Aberdovey Golf Club

"If you are going to write about Aberdovey in any way," wrote Patric Dickinson in his book "A Tour of Golf Courses, "one must start by opening the door for Bernard Darwin through on the route to the first Tee. The links he is playing on is 'his", and is everything you would expect from a golfer and writer who has such a style. it's both a classic romantic' and 'classical' link."Aberdovey Golf Club is set beautifully in The Snowdonia National Park at the entrance to the Dovey Estuary, and the links are tucked in between both the Cambrian Mountain range and the shoreline."I have a faint memory of the golfing history that began on the course at Aberdovey during the eighties." written Darwin in his book published in 1910, The Golf Courses of the British Isles. "Already different legends gathered around that time, but the real story is that the earliest founder was Colonel Ruck who, after having played a few rounds of golf at Formby and Formby, took nine flowers pots from a woman from the village and cut nine holes into the marsh for them to be put into." The course was changed over the past few years, and the hands of many famous architects have played on Aberdovey: Herbert Fowler, Harry Colt and James Braid. It's not surprising that it's such an iconic links.Despite its years, Aberdovey is no shorty and measures more than 6,700 yards from its newly constructed "Darwin" back tees. It is a test for the skill of the best golfers. It has hosted numerous amateur championships through time. It was there, when a kid when Ian Woosnam developed his craft. It's not the toughest courses on links in the British Isles by any stretch of the imagination, however when the wind is blowing it could send the ball off the line and into harsh rough. Only the most skilled players can be able to score well.There's so much historical significance in Aberdovey that it is hard to not from falling in love with the area. The main feature of this out-and-back course is a railway line that reminds us of the time when trains were filled with golfers. Darwin's short tale titled "Aberdovey" tells a enchanting amusing, romantic tale of his many trips to these Welsh links, and how he would enjoy noting his names on the golf courses when they travelled through. Or, as Patric Dickinson wrote: "A round at Aberdovey is always a thrilling and fun adventure, no matter the weather."