Holywell Golf Club (Welsh: Clwb Golff Treffynnon) is a golf club, situated a mile southwest of the town of Holywell, Flintshire, Wales.[1][2] Instituted in 1906,[3] it is an 18-hole moorland and parkland course and is approximately 800 feet above sea level. In 2001 the club nearly faced bankruptcy due to problems with Foot-and-mouth disease from roaming sheep.[4]

Holywell Golf Club
Club information
Holywell Golf Club is located in Flintshire
Holywell Golf Club
Location in Flintshire
Coordinates53°15′53″N 3°14′23″W / 53.26472°N 3.23972°W / 53.26472; -3.23972
LocationNear Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
Established1906
Total holes18

Ancient site edit

Two Bronze Age round barrows known as Clwt Militia (Militia Patch) are located on the course, about 0.65 miles (1 km) north-northwest of the church.[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kinsale". Welsh Golf Courses.com. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ Golf Great Britain and Ireland. McGraw-Hill. 1 September 1996. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-8092-3122-5.
  3. ^ The Golfing Annual. H. Cox. 1902. p. 348.
  4. ^ Halford, A. (November 2007). Leeks from the Back Benches. Jeremy Mills Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-905217-72-4.
  5. ^ "Clwt Militia Round Barrow A". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Clwt Militia Round Barrow B". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

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