Great Oak, Rogerstone,
Newport, South Wales NP10 9FX
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Paul Harris (Club PGA Professional)The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland and rural countryside.
Designer:
Layout at the club's original Ladyhill location designed by Harry Vardon (1903). Design of current course at the Rogerstone location by Willie Fernie (1912).
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3 miles W of Newport
Leave M4 at exit 27. Follow the B4591 direction High Cross (then Risca). After 1.2 miles at roundabout turn right into Great Oaks Park. After 100 yards turn right direction Golf Course. Golf is 100 yards in front of you (over narrow bridge).
Newport Golf Club is home to one of the pleasantest of the inland parkland golf courses in South Wales, and surely one of the best layouts. The course sits 300 ft above sea level on an inland plateau, providing beautiful views onto the surrounding hills of North Gwent.
Set amongst the birch, beech and oak trees of the Llwyni Wood, which surrounds much of the course, the terrain's gentle slopes and undulations provide a varied and thoroughly interesting layout for the course. A more open front-nine, is complemented by some excellent holes on the more wooded back-nine.
The use of steep-faced grass bunkers, rather than fairway sand-traps, reinforces the natural feel of the course. Upkeep is generally very good, not least on the excellent greens.
Visitors welcome on weekdays; more restricted on weekends.
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Players generally walk this course.
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Newport Golf Club, founded in 1903, moved to its current site at Great Oak in 1912. One of the greatest oaks, located on what was later to become the site of the golf course, was the massive Golynos Oak. When this massive tree was felled in 1810, it yielded 2,426 cubic feet of timber (worth £400 at that time) and six tons of bark (worth £200).
Wales' 24th best course (Golf World, 2023).
Coldra Woods, Newport, Gwent NP18 1HQ
+44 (0)1633 413 000
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Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7).
After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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