Ashburnham Golf Club

Cliffe Terrace,

Burry Port, Dyfed SA16 0HN

  • Office

    +44 (0)1554 832 269
  • Pro shop

    +44 (0)1554 833 846
  • Fax

    +44 (0)1554 836 974
  • Golf pro

    Tom Davies (Head Professional).

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Links course. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Coastal duneland and rural countryside.

  • Designer:

    J.H. Taylor

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
6936
6212
5502
Par
72
72
75
SSS or slope
74
71
73

Location

Latitude:

51.683409

Longitude:

-4.263446

How to get there:

18 miles NW of Swansea

From Llanelli take the A484 heading west. After 5 miles, and after by-passing Burry Port, turn left into Furnace Road (B4311) at Ashburnham Hotel sign. After o.3 miles turn left at T-junction, go over railway bridge and golf is on your right.

Ashburnham Golf Club

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.

Est. 1894

Ashburnham Golf Club is home to a links golf course with an impressive past, very solid credentials and a popular following among links devotees. From the opening hole, a good-length downhill par-3, to the closing uphill par-4, you will experience an enjoyable out-and-back links course, that's capable of giving every aspect of your game a thorough examination.

The terrain for much of the way round is relatively flat (with a few notable exceptions). Towering dunes border the course on the seaward side, rather than necessarily being integral to the layout; these sand hills do however provide much needed shelter when the wind is blowing at its fiercest.

Many holes are lined with gorse bushes, occasionally small trees and deep-rough, as you would expect on a seaside links course. In keeping with the best of Welsh seaside courses, the excellent greens are full of tricky slopes and undulations, on which your final score can be made or broken. On the 16th tee and 18th green you are rewarded with impressive views over Carmarthen Bay.

List of courses: Wales - South

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance. Proof of handicap required.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes in high season (April thru' Oct): weekdays £65; weekends £75.

Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2023].

Other information

Soft spikes only. Players generally walk this course.

Practice facilities

Limited

Did you know?

Ashburnham has hosted many national and regional amateur tournaments, as well as a number of professional tour events. It was here that the great Welsh golfer and winning Ryder Cup Captain, Dai Rees won the GB&I PGA title in 1959. Scotsmen Bernard Gallacher and Sam Torrance were also winners of professional tour events here, while England's Rebecca Hudson became the 2002 Ladies' British Amateur Champion at Ashburnham.

Published ranking

Wales' 7th best course (Golf World, 2023).
Britain & Ireland's 135th best course (Golf World, 2024).

Where2Stay

  • Diplomat Hotel3-star

    Felinfoel, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire SA15 3PJ

    +44 (0)1554 756 156

    Visit website

    The Diplomat Hotel, built in 1810, offers a combination of charm and character, often found in old rural and country hotels.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Machynys Peninsula; Ashburnham

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Pennard; Langland Bay.

  • Stradey Park Hotel3-star

    Furnace, Llanelli SA15 4HA

    +44 (0)1554 758 171

    Visit website

    An Edwardian mansion house hotel, which sits in pride of place over-looking Stradey Park and out to the Burry Estuary.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Machynys Peninsula

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Ashburnham; Pennard; Langland Bay.

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