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Bull Bay Golf Club

Wales, United Kingdom

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Bull Bay Golf Club is the most northerly course in Wales and was designed by the esteemed architect, Herbert Fowler...

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Bull Bay Golf Club

The Bull Bay golf course, like those at neighbouring Anglesey and Holyhead, was brought into play just before the First World War. And like the other two courses, Bull Bay Golf Club was designed by an esteemed architect, W. Herbert Fowler, the man responsible for laying out classic courses such as The Berkshire, Walton Heath and Saunton (East).

The course is the most northerly in Wales, lying near the small town of Amlwch, on the north coast of the Isle of Anglesey and it opened in 1913 with an exhibition match between two of the Great Triumvirate, James Braid and J. H. Taylor.

Constructed on a cliff top site, the property was given to the club by Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey and he also built the original clubhouse. Sitting high above the Irish Sea, the Bull Bay course boasts fantastic views out over the headland.

A rather unique feature of the course is that on more than half the holes, the green is above the eye line as an approach is played, causing a certain amount of uncertainty. Many of the tee boxes are elevated above the fairway, inviting a full-blooded drive but caution should be exercised as wayward drives will be severely punished in the gorse that lines many of the fairways.

Former Prime Minister David Lloyd George often played here during the formative years of Bull Bay and with its location and layout, it’s not difficult to understand why he regarded this place as one of his favourite Welsh golfing venues.

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Bull Bay Golf Club

Wales LL68 9RY, United Kingdom

bullbaygc.co.uk44 (0) 1407 830960

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