Whitchurch Golf Club (

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. It is an 18-hole parkland course. The club record is held by

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with a par of 62. In 2005, 2006, and 2008 the club won the award for the best golf club in Wales in Bloom and by “Welsh Club Golfer” as being “the best inland golf course in Wales”. During World War II, a part of the course was used to grow vegetables.livingmaps website
accessed 11-04-2014 The club welcomes visitors and society golf. The club celebrated its centenary in July 2014. The celebration was attended by the likes of

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Whitchurch, Cardiff Golf clubs and courses in Wales

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1914 establishments in Wales {{Golfcourse-stub