History of Glyn Abbey Golf Course and Club

Glyn Abbey Golf Course, designed by leading golf course architects Hawtree and Son, was built by British Coal as part of its restoration plan following completion of opencast coaling operations. The layout and construction of the course had a total cost of some £1,500,000.

The Course was opened for play in 1992 and is now coming into maturity. The present management took over in August 1998 and have been responsible for numerous improvements to the quality of the Course as well as the construction of the Clubhouse, the Driving Range and numerous other Facilities.

They also formed a new Committee from among the Members to run the Club itself and joined both the Welsh Golfing Union and the Dyfed Golfing Union to provide the benefits of affiliation to the Membership.

At the same time, PGA Professional Darren Griffiths has been brought in to provide teaching and other services to Members and visitors alike.

More developments will be seen as Glyn Abbey Golf Club continues to grow.

In Winter 2002 a separate Golf Club was constituted, completely independent of the management and ownership of the course run entirely by the members for the benefit of the members and controlling all competition, handicapping and social matters.