Incorporated2001">{{cite book|author=Hunter Publishing, Incorporated|title=The Golf Guide: Where to Play and Where to Stay in Britain and Ireland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qsXS_RbRldYC|accessdate=13 February 2012|date=1 February 2001|publisher=Hunter Publishing, Incorporated|isbn=978-1-58843-109-7}}</ref> The course was established in 1905 and designed by [[Willie Fernie (golfer)|Willie Fernie]].<ref name="top100">{{cite web|url=http://www.top100golfcourses. |
'''Southerndown Golf Club''' is a downland/links golf club<ref name="Scharff1973">{{cite book|last=Scharff|first=Robert|title=Golf magazine's great golf courses you can play: a guide to golf courses around the world|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sZUA_vpexiAC|accessdate=13 February 2012|year=1973|publisher=Scribner|isbn=978-0-684-13431-4|page=289}}</ref> in the [[Vale of Glamorgan]], in south-east [[Wales]], near the coast and [[Ogmore-by-Sea]] and [[Southerndown]], in proximity to [[Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes]]. The course lies in an open, elevated position above the [[Ogmore River]] valley and in 2001 was 6,417 yards.<ref name="Finegan2007">{{cite book|last=Finegan|first=James W.|title=All Courses Great And Small: A Golfer's Pilgrimage to England and Wales|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wcVANOBGJi8C&pg=PT59|accessdate=13 February 2012|date=26 June 2007|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4165-6797-4|page=59}}</ref><ref name="Incorporated2001">{{cite book|author=Hunter Publishing, Incorporated|title=The Golf Guide: Where to Play and Where to Stay in Britain and Ireland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qsXS_RbRldYC|accessdate=13 February 2012|date=1 February 2001|publisher=Hunter Publishing, Incorporated|isbn=978-1-58843-109-7}}</ref> The course was established in 1905 and designed by [[Willie Fernie (golfer)|Willie Fernie]].<ref name="top100">{{cite web|url=http://www.top100golfcourses.co.uk/htmlsite/productdetails.asp?id=186|title=Southerndown Golf Club|publisher=Top 100 golf courses.co.uk|accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref> Players such as [[Peter McEvoy]], [[Gary Wolstenholme]], [[Stephen Dodd]], [[Bradley Dredge]], [[Kitty Crake]], <ref name="News1995">{{cite book|title=Weekly World News|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a_IDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39|accessdate=13 February 2012|date=25 July 1995|publisher=Weekly World News|page=39|issn=0199-574X}}</ref>and [[Gene Sarazen]] have all played at Southerndown. The club has held the [[Piccadilly Medal]] in 1970-71 and the [[Martini International]] and also hosts the Welsh Amateur Golf event. The website www.top100golfcourses.co.uk ranks Southerndown as the 13th best golf course in Wales.<ref name="top100"/> |
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| Location | Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales |
| Established | 1905 |
| Total holes | 18 |
Southerndown Golf Club is a downland/links golf club[1] in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south-east Wales, near the coast and Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, in proximity to Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes. The course lies in an open, elevated position above the Ogmore River valley and in 2001 was 6,417 yards.[2][3] The course was established in 1905 and designed by Willie Fernie.[4] Players such as Peter McEvoy, Gary Wolstenholme, Stephen Dodd, Bradley Dredge, Kitty Crake, [5]and Gene Sarazen have all played at Southerndown. The club has held the Piccadilly Medal in 1970-71 and the Martini International and also hosts the Welsh Amateur Golf event. The website www.top100golfcourses.co.uk ranks Southerndown as the 13th best golf course in Wales.[4]
References
- ^ Scharff, Robert (1973). Golf magazine's great golf courses you can play: a guide to golf courses around the world. Scribner. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-684-13431-4. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ Finegan, James W. (26 June 2007). All Courses Great And Small: A Golfer's Pilgrimage to England and Wales. Simon and Schuster. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-4165-6797-4. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ Hunter Publishing, Incorporated (1 February 2001). The Golf Guide: Where to Play and Where to Stay in Britain and Ireland. Hunter Publishing, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-58843-109-7. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Southerndown Golf Club". Top 100 golf courses.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ Weekly World News. Weekly World News. 25 July 1995. p. 39. ISSN 0199-574X. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
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