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efyn’s relationship with Mr. Alliss began decades ago when he played a round with a Welsh celebrity colleague and has stayed strong to this day. He is


an honorary life member and, with trademark hoarse brevity and colour, narrates the flyover posted to the course’s social media content.


It is perhaps wisest to simply let the great commentator’s words speak for themself. Of this course, with its coastal winds, mixed soil profiles and long carries, he said: “The most majestic holes stretching out, seemingly ending up in the middle of the


Irish Sea. I urge you to go on a calm day, which is probably only six times a year, but the welcome and sheer beauty take your breath away. I played there many years ago with Dai Rees, just for fun, and it was magical.”


Mr. Alliss’ compliment to the prestige of Nefyn’s layout is emphasised by some other courses on his list: whilst legendary The Old Course at St. Andrews is at number 6, and the world’s most exclusive course, the several‐thousand‐dollars‐per‐round Cypress Point Club, is at number 10, Nefyn falls above both at number 5.


The course’s Head Greenkeeper has been


the same man for thirty‐one years, Richard Jones, 52. He had briefly worked in a bank, but “didn’t like that at all.”


He told me that the fame of this nine‐hole stretch results in a (sometimes helpful) behavioural dichotomy between visitors and the membership.


When playing Nefyn, one often plays a compulsory front‐nine, followed by a choice of either the ‘Old/Top’ back‐nine on the peninsula, or the ‘New/Bottom’ back‐nine based on some ex‐farmland on the flat terrain just inland.


The nine holes spread across that beautiful rocky outcrop are so popular with


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