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| Royal St David·s Golf Club is Nationally and Internationally renowned and is the home of one of the finest traditional championship links courses in the world. It has been established for over 100 years and is steeped in history. It is set in the most beautiful and scenic part of Wales. It has frequently hosted and continues to host world class Amateur and Professional events. You will miss out on something very special if you don·t come and play it. |
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Patron:
His Royal Highness The Duke of York
Secretary/Manager:
Trefor Davies 01766 780361
Professional:
John Barnett 01766 780857
Head Greenkeeper:
Roger Lloyd Kerry 01766 781027:
Bookings: sales@royalstdavids.co.uk
Stewardess:
Edith Evans 01766 780182
Fax: 01766 781110
Website: www.royalstdavids.co.uk
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The Club is pleased to announce that Mr Chris Kerin has been nominated the Vice-Captain elect for 2009/10.
2009 Events
7th - 13th June Ladies· British Open Amateur Championship. Volunteers wanted as caddies, marshals etc.
20th - 26th June Society of One Armed Golfers· 72nd World Championship
18th - 19th July St David·s Gold Cross. Handicap limit of 3. A World Amateur Golf Rankings Tournament.
1st August Open Amateur Medal (36 holes). Handicap limit of 10.
3rd - 9th August S4C Ladies Championship of Europe. Ladies European Tour event. Volunteers wanted for caddies, marshals etc.
Meirionnydd Local Sports Council Awards 2008 The Club·s Scratch Team was named ·Team of the Year· at the annual awards ceremony held on Monday 1st December at Fronolau Country Hotel, Dolgellau. Around 130 sporting enthusiasts gathered for the presentations, attended by local MP Elfyn Llwyd and TV personality Bethan Gwanas.The award recognises the achievements of the Team in winning the Welsh Club Championship and the North Wales Bayonet Scratch League
BIGGA Golf Environmental Competition 2008Royal St David’s has won the Wales and South West Regional prize in this year’s BIGGA Golf Environmental Competition.The judges were impressed to see how the Club had progressed and improved on what was already an extremely high standard application in 2007 which has resulted in a harmonious blend between golf course and the natural environment.The extensive nature conservation work that has been undertaken, as well as the considerable efforts which have and are being made in minimising pollution risk and environmental improvements to the Clubhouse, have led to this prestigious award.
EUROPEAN MEN·S CLUB TROPHYAs the reigning Welsh Club Champions, the Royal St David·s team of Norman Fletcher, Michael Hunt and Medwyn Jones represented Wales in the European Men·s Club Trophy at the par 73 Klassis Golf & Country Club, Istanbul, Turkey on the 23-25th October 2008. The team finished 20th, and Michael Hunt finished a credible 15th in the individual event with gross rounds of 73, 86 and 71. Winners of the team event were France I followed by France II, Spain and Germany.
WebsiteThe new website and BRS on-line tee booking system is currently being populated and should be available in late March. For that reason the current website is not updated regularly and you may not be able to download documents. Please contact the Office on 01766 780361 for competition entry forms etc.
Club History
Richard Fisher·s updated and reprinted History is now available from the Secretary or the Pro Shop at a cost of £10 or by post at £12.
News from the Ladies’ Section
North Wales Challenge Shield Association
Our Scratch and Division 1 Ladies’ teams had great success in 2008. In the case of the Scratch team, they retained the Scratch Shield whilst the Division 1 ladies’ wrested it from the 2007 winners, Baron Hill.
Seniors Home International Matches
Ann Lewis, long time member and former past Ladies’ Captain of Royal St David’s, was part of the victorious Welsh team that won, for the first time, the Seniors International Match series at Little Aston Golf Club.
VW Masters Championship
Ann narrowly missed a trip to South Africa, when she tied for the VW Masters Championship, played on the Ailsa Course at Turnberry. A card play-off decided matters.
English Women’s Golf Association – Brenda King Foursomes
Royal St David’s member Jeanette Williams and her partner Marie Miller, representing Pleasington Golf Club, won the Brenda King Foursomes at Enville Golf Club. This was particularly poignant as Brenda King was a long standing member of Pleasington and the Trophy was given in memory of her.
Forthcoming attractions for all golfers (not just ladies!) in 2009
Make a note in your diaries for the following:
Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship:9th to 13th June 2009
S4C Ladies’ Championship of Europe:3rd to 9th August 2009
We hope that as many people as possible will be able to come and pick up some inspiration by watching our best amateurs and European professionals in action.
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"It is no exaggeration to say that Royal St. David·s is one of the finest courses in the world"
Bernard Gallacher (Ryder Cup Captain)
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"I love links golf and it doesn·t get much purer than here at Royal St. David·s. Its a great course, one of my favourites"
Sir Bob Charles (Open Champion 1963)
"Just let me tell you, this place is something else; its the finest course in the world"
Liam Higgins (European Seniors Tour)
"I loved the course"
Sam Torrance (Ryder Cup Captain)
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"Royal St. David·s is an exemplar site in respect of best practice. Turf on all playing surfaces is dominated by finer bent and fescue turf types and the benefits they convey are very apparent at this time. Putting surfaces are firm, smooth and incredibly fast for late March. On the day after the visit they showed a Stimpmeter reading of 12 at a height of 6mm! The current management programme and the results it is bringing with it is the perfect demonstration that greenkeeping is a study of infertility and that the best possible year round results are produced by promoting the finer grasses within a supportive and consistent club framework".
Alistair Beggs (STRI) 21st March 2006 |
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