Anglesey Tour 2022

BUNGS Tour 2022 - Anglesey and Harlech

23rd to 26th July 2022

The pairs have been chosen for the opening morning greensomes at Bull Bay Golf Club and are as follows:

Handicaps` are calculated by taking 60% of the lower handicapper in the pair and 40% of the higher handicapper in the pair. The full difference between to two exact differences is then the greensomes handicap.

 

The two Captains and Vice Captains have chosen the teams for the Anglesey Tour as follows

The 2022 tour took some organising I can tell you. We've finally got something sorted and will head to Anglesey for the first time to play Bull Bay and Holyhead Golf Clubs before heading back onto the Welsh mainland on the final day to play the superb Royal St. David's at Harlech. Accommodation will be at the Celtic Royal Hotel in Caernarfon.

As usual, we will split into two teams and play a ‘Ryder Cup’ style match.

SATURDAY 23RD JULY

Travel over to Caernarfon for bed and breakfast accommodation at the Celtic Royal Hotel.

Further information on The Celtic Royal Hotel can be seen further down the page

SUNDAY 24TH JULY - BULL BAY GOLF CLUB

Breakfast at The Celtic Royal Hotel
8 holes of greensomes matches (1st tee-time 10.00)
Light lunch
18 holes of fourball-betterball matches (1st tee-time 1.00)
Three course evening meal at The Celtic Royal Hotel

Further information on Bull Bay Golf Club can be seen further down the page

MONDAY 25TH JULY - HOLYHEAD GOLF CLUB

Breakfast at The Celtic Royal Hotel
18 holes of foursomes matches (1st tee-time 8.40)
Light lunch
18 holes of fourball-betterball matches (1st tee-time 1.30)
Three course evening meal at The Celtic Royal Hotel 

Further information on Holyhead Golf Club can be seen further down the page

TUESDAY 26TH JULY - ROYAL ST. DAVID'S GOLF CLUB

Breakfast at The Celtic Royal Hotel
18 holes of singles matches (1st tee-time 8.40)
Two course lunch followed by prize giving

Further information on Royal St. David's Golf Club can be seen further down the page

28-32 places available (maximum of 32)
£405 all golf/food inclusive in a twin room
£480 all golf/food inclusive in a single room (16 available only)

Payment for this trip will be required SIX WEEKS in advance.

Single rooms will be allocated on 'first-come first-served' basis on receipt of a £75 deposit.

By signing up to the trip, you do so under the society terms and conditions regarding place allocations and deposits http://www.bartongolfsociety.com/terms_and_conditions.html

 

It is expected that all players are to play in all the matches. It is possible to play only 18 holes per day but you should find someone else who is also willing to do this before signing-up to this trip.

Please note that handicap certificates may be required and a club may refuse you access to the course without one. If you don’t have a club handicap, you should try to get a certificate from another source (we do have some out-of-date ‘spares’ that could be used - although we cannot guarantee these will be accepted). Most courses we play do insist on handicap certificates, although we’ve never actually been asked to produce these. However, I’m giving you all warning just in case a club decides to be really strict.

Those who have secured places can be seen further down the page.

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The Celtic Royal Hotel

Bangor Street, Caernarfon, North Wales, LL55 1AY 

Dating from 1794, this upscale hotel is a 6-minute walk from the 13th-century Caernarfon Castle, and 15 minutes' walk from Segontium, a Roman fort. The colourful rooms have en suite showers or bathrooms, plus TVs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. Room service is available. Cooked breakfast is included, and there's a Mediterranean restaurant and a bar. Leisure facilities include a gym, an indoor heated pool, a sauna, a Jacuzzi, and a steam room. There are also conference and function rooms, along with a 2,100 sq-ft dance floor.

www.celtic-royal.co.uk

 

Bull Bay Golf Club

Bull Bay Road, Amlwch, Anglesey, LL68 9RY
26 miles and approx 45 minutes from the hotel

Bull Bay has the honour of being Wales' most northern golf course, enjoying a clifftop location near Amlwch on Anglesey island's northern coast. There are wonderful views of the Isle of Man and the Mountains of Snowdonia and, on a clear day, the Lake District. The terrain is naturally rugged with plenty of hollows. In fact, on Bull Bay, eleven of the greens are above you as you play your approach shots so only the most accurate of shots from inside 150 yards will suffice. You also have to drive from elevated tees to the fairway below and some of the views form these positions are spectacular. At 6276 yards and a par of 70 off the white tees, the course is not long by modern standards, but defended by its natural hazards and the ever changing wind direction, it will challenge golfers of all abilities. If you combine a course designed by the great Herbert Fowler, playable all year round thanks to good drainage and the favourable weather enjoyed by the area, with a course maintained to the highest standard by a dedicated and enthusiastic team of green keepers, you then have a recipe for an exhilarating and unforgettable round of golf.

