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Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.6
79.7%
Recommend this course
81 out of 88 reviews
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3.8
4 Reviews (4)
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Conditions
2.8
Value
3.0
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
5.0
StaffFriendliness
4.8
50.0%
Recommend this course
2 out of 4 reviews
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3.8
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Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.4
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
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Recommend this course
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 73
Length 7433 yards
Slope 128
Rating 75.3
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The Vale Resort - Wales National Course
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Course Details

Year Built 2003
Architect Peter Johnson (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Vale Golf Academy"
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Strict dress code

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Reviews

4.2
88 Reviews (88)
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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5.0
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Previously Played

Great course

Good variety of holes, excellent condition considering the weather

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

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

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Waterlogged

The course, like many others is suffering from the amount of rain which has fallen over the recent month. 4 days of relative dry weather prior helped, but not enough- I can only imagine what the conditions would have been like if it had had more rain that week. Playing off mats is never nice, but understood why. Balls plugging and leaves everywhere made it a challenge to find you balls at times.

Despite this, I would come back but only when it’s had more time to dry out.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Perfect weather
Walked

Always a good round

I always enjoy playing this course. It can be wet in the winter but the greens are always well maintained. At the moment we have a dry hot spell and the greens are still some of the best in this area. The course is usually not too busy (unlike the Lake course) hence more enjoyable to play. A long course but the layout is more of the international standardsin length and width.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Wales National Course

Beautiful course, very well kept - course layout was good. Forgiving enough for beginner golfers with some wider fairways and largely visible holes. However, obstacle placements and hazards make it challenging an interesting for the more experienced player who would generate greater distance through the clubs.
General attitude of all was very friendly and courteous. The course was quite busy with a lot of groups playing. This only became an issue towards the latter end of the course, where it was taking a considerable amount of time for the chain of 4 balls to clear. I was invited to join a pair in front of me to save the waiting time.

Fantastic experience, would definitely recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Vale National

Staff friendly and helpful as always. Course realistically too wet to play on in areas. Greens and tee’s in good condition, the rest of the course far too wet to the extend unable to find plugged balls in the middle of the fairway

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not bad but not it’s best!

A fairly good day on the course. There has been a lot of rain recently and the course was very wet (nothing to be done about that). Some balls were difficult to find due to plugging in the wet and the grass off the fairways being a little longer than usual.

Greens were in great condition considering the wet weather (quite a few divots not repaired though).

Pace of play was painfully slow, 3 groups waiting on some tees. We waited on every tee after the second hole.

I’ve played the course before and it’s been much better. An unlucky combination of poor weather conditions and very slow play in front unfortunately.

Some lovely holes and a good variety of golf to be played.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Pretty poor round

Both being super excited to play at the vale and making a good trip to play. Staff were helpful on check in and the club shop was fantastic.
We only ended up playing 11 holes as that took us four and a half hours, so we came to the decision to walk back to the cars. The course conditions were really poor. Felt really unkept and we’d not had a crazy amount of rain but the course played like the middle of December

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Brilliant golf course

Excellent course. If walking, very long so advise buggy. Greens immaculate and course in great condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

The National

Wonderful course, lovely layout, not too hilly for older players to walk, fairways well maintained even the soggier ones it is January after all, the greens looked immaculate but we played the winter greens which subtracted from the experience but not too much, a little disappointed that the 18th didn't have a grandstand finish in front of a gallery. But overall a very nice course and will almost definitely be a better experience in the warmer weather with the greens in play, would definitely recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course and setting - slow play

Always enjoy playing the National. It’s a challenging course with some great holes. Most times the pace of play is good, unfortunately on this occasion we were behind a group of 32 and found ourselves waiting on every hole after no 4 and decided to walk off the course after 13 holes as the light was fading. A course Marshall warned us on hole 3 that play would be slow but it shouldn’t take 5 hours to do 18 holes which is the time we would have needed.

Hopefully things will be better next time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slow but enjoyable

My wife and myself are relative novices at golf, so we enjoyed the challenge of playing the National course at the Vale. Its a long course with plenty of hazards, like water and trees, so a low score wasn't likely to be on the cards. We enjoyed our round even though it was very slow. The four-ball of lads in front of us were having a torrid time off the tees so it made me feel better about my poor round. Its a challenging course with a lot of variety between the holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Excellent golf course

We played the national on a hot tee time and we’re so impressed with the value. The course was in excellent condition despite the recent hot weather and the greens were excellent. The starter did tell us that the pace of play would be very slow as there were lots of 4 balls out in front. It took 4.5 hours to get around as a 3 ball, which felt like a bit of a long slog.

However, we thoroughly enjoyed the round and would definitely return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout

Very enjoyable place to play,very challenging course depending on what tees you play . Wife rented clubs ,sim2 set, and we rented a cart otherwise the hills would have been quite a walk.would definitely recommend to play ,driving range was good and pro shop had everything you could ask for.lunch could have been a little better but we didn’t have time for a full meal

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

Course is long from the whites 6950 yards but plays like 6500 a lot of roll in fairways and downhill shots ,nice layout ,would play again and again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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