Llandrindod Wells Golf Club 2011 Opens

Llandrindod Wells Golf Club are now accepting entries for their 2011 open golf competitions. Places will no doubt be snapped up quickly at this popular venue.

There are two Gents Pairs Opens during the season, both of which are 4-Ball Betterball Stableford events, requiring a handicap of 24 or less to enter. Entry-forms can be found below:

04/06/2011 > Gents Pairs Open - £30 per pair

24/09/2011 > Gents Pairs Open - £20 per pair

Two team events will also take place. These are open to men and women in any combination and take the form of an Aggregate Stableford. Maximum handicap limits are 24 (men) and 30 (ladies). The first competitions is a 4-person event whilst the second is for three people.

08/06/2011 > Team Open - £50 per team

23/07/2011 > Team Open - £30 per team

Gentlemen golfers aged 55+ will be pleased to hear that the annual Seniors Open will be held on Wednesday 10th August and are urged to get their entries in as soon as possible. This singles competition has an entry-fee of £14 and is split into three age categories.

Finally the Autumn Open Men's Stableford is played on Sunday 25th September. This is an individual event for players with a handicap no higher than 24 and carries an entry-fee of just £10. Early booking is a must.

Ladies Opens

Llandrindod Wells run three events specifically for lady golfers throughout the season. Each one always proves to be very popular with a number of repeat visitors year after year.

In 2011 the first of these will be held on Saturday 4th June. It is a 4-Ball Betterball Stableford competition with a maximum handicap limit of 30. Entry is £30 per pair.

A second 4-Ball Betterball Stableford will be played on Saturday 24th September and early booking is advised with an entry-fee of just £20 per pair.

An Individual Stableford will take place the following day (Sunday 25th September). Entry is excellent value at £10 person.

Mixed Open

The annual Llandrindod Wells Mixed Open is scheduled for Saturday 9th July.

This competition usually attracts a strong field and will take the format of a 4-Ball Betterball Stableford. Handicaps limits are 24 (men) and 30 (ladies) with an entrance price of £20 per couple.

About Llandrindod Wells Golf Club

Overlooking the town and the neighbouring valleys, you get a sense of timelessness as you look down from the first tee at Llandrindod Wells across the boating lake to the roofs of the Victorian town.

To play the course you almost need a new game plan each time that you step onto the next tee. Length is not the most important asset on the course.

If you fail to place the ball in the correct part of the fairway off the tee, many approach shots are played blind, and blind shots can be dangerous and often lead to ugly double bogies!

This is the romance of playing golf at Llandrindod Wells. Linger a moment on your round and absorb the magic of the soft rolling hills which surround you. Admire the Buzzards and Red Kites which patrol the sky above the course.

To single out one hole is almost impossible but there has always been a certain notoriety attaching to the lucky 13th! From an elevated tee, you face a tee shot that has to carry an almost vertical bank some 200 yards away, with out of bounds tight to the left side and trees and deep rough to the right.

The approach shot from the fairway is a fairly simple one with a short iron to one of the more open greens on the course but, if you are standing on that tee with the wind in your face and the rain coming down, needing at worst a five to stay in the competition, you may well be just about to get the fright of your life.