Aberdovey Golf Club is celebrating after being named Employers of the Year at the 2026 North Wales Fire and Rescue Service Awards.

The award was presented at the Service’s Long Service and Community Awards Ceremony, held at Venue Cymru, Llandudno, on Thursday 24 September. The annual awards recognise the contribution of staff, employers, partners and members of the community who help support the work of North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

Aberdovey Golf Club was recognised for its contribution as an employer, releasing on-call firefighters, highlighting the important role local organisations play in supporting the Service and its personnel.

The club is delighted to receive this recognition and reflects our commitment to supporting our staff and the wider community.

Pictured is Aberdovey Golf Club Chairman, Gwyn Williams, receiving the award from Chief Fire Officer Dawn Docx.

The final September Open event was a Teams of 4 Stableford with 2 scores to count.  After a murky start, the sun shone and, with not much wind, the scoring was excellent:

1st – 90 points
D. Evans / M. Roberts / D. Williams (Artie) / T. Holt (Aberdovey)

2nd – 88 points
J. Thornell / C. Thornell / S. Stone / J. Stone (Ladbrook Park)

3rd – 85 points (on back 9)
J. Clarkson / T. Carver / S. Williams / M. Dalton (Wrekin)

4th – 85 points (on back 9)
M. McGrail / D. McGrail / T. McGrail / B. McGrail (Walmley)

5th – 85 points (on back 9)
G. Parkin / E. O’Connor / J. Ward / D. Mallin (Crosland Heath)

Full results: Teams of 4

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all the competitors who took part.

Another wet day for the men’s betterball open on Saturday 12th September. Despite this, the scoring was good – and incredibly close!  The top 6 pairs all scored 42 points, so the prize winning places all came down to back 9 and back 6 scores.

The results were as follows:

1st –  N. Exton / P. Smith (Shrewsbury/Ormskirk) – 23 points on back 9

2nd – A. Stephenson / S. Lane (Wrekin/Royal St Davids) – 21 points on back 9, 15 points on back 6

3rd –  N. Morris / D. Baker (Stourbridge) – 21 points on back 9, 14 points on back 6

4th – J. Graham / S. Attwood (Hagley) – 20 points on back 9

5th – I. Maggs / T. Bird (The Kendleshire) – 19 points on back 9, 13 points on back 6

6th – D. Williams (Artie) / T. Holt (Aberdovey) – 19 points on back 9, 12 points on back 6

Full results here: Men’s Betterball Open

WINNERS – 82 points
Julie McAloon, Angela Murphy, Ceri Rigby (Aberdovey)

RUNNERS UP – 80 points
Louise Barrett, Linda Phillips, Julia Brettle (Radyr)

THIRD PLACE – 79 points
Lesley Smith, Jane Aston, Dee Walker (Shifnal)

NEAREST THE PIN – Sally Wilkinson

TWOS – there were no twos so a card draw was performed with each of the teams below winning a dozen Titleist Velocity:
– L Phillips / L Barrett / J Brettle
– V Franklin / J Williams / J Bouch
– S Nichols / J Fullerton / S Clark
– A Pioli / E Oliver / E Bache

Full Results: Teams of 3

Unfortunately, the competitors in today’s Seniors’ Individual Open were faced with the wettest weather experienced for many a week at Aberdovey!

Congratulations to Aberdovey member, Richard Beddow, who took the Overall Winner’s prize with 36 points.

Category Results:

Category A (55–61)
1st – Gwyn Williams (Aberdovey) – 35 points (on back 6)
2nd – Robert Jenkins (Carmarthen Golf Club & Driving Range) – 35 points
3rd – Andrew Jones (Woodlake Park Golf Club and Professional Shop) – 35 points

Category B (62–67)
1st – Michael Henrick (Moseley Golf Club) – 35 points
2nd – Steve Inns (Kings Norton Golf Club) – 33 points (on back 9)
3rd – Nigel Winney (The Herefordshire Golf Club) – 33 points

Category C (68+)
1st – Robert Mills (Harpenden Golf Club) – 35 points
2nd – Martyn Senior (Hesketh Golf Club) – 32 points
3rd – David A Jones (Eaton Golf Club) – 31 points

Full results can be found here: Seniors Individual Open Results

Well played to all who took part – and thank you for supporting today’s competition.

We are pleased to announce a new reciprocal green fee arrangement between Aberdovey Golf Club and Broadstone Golf Club, launching on 24 July 2026.

Under this agreement, Aberdovey members can enjoy golf at Broadstone for a special rate of £50 per person, available Monday to Thursday, subject to availability.

Located in Dorset, Broadstone Golf Club is one of England’s finest heathland courses and has earned an outstanding reputation for its exceptional conditioning and strategic design. Regularly ranked among the country’s leading inland courses, Broadstone offers a memorable golfing experience with undulating fairways, mature pines and heather, providing a superb contrast to our own championship links.

We hope members will take advantage of this exciting new reciprocal arrangement and enjoy the opportunity to experience another outstanding golf course.

Aberdovey Golf Club welcomed 23 junior golfers for the 2026 Junior Open today, with competitors producing an impressive standard of golf in good playing conditions. There were some great performances across both the boys’ and girls’ competitions.

In the girls’ event, Aliyah Summers of Bridgnorth claimed the Gross title with a fabulous level par round of 74, while Lucy Hurst of Aberdovey secured the Nett prize with an excellent score of 67.

The boys’ competition was closely contested, with Ifan Owens of Caernarfon enjoying an outstanding day to win both the Gross (75) and Nett (65) titles. Keoni Maguire of Welshpool finished runner-up in both categories, while Lilleshall Hall’s George Braine took third place in the Nett competition with a score of 68.

Girls Full Results

Boys Full Results

The club was delighted to welcome players from across the region and beyond, and the quality of golf on display reflected the bright future of the game.

Congratulations to all the prize winners and thanks to every competitor for making the 2026 Junior Open another successful event. Thank you also to our kind prize sponsors.

We were delighted to have recently welcomed Rick Shiels to Aberdovey to film the latest video in his Handicap Series:

“Rick Shiels heads to the historic Aberdovey Golf Club on the Welsh coast for episode 3 of the Handicap Series, joined by his Rick Shiels Golf Show co-host Guy Charnock for a round on one of the UK’s most iconic links courses. By the end of the round, Rick finally reveals his TRUE handicap — a number he’s never put on camera before. You’ll want to stick around for this one.”