Vale Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort - The Wales National Golf Course
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 73 | 7433 yards | 75.3 | 128 |
| White | 73 | 6987 yards | 73.2 | 125 |
| Yellow | 73 | 6617 yards | 71.6 | 120 |
| Red (W) | 75 | 5863 yards | 75.0 | 132 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 75.3/128 | 485 | 607 | 247 | 563 | 423 | 322 | 486 | 188 | 468 | 3789 | 570 | 346 | 177 | 447 | 200 | 514 | 495 | 491 | 404 | 3644 | 7433 |
| White M: 72.2/125 | 456 | 571 | 219 | 534 | 394 | 284 | 466 | 177 | 453 | 3554 | 538 | 335 | 168 | 441 | 155 | 477 | 484 | 466 | 369 | 3433 | 6987 |
| Yellow M: 71.6/120 | 414 | 566 | 175 | 527 | 386 | 260 | 455 | 168 | 437 | 3388 | 519 | 318 | 152 | 410 | 131 | 455 | 434 | 449 | 352 | 3220 | 6608 |
| Red W: 75.0/132 | 404 | 545 | 144 | 436 | 355 | 236 | 383 | 118 | 313 | 2934 | 440 | 305 | 139 | 374 | 103 | 440 | 407 | 415 | 306 | 2929 | 5863 |
| Handicap | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 73 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
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Photo submitted by Oj84UZueU0tpA9f5flCg on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by DazSmith on 07/20/2024
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Photo submitted by u322995027 on 06/28/2023
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Photo submitted by u322995027 on 06/28/2023
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Photo submitted by u322995027 on 06/28/2023
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Photo submitted by u322995027 on 06/28/2023
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First tee Photo submitted by u000001787594 on 07/20/2022
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Photo submitted by gavala164 on 09/05/2020
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Photo submitted by garethlewis4 on 09/02/2020
Never disappoints
Always in great condition. Really enjoy playing here.
Great facilities.
Great course
Great course, always well kept and great facilities.
Will defo be back 🔥🔥
Play national course , was as good as ever,definitely come back again.. best course around area.. All round The Vale resort is perfect ...
They’ve let the course go…
It’s marketed as Wales National course but unfortunately they’ve not looked after it at all. Tee boxes in poor conditions, unkempt across a number of holes, poor conditions of greens and surrounding areas, aiming poles situated in wrong positions. It’s a shame the course isn’t looked after better given what it used to be! They must be skimping on the green keeper salaries!
Amazing
Awesome place had a great day cannot wait to get back! Thanks
Wales National Course (in December!)
I was delighted to get out for a round of golf and please I chose the National Course for it. At £27 it was great value for money - although I would happily have paid £35/£40 if they were to offer a bacon roll/coffee alongside some range balls to make it more of an experience.
The course itself was in okay condition for the time of year. The greens were faultless (yes a little slow but rolled really nicely). Pace of play was great too with all groups letting me play though as a solo player when needed. There is a real mix of risk and reward holes alongside holes you need to plot your way through - this would clearly be easier you were to play a second time. It would be worthwhile if the course had some signage with a hole map like a lot of other places do as often the landing area is out of sight from the tee.
The course was wet and I was surprised that there were no roped off areas as letting trollies all the way up to the fringe of the greens was clearly having a detrimental impact on the condition. Even some of the fairways on the back 9 they should just tell trollies to keep to the cart paths.
Overall, a really enjoyable experience but can’t help think a couple of small tweaks could make the experience so much more for not much stress. Would happily return in some dryer conditions too!
A top quality championship course
Many would say it's not for high handicappers but I enjoyed it, you can get around nicely in bogeys and doubles and not have to play it like a professional would. Of course low handicappers find it a tougher challenge than most.
The quality of the course, layout, amenities and surrounding are all excellent.
Wet wet wet
I’d stay away from this course in wet weather. It’s a lovely course, but it struggles in the winter more than most.
Slowest round ever!
The pace of play was terrible. It took 4 and a half hours to play 16 holes, and we had to finish our round early because of bad light. Bits of the course were waterlogged with some bunkers looking more like water hazards. The greens were in poor condition with very long grass. It’s a shame because the course has a great layout with a lot of very good holes.
awesome.
immaculate condition, tee box's feels like your stood on a green, greens and even the fringe in great condition, great course only down side was I only got 10 shots!!
Beautifully kept course
Met with friendly staff, the course is in fantastic condition, it is a tough course to test your skills
A great day well worth the price
Course conditions
Considering we have had so much rain in February the course was in very good condition all fairways were well cut and the greens perfect winter ts in operation and only 3 temp greens