THE BEST LINKS GOLF COURSES IN THE WORLD?? Royal Porthcawl Course Vlog [PART 2]

THE BEST LINKS GOLF COURSES IN THE WORLD: Part 2 from Royal Porthcawl with Rory and we’re talking about the Best Links Courses in Golf. Have your say in the comments section as Rory plays holes 7-12 at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club.

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– Ranked the best in Wales and 23rd in the UK and Ireland by Top 100 Courses
– Has hosted Senior Open, Walker Cup, Curtis Cup, British Masters & will host the Women’s Open in 2025
– An essential part of any South Wales Golf Tour, within easy drive of Pyle & Kenfig, Pennard GC and many more of Wales’ best golf courses
– Located in Rest Bay between Swansea and Cardiff
– Rated 8.8/10 by YGT Customers

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According to The Links Association, there are only 246 “true links” courses on the planet and you probably won’t be surprised to hear that 210 of them are located in the UK & Ireland. The newest addition being Dumbarnie Links in Scotland…but where can golfers find the remaining 36?

Continental Europe boasts 14 while Australia and New Zealand have 16 combined. North America might only have five, but they’re all pretty epic and finally; there’s even one in Africa!

Traditionally, links golf courses are very natural in their design. Unlike their parkland counterparts, links golf courses will utilise the natural lay of the land to create the course we enjoy. Whether that is natural sand dunes to shape the holes or uphill, downhill and sidehill lies that create for testing approaches and putts.

Links golf courses also differ from the likes of parkland or heathland golf courses in that they have very good draining courtesy of their sandy soil. Expect fast-running fairways and firm greens year-round when playing on seaside links. Equally, with less protection from the elements, links golf courses are typically more exposed to wind.

This combination of wind and fast, firm ground ensures for a very different round of golf with expectations on the ability to hit the ball low and under the wind, often known as a punch or a stinger, or by playing pitch-and-run shots around the green. The key attribute to playing a links golf course well in the wind, or at any time, is to have good ball-striking which sees the ball less impacted by the wind.

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