Machynlleth?
"How do you pronounce Ma............?" I can hear someone ask.
"Where's the hell is it?" I can hear someone else think.
Well, I'm not going to tell you! Go look it up, but this is a little flavour of Machynlleth Golf Club.
The course is a rustic 9-holes, par 34, measuring 2863 yards (par 68, 5726 yds if played as 18 holes).
The course was laid out in 1904 by James Braid.
Here's a hint as to it's location - from Machynlleth station you can catch a train westwards and disembark immediately adjacent to the clubhouse at a favourite course of Bernard Darwin.
Here are a few photos - not much to say really, pretty self explanatory.
Clubhouse entrance and signs
The practice course - yellow flags in the distance
The putting green and, in first photo, the path to the raised 1st tee
Putting green with 9th/18th green in the background
9th/18th green - in the distance you can just make out on either side of the telephone post the other holes all at the bottom of the hill
Unfortunately time did not permit me to play the course, a flying visit, although the locals I met said the course plays nice and firm.
If you fancy finding out a bit more plus seeing some more photos this is the clubs website -
http://www.machynllethgolfclub.com/Rustic rural golf, golf pretty much as it's probably been since Mr Braid called by in 1904, lovely stuff.
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