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Betws-y-Coed Golf Club, Conwy. (1914 - 1919)
The following appeared in the North Wales Weekly News Thursday 23 April 1914 - "On June 18th Lord Ancaster will formally open the new golf course."
Liverpool Daily Post Friday 19 June 1914. Image © Reach PLC. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
The club did not appear following WW1
Ordnance Survey Map from the time of WW1 showing Bettws-Y-Coed, golf course not marked.
O.S. Map Revised 1911; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1920}.
Note the spelling on the postcards below showing the earlier club and course. Both are marked Bettws-y-Coed.
The Bettws Golf Links.
Postcard of the (Bettws) Recreation Ground and Golf Links. Authors Collection.
The present course opened in May 1977.
The extract below is from a report on the opening of the present course and confirms the existence of the earlier club and course.
The picture below shows the present course in 1977. The image seems to be taken from a similar position to the earlier picture at the top of the page.
North Wales Weekly News Thursday 26 May 1977. Images © Reach plc. Images created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.