A Welsh golf course
A Welsh golf course — Photo via geograph.org.uk / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Denbigh Golf Club was formed in September 1908, after a meeting held at the town's Bull Hotel to weigh up the feasibility of starting a club. The first course was laid out at Ystrad, on fields between Ystrad Road and the railway bridge known locally as Cae Tros Ffordd — 'the field over the road'.

In 1922 the club appointed its first professional, John Stockton, on a wage of £3 a week, with his first task being to lay out a proper nine-hole course. The club continued to develop through the 20th century: a new clubhouse was built in 1975, and a nine-hole extension, bringing the course up to its current 18 holes, opened in 1986.

Today Denbigh Golf Club offers an 18-hole parkland course set against the backdrop of the Clwydian Hills, its mature trees and established layout reflecting well over a century of continuous development on essentially the same patch of ground just outside the town.

Denbigh Golf Club was established in 1908 and occupies an attractive 18-hole parkland course just outside the town, its mature trees and rolling Vale of Clwyd scenery making it a popular course for members and visiting golfers alike. Parkland courses of this era are typically laid out to make the most of existing natural features, and Denbigh's course is no exception, blending sporting challenge with genuinely scenic surroundings.

The club welcomes visiting golfers as well as members, making it a worthwhile stop for anyone travelling with their clubs, and its clubhouse offers a good vantage point to relax and take in the surrounding countryside after a round.

Sources & Further Reading