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Stephen LUCKING (England) 13/09/08

This course is ridiculously cheap at the twilight rate of £10 after 3pm.

The rainy summer meant that the fairways and greens were much greener than normal and on balance made the course easier than normal at this time of year.

The lack of run on the fairways did make the holes played into the wind more difficult particularly the 6th and 8th even though locals would have described the conditins as calm.

It is unfortunate that the 1st skirts round houses but the green and the bunkering establish the links nature of the course early on.

As is the case with links courses downwind holes while enabling tee shots to travel impressive distances are not simple.

The three short holes at 13 16 and 17 are truly memorable and while the 18th is a weak hlole from the yellow tees the extra yards from the medal tee and the out of bounds just behind the green must make it an interesting finish in a medal always assuming the previous 2 holes have not ruined a good round.

The greens though slowish because of the weather were true.

I would expect that the course would remain playable and enjoyable throughout the year and the realistically reduced green fees for winter golf make this course attractive.

The location is stunning and would reduce the pain on those days when one's golf may be a disappointment.

Value for Money	10
Challenge	7
Off Course	7

Mark Keats (England) 22/04/08

Day three, and the wind was still blowing strong, now with some light drizzle before we teed off.

Conwy is the best course of the four we played, all the holes ask questions, which today I had no answer for. My dad unforetunately had few answers all weekend, links aren't his cup of tea, yet anyway... The clubhouse was the sort of clubhouse you expect from a club like this, with proper practise facilities near the 1st tee.

The first four holes at Conwy are holes which are testing holes, but nothing that would get you too worried if you are a confident ball striker. The 5th, 7th and 8th are a different prospect all long par 4's with holes 5 and 7 playing like par 5's due to the prevailing wind.

I really enjoyed the test, despite slumping to a 92 (20 over). Beautiful views, great greens, and tight fairways. One downside was the pace of play, the society that was at North Wales yesterday were here today, again we followed them round! This time we took 10 minutes under 5 hours to play, the longest round I've ever played, don't know about it being used as an Open championship qualifier, some of those players must of thought they were in the Open the way they had to tap out the 1 foot putts.

Id highly recommend this course if you are in the area, book a tee time early in the morning if possible so you can fit 2 rounds in.

Value for Money	8
Challenge	10
Off Course	8

Mark Keats (England) 22/04/08

Day two, and after the wind battering us at Maesdu we hoped the wind would die down. Unfortunately it hadn't. Whilst my dad was struggling still, I was playing some encouraging golf, being a 12 handicapper, and with no true links experience before today.

The first and the last let down this course in my opinion, the 1st being made difficult by the erection of the safety fence to stop hooked tee shots hitting houses on the left, which impedes the drive as the hole dog legs left. The last hole finishes away from the club house, making the arrival home less spectacular, if it was possible the 14th would be the ideal finishing hole.

Anyhow after 12 holes I was five over, clinging on in the conditions. The par 3's really toughen this course up, the 13th unravelled my score card, along with the fiendishly difficult 16th and 17th loop.

The course is in a small space of land which meant that play was a little cramped and slow, too slow. Society four balls are the bain of a two balls round, rigidly sticking to their slot allowing no one to play through, the round took four and a half hours, three and a half is about our averaged.

Overall I'd recommend this course to anyone who is in the area, beautiful layout, and some of the best views in the UK. If you can play it on a week day so your round shouldn't be as slow as ours.

84 made (13 over). Next stop, Conwy...

Value for Money	8
Challenge	8
Off Course	7

greg kay (England) 08/09/07

quality links course, really enjoyed the day there. Greens were fantastic!

Value for Money	8
Challenge	8
Off Course	8

Young P (England) 13/07/05

It all started here for Boof, Baz and Young P: nine rounds in five days, spread across what were reputed to be some of the best courses in North Wales.

So cue 9-30am Monday morning - up we rock in Llandudno, roughly 45 miles north of where we're scheduled to play most of the week's golf. The sign looked like something from Butlins and the clubhouse functional from the outside – but then most links do tend to let the course do the talking. We stepped out of the car and slap! There's a nice 25mph breeze in the face. We walk rounded the other side of the clubhouse and suddenly it was 35mph - gusting to 40.

One look at the fairways and they were so parched, it could have been late August. Sprinklers were cascading water all over the 14th green – I thought it was supposed to rain in Wales!

On the first, Boof finally hit one past the ladies tee (at the fourth attempt) and we were off and running. The opening couple of holes have a good linksy feel but then the course unfortunately diverged into something of a meadow area for holes 3 to 6. And even some of these greens were impossible to hold – nearly everything on this course had to be run in, sometimes from as much as fifty yards back. The par 3 fourth (193 yards) runs right alongside the railway line and is evil with a sidewind!

After a few pretty average holes, the eighth is an absolute beauty. Blind teeshot and, potentially, approach, with the topography of the fairway resembling huge waves from a mid-ocean swell. A true links classic.

Nine to eleven are par fours that run by the shore – nothing to take the breath away but difficult enough in a near gale. Thirteen (177 yards) is a lovely par three surrounded by dunes on all sides but certainly played hard into a strong headwind – effectively well over 200 yards.

The approach to 15 (330, par 4) and then the par 3s at 16 (144 yds) and 17 (132 yards) briefly took us into some serious dunescape. These two par 3s are brilliantly quirky - 16 being blind over two small humps into a dell and then 17 back over the 16th to a small plateau green inset in the dunes. On the 17th tee, high up on the tallest dune, it was a job to just stand up straight in the wind! And on the green isn't easy either: in the afternoon I putted after going just over the back – only for the ball to just keep rolling until it flew off the front and down into oblivion. OK I overhit it, but not by much!

The 18th (385, par 4) is symptomatic of too many holes on this course that are not punishing enough on the wayward shot, even though I'd been taking advantage of this! Easy birdie on 18 in the morning proved as much.

At the end of the day, the strongest holes (the par 3s and the eighth) really stand out and 'carry' the rest of this course. Nevertheless it's a bargain midweek, especially 20 quid for a day ticket on a Monday. And the greens have got good speed and even pace.

The biggest surprise was that we didn't feel too knackered after 36. But there was still a long way to go this week – 126 holes to be precise!

Next stop Pwllheli. It can't get any windier... can it?

6.5/10

'Young P'

Value for Money	9
Challenge	6
Off Course	5

John Holbrook (USA) 29/06/05

I played this course in Mid-May 2005. The course

starts rather bland but picks up at the par 4 7th.

The group of par 3 might be the best I have ever

played together. The 16th hole was like the dell

hole at Lahinch, a blind green to a bowl shape.

Interesting course offering great variety and great value.

Value for Money	10
Challenge	8
Off Course	7