Skip to content
    • Tour Homepage
    • PGA Tour
    • LIV Golf
    • DP World Tour
    • LPGA
    • LET
    • The Masters
    • The Open
    • The Players
    • US Open
    • PGA Championship
    • Ryder Cup
    • Solheim Cup
    • WITB
    • Betting
    • News
    • Features
    • Equipment Homepage
    • Reviews
    • Drivers
    • Fairway Woods
    • Hybrids
    • Irons
    • Wedges
    • Putters
    • Golf Balls
    • DMDs
    • Apparel
    • Shoes
    • Trolleys
    • Features
    • News
  • Buying Advice
    • Rules
    • WHS
    • Features
    • News
    • Instruction Homepage
    • Driving Tips
    • Long Game
    • Iron Play
    • Short Game
    • Putting
    • Learn from the pros
    • Course Management
    • Fitness
    • Mental Game
    • Nutrition
  • Giveaways
    • Top 100 Rankings
    • Travel
    • Top 100s Tour
    • Society Guide
    • NCG Golf Podcast
    • NCG Top 100s Podcast
    • Your Golf Podcast by NCG
  • Digital Magazine
National Club GolferNational Club Golfer Logo
  • TourHas submenu items

    Tour Homepage

    • PGA Tour
    • LIV Golf
    • DP World Tour
    • LPGA
    • LET
    • The Masters
    • The Open
    • The Players
    • US Open
    • PGA Championship
    • Ryder Cup
    • Solheim Cup
    • WITB
    • Betting
    • News
    • Features
  • EquipmentHas submenu items

    Equipment Homepage

    • Reviews
    • Drivers
    • Fairway Woods
    • Hybrids
    • Irons
    • Wedges
    • Putters
    • Golf Balls
    • DMDs
    • Apparel
    • Shoes
    • Trolleys
    • Features
    • News
  • Buying Advice
  • ClubHas submenu items
    • Rules
    • WHS
    • Features
    • News
  • InstructionHas submenu items

    Instruction Homepage

    • Driving Tips
    • Long Game
    • Iron Play
    • Short Game
    • Putting
    • Learn from the pros
    • Course Management
    • Fitness
    • Mental Game
    • Nutrition
  • Giveaways
  • CoursesHas submenu items
    • Top 100 Rankings
    • Travel
    • Top 100s Tour
    • Society Guide
  • PodcastsHas submenu items
    • NCG Golf Podcast
    • NCG Top 100s Podcast
    • Your Golf Podcast by NCG
  • Digital Magazine

Sign up here for our newsletter and you'll never slice a drive again. Promise.

Newsletter sign up

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
National Club Golfer Logo

© 2026 National Club Golfer | 2 Arena Park, Tam Lane, LS17 9BF

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Editorial Policy
  • Meet the NCG Team
  • Privacy
  • Terms & Conditions
Country: gb Page generated at: Saturday, 4 April 2026 at 0:45:24 British Summer Time
travel
Courses and Travel
Clyne: A Colt classic in South Wales

published: Jan 4, 2026

|

updated: Jan 9, 2026

Clyne: A Colt classic in South Wales

Matt ColesLink

FacebookXInstagramYouTubePodcast0 comments

Why we’d rather be playing this glorious Harry Colt heathland in south Wales

Clyne Golf Club

Clyne Golf Club is one of several stunning layouts in the south of Wales, with panoramic views from the highest parts of the course.

The views are very much a part of the experience at Clyne, offering up the Blackpill SSSI (Site of Specific Scientific Interest) and Swansea Bay to the east of the venue.

Don’t let the views lull you in to a false sense of security though! Clyne still has some bite, and if you miss these greens, you could be finding yourself with a treacherous up and down. Add in the sea breeze and fairways lined with gorse and bracken, and you’ve got a glorious spot to play golf.

There is even the option to stay on site at Clyne as well, with the Somerfield Lodge offering a 4* bed and breakfast experience for those who want to just walk out on to the course after their nights’ stay.

History

The history of Clyne Golf Club dates back a little over a century, with the club being founded in 1921. What would become the back nine was constructed first, with the front nine being finished around a year later.

The legendary Harry Colt – designer of Swinley Forest, the New Course at Sunningdale and both the East and West Courses at Wentworth – was the man behind the design at Clyne Golf Club.

In more recent years, there have been improvements and redevelopments to the course, which has gone on to host several Welsh and county amateur events. Most recently, the club hosted the Welsh Women’s Team Championships in 2025.

What makes Clyne Golf Club special?

Colt’s layout remains relatively unchanged, despite the redevelopments and improvements, meaning you still get that feel of the legend at work.

It is also a course where you can score well, and at just over 6,400 yards from the tips, it is not a layout that require long hitting, making it accessible for all golfers!

Advertisement

Clyne golf course review

Where does it rank?

13th in Wales, 8th in South Wales

Where is Clyne Golf Club?

Clyne is located in the south of Wales, just a few miles southwest of the city of Swansea. It sits at the entrance to the spectacular Gower Peninsula in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Blackpill SSSI (Site of Specific Scientific Interest) and Swansea Bay are just a mile to the east of Clyne. 

Swansea is home to both the closest train station, and the nearest airport, both within five miles of the golf club. Cardiff Airport – the busiest airport in Wales – is 40 miles to the east and has plenty more flights running each day. 