https://www.bullbaygc.co.uk/
https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-course/bull-bay
https://www.golfshake.com/course/view/14124/Bull_Bay_Golf_Club.html

 

Holyhead Golf Club

Lon St Ffraid, Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, LL65 2YL
28 miles and approx 35 minutes from the hotel

Holyhead is a popular seaside heathland course on Holy Island which is linked by a picturesque causeway to Anglesey. The course's location is also near the picturesque resort of Trearddur Bay and is therefore rather popular with holidaymakers from around the UK and also from Ireland, as Dublin is just a little over an hour away on the ferry. There are no trees on the course but don't let that fool you. The fairways are quite narrow and most are bordered by dense gorse so any wayward shots could wreck a promising score.

https://www.holyheadgolfclub.co.uk/ 
https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-course/bull-bay
https://www.golfshake.com/course/view/15054/Holyhead_Golf_Club.html

 

Royal St. David's Golf Club

Ffordd Newydd, Harlech, Gwynedd, LL46 2UB
29 miles and approx 50 minutes from the hotel

Founded in 1894 and was granted Royal status in 1908, Royal St. David’s should not need an introduction to most of us. It has hosted The European Open & The Open Championship Regional Qualifying.

The course measures 6600 yards from the back tees but is known as the world’s toughest par 69 With the imposing Harlech Castle overlooking the course and enormous sand dunes separating the course from the Irish Sea, not to mention the spectacular views across to Snowdon and the lesser peaks of Snowdonia, Royal St David’s enjoys an enviable location that will surely enthral any visiting golfer.

In fact Bernard Darwin, author of The Golf Courses of the British Isles, said of Royal St David’s location: “Small wonder if the visitor falls in love with Harlech at first sight for no golf course in the world has a more splendid background than the old castle, which stands at the top of a sheer precipice of rock looking down over the links.”  The course measures a little over 6,600 yards from the championship markers but don’t let that fool you; this is without doubt a stern test of links golf. Locals would certainly agree; viewing St David’s as the world’s toughest par 69 golf course!

Unlike many traditional links courses, Royal St David’s doesn’t follow the “9 out and 9 back” routing but rather holes face every which way, meaning the golfer must be constantly aware of the wind direction and how it might affect play.   Over the 1st dozen holes especially, the wind plays a huge part in determining the challenge of  the course, as these holes traverse a relatively flat patch of links land. It’s not until the 13th that Royal St David’s makes its way into the dune land, and it’s here where the course becomes truly memorable. After a couple of holes in the dunes, you emerge onto the 15th tee which is the signature hole on the course. After climbing to the 16th tee where you can catch a glimpse of the Irish Sea, the course head inland and back towards the clubhouse, and rather unusually, finishes on a tough, 200 yard par 3.

Like all classic links courses, Royal St David’s main protection, apart from the weather rolling in off the Irish Sea of course, comes in the form of devilish pot bunkers, punishing rough and a great variety of uneven lies which force the golfer to use their creativity and shot making.    The remote coastline sets a remarkable scene for Royal St. David's, which is surely one of the most incredible golf tour experiences anywhere in the United Kingdom.

https://www.royalstdavids.co.uk/
https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-course/royal-st-davids
https://www.golfshake.com/course/view/16009/Royal_St_Davids_Golf_Club.html
https://www.golfmonthly.com/courses/top-100-courses/royal-st-davids-golf-club-course-review-60567

 

Allocation of places / Terms & Conditions

FIRST REFUSAL
Those who attended the 2021 Dumfries tour but must have attended a minimum of FOUR additional BUNGS events since the 2019 tour

SECOND REFUSAL
Those who did not attend this year’s Dumfries tour but have been to at least FOUR events since the 2019 tour

THIRD REFUSAL
Those who attended this year’s Dumfries tour but did not attend FOUR regular BUNGS events since the 2019 tour

FINALLY
Anyone else wanting to attend

By signing-up to this event, you do so under the society terms and conditions and also agree to abide by the society rules and regulations.

Those currently signed-up for this trip are as follows:

Reserve List

1. No reserves currently
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Current BUNGS tour win percentages

(After the 2021 Dumfries Tour)