7th hole Pennard Golf Club, looking down to the castle ruins
It seems that this tour of South Wales just gets better and better. It’s 8am on another gloriously sunny day and I ‘m welcomed by John Dixon who used to be a captain at Pennard, and his company and knowledge of the golf course is very much appreciated and enjoyed. If you get the opportunity to join a group of members on your visit I would jump at the chance. As I stated earlier, a course can be summed up by its members and they are a welcoming bunch at Pennard.
Standing on the first tee you look out to the typical hard-running links-type surface and as I watch the dew slowly being burnt off by the rising sun, the fairway has a warm, glistening, beckoning feel. Your tee shot will leave you a second shot to a slightly hidden green and it’s here that a bit of local knowledge is given and gratefully excepted. That inside information from John leaves me just on the side of the green with a very long putt for birdie, which I duly miss!
But today isn’t about building a score. Like I said about Royal Porthcawl, today is all about fun and enjoying a wonderful course that has recovered very well from the harsh winter that we’ve been through. But there’s one thing that the weather cannot affect and that’s the stunning vistas this track offers. John points out the Three Needles and informs me that Catherine Zeta-Jones once called it the most beautiful view in the world. I find it hard to disagree with her assessment.
Looking back down the 17th fairway framed by heather, with its Bristol Channel backdrop