Get in touch with Clyne

For more information about the club and course, visit its website or call them on 01792 401989.

You can play at Clyne on the NCG Top 100s Tour in the 2026 season!

  • Book your spot to play at Clyne on the NCG Top 100s Tour on March 19th, 2026 here.
  • You can also play at Royal Porthcawl and Pennard in our South Wales Spring Swing – check that out here.

Now have your say

Have you ever had the pleasure of playing at Clyne? Let us know your thoughts with a post on X, formerly Twitter!

About the author

Matt Coles
Matt Coles

Mention a European country, and Matt will tell you which resorts make the National Club Golfer Top 100s: European Resorts list. He might even throw in who designed the golf course and how many rooms the hotel has got at each one…

Matt got into the game of golf from a young age, following his old man to the local golf club. He fell for the sport, and now can’t seem to go a day without thinking about how to improve his game (Thanks Dad!). Matt has been a member of Howley Hall GC in Leeds since 2020, and is just about managing to maintain a single-figure handicap. He likes to remind people that he once broke 75, but won’t tell people that it was on a shortened course during the winter.

He moved to Leeds after graduating from the University of Central Lancashire with a First Class Honours degree in Sports Journalism. Matt joined NCG after almost five years travelling the world with the Professional Squash Association, working on events in all four corners of the globe.

Matt currently plays a Cobra King LTDx driver and RadSpeed 3-wood. TaylorMade monopolise the rest of his bag, with a SIM UDI, M5 irons and both Milled Grind and HI-TOE wedges, along with a Monza Redline putter. He uses a Vice Pro Plus golf ball, because he’s a bit different…

Away from golf, Matt is a Manchester United fan, and a keen runner, having ran the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon (his first and possibly last), in May 2023.

Twitter

Comments (0)

Leave a Comment

No comments yet. Be the first to comment!

What's Popular

Jordan Spieth walking on a golf course with a club, at the 2025 Hero World Challenge

Jordan Spieth could lose his PGA Tour card. Where on earth did it all go wrong?

By Matt Chivers | Feb 13, 2026

Read full article Jordan Spieth could lose his PGA Tour card. Where on earth did it all go wrong?
foursomes Golfers at a green | Source: Adobe Stock

Why do club golfers hate foursomes?

By Steve Carroll | Mar 16, 2026

Read full article Why do club golfers hate foursomes?
Akshay Bhatia

Who is Akshay Bhatia?

By Matt Coles | Nov 8, 2024

Read full article Who is Akshay Bhatia?
Bryson DeChambeau at LIV Golf Korea | Source: LIV Golf

Show me the money! How much has each LIV player made since signing up?

By Matt Chivers | Mar 26, 2026

Read full article Show me the money! How much has each LIV player made since signing up?
Ganton Golf Club

The overlooked coastline offering some of the best-value golf in Britain and Ireland

By Max Mcvittie | Mar 11, 2026

Read full article The overlooked coastline offering some of the best-value golf in Britain and Ireland
Brian Gay retrieves his ball from a penalty area on the first hole during the third round of the Regions Tradition at Greystone Golf and Country Club on May 14, 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Why are penalty areas marked red or yellow?

By Steve Carroll | Mar 25, 2026

Read full article Why are penalty areas marked red or yellow?
(Back L-R) Bernd Wiesberger of Austria and team Europe, Matthew Fitzpatrick of England and team Europe, Tommy Fleetwood of England and team Europe, Paul Casey of England and team Europe, Viktor Hovland of Norway and team Europe, Tyrrell Hatton of England and team Europe, Shane Lowry of Ireland and team Europe, Ian Poulter of England and team Europe, (Front L-R) Jon Rahm of Spain and team Europe, Lee Westwood of England and team Europe, captain Padraig Harrington of Ireland and team Europe, Sergio Garcia of Spain and team Europe, and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and team Europe pose for a team photo prior to the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits | Getty Images

Why should we care if Jon Rahm misses the Ryder Cup?

By Matt Chivers | Mar 26, 2026

Read full article Why should we care if Jon Rahm misses the Ryder Cup?
Jon Rahm playing for Legion XIII | Source: Getty Images

Why we could be watching the beginning of the end for LIV Golf

By Matt Chivers | Mar 23, 2026

Read full article Why we could be watching the beginning of the end for LIV Golf

Golf Giveaways: Win a full TaylorMade custom fitting experience at The Kingdom at The Grove

By Paul Miller | Mar 20, 2026

Read full article Golf Giveaways: Win a full TaylorMade custom fitting experience at The Kingdom at The Grove
highest paid caddies

Who are the highest-paid caddies in golf? The figures might shock you…

By Samuel Neale | Oct 21, 2025

Read full article Who are the highest-paid caddies in golf? The figures might shock you…
An image from LIV Golf Dallas | Source: LIV Golf

Big DP World Tour events still allow LIV Golfers to compete, but how?

By Matt Chivers | Mar 25, 2026

Read full article Big DP World Tour events still allow LIV Golfers to compete, but how?
golfers private jets

Which golfers own private jets and how much do they cost?

By Matt Coles | Oct 16, 2025

Read full article Which golfers own private jets and how much do they cost?