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August 11, 2019
Caleb Roberts Trophy
CSS 71 - 34 Entries - Stableford It was another good week for scoring even with the strong winds and inclement weather, Russell had the round of his golfing career playing to 8 under his handicap and eclipsing everyone by 4 points or more, John came in second after another…
August 5, 2019
August 2019 Newsletter
The Cradoc August 2019 newsletter is ready. Keep up to date with all the latest news, course maintenance, competition results, upcoming events and updates from different sections of the club. If you have difficulty reading the images below you can download the original newsletter via the download link at the…
August 4, 2019
Military Cup
Medal - CSS 70 - 71 Played A good day for golf with all the top ten under par and the top five shooting 68 or better so it was down to the computer to sort out the tied places and some new handicaps. Nicki has found some good form…
July 31, 2019
Junior Nights at Cradoc Through August
We have just finished the third block of junior lessons and it's still great to see the juniors enjoying themselves, learning the game and watching them get better and more consistent each week. With this improvement we are looking to get out onto the golf course and test their skills…
July 28, 2019
2019 Mixed Open Results
Sixty five pairs played in the Cradoc Mixed Open last Sunday, with the usual very healthy support from the group from Langland Bay GC. The heavy rain that had plagued other parts of the UK managed to avoid the course and everyone played in glorious sunshine. The course was in…
July 21, 2019
Beacons Cup
CSS 70 - 47 Played The Open Championship must have inspired some of the golfers this weekend with 13 golfers playing to their handicap or less which is even more a surprise seeing as it was a medal. Brian took the top spot with a solid 3 under score edging…
July 14, 2019
Mens Club Championship
CSS - AM 72 - PM 72 Yesterday saw the men play their Club Championship and they couldn't have asked for a better day, the sun was out for the majority of the day and there was just a testing breeze to make the golfers think about their approach shots.…
July 10, 2019
2019 Ladies' Championship
The Ladies' Championship is held over two days and it was fortunate that this year the weather held good for both days. With the greens' staff getting the course into tip top condition - though with the tees set back on the plates, the course played at its longest -…
July 7, 2019
Jubilee Cup Medal
CSS 70 - 59 Played It was a perfect day for scoring, the course is in great condition with running fairways and greens that would accept a good shot, the sun was shining with just a gentle breeze so it was no surprise to see low scores. Three players tied…
June 30, 2019
Men's Open
Stableford - 120 played It was a great turnout for the Mens Open with 120 golfers playing on the day and with the course in great condition there was many a compliment as to how the course was looking and playing. There was a blustery wind blowing across the course…
June 23, 2019
Farmers Bowl
Medal - 64 played - CSS 71 The weather was a definite split during the day with the morning being warm and dry and the afternoon being true to the forecast with rain for the majority of it, those that played early made the most of it with all the…
June 18, 2019
Competition Results
Brecon and Radnor Mens Championships Sunday 16th June 19 @ Cradoc Today 31 players fought their way round Cradoc in the 36/18 Hole Championship, Congratulations to Rob for winning the Mens B&R Championships and Thomas for winning the Nett Competition. The wind was strong and blustery all day and the…
June 9, 2019
MEMBERS AND GUESTS
Team of three Members and Guests has changed format over the past couple of years from a pairs competition to a team of three competition with the best two scores on the hole to count towards the total. Scoring was quite tough with the course playing its full-length as there…
June 2, 2019
Mid Wales Golf Alliance 4BBB
Better Ball Stableford - 3/4 Handicap The 4BBB Alliance is always well supported with a full field of teams from across the Mid Wales Golf Clubs converging on Cradoc looking to take the spoils. There were many compliments as to how the golf course was looking and it was playing…
May 30, 2019
Ladies' Open | Texas Scramble 2019
Here you can view and download results for the Cradoc Golf Club 'LADIES TEXAS SCRAMBLE OPEN 2019'. Congratulations to all winners and thanks to all for taking part!
May 19, 2019
Weekend results
Inaugural Cup - 75 played - CSS 71 Stableford The Inaugural Cup was donated by Ben and Florence Harries just after the club opened and is one of the few competitions which is open to both the men's and women's sections to compete side by side. It was a mixed…
May 12, 2019
Mens Texas Scramble Open
The Mens Texas Scramble is always the first Open of the year and this year we were blessed with the weather, you couldn't have asked for a better day with hardly a cloud in the sky and very little wind to contend with. Texas Scramble should be an easy format…
May 5, 2019
Rorkes Drift Stableford
65 played - CSS 71 This May Bank Holiday couldn't have been more different from Easter, it was almost like being back in the Autumn with air frost, heavy dew and a fluttering of snow covering the peaks of Pen y Fan, Corn Du and Cribyn making a lovely backdrop…
April 21, 2019
Huggett Putter Results
Medal - 74 Entries - CSS 71 The Huggett Putter is the first medal of the season and it couldn't have been a better day, the sun was shining and there was very little wind so scores were bound to be good. Nabim's good form continued with him carding a…
April 14, 2019
Wayleave Trophy
Teams of three - Stableford It was a cool day with a brisk wind blowing across the course so it was going to be a difficult day for scoring and as the Wayleave Trophy is a team aggregate Stableford it needs all three players to be in contention for the…
April 7, 2019
Opening Day of the Season
Texas Scramble Sunday was the Opening day of the season Texas Scramble and the Captains were blessed with a dry day and although it was a grey cloudy start the sun came out for the end of the morning round and then stayed for the afternoon players. It was a…
November 4, 2018
Winter Competition Results
63 played - CSS 70 Sunday was the first of the Winter Stableford competitions and the scoring was very good with the top 4 all scoring 40 points or more, Rob took top spot with 41 points, scoring a very credible, beating Terry on the count back with Nicki and…
October 20, 2018
Pink Bow Day 2018
Cradoc Ladies Cradoc ladies produce good golf, good company and a good deed. On Saturday 20th October in glorious sunshine with the temperature well above the norm for October, the ladies’ changing room was full of excitement. It was Pink Bow Day in the ladies’ calendar when the ladies of…
October 7, 2018
Mens Stableford
CSS 71 - 46 played Starting double bogey, bogey, bogey doesn't make you think it's going to be your day but Sam obviously then relaxed as he parred the next nine holes, another double bogey on the 13th could have stalled the round but he bounced back with a birdie…
October 2, 2018
Recent results at Cradoc
Mens Stableford - Sunday 30th September 57 Played - CSS 71 The scores were close this week at the top of the leaderboard, with 4 players tied on 37 points, Rob came out on top of these with the best back nine followed by Brian and the Ryan but it…
September 3, 2018
Ladies' AM-AM
After all the lovely weather over recent times, it was disappointing that on the day of the Ladies' Am-Am, we had persistent rain for the majority of the day. Very quickly the wet rough became very difficult to play from, so hitting the fairways was important. The course otherwise stood…
September 2, 2018
Mens 4BBB Open
Another beautiful day greeted the 144 men who came to play the last of the Mens Open competition's and they all marvelled at how good the course was presented after the dry summer. The fairways were running and the greens holding so it was a no surprise that there were…
September 1, 2018
Molson Coors Tournament of Champions
CSS - AM - 73/PM - 74 Today was the 40th anniversary of the Tournament of Champions an annual event at Cradoc who with sponsors Molson Coors have invited the club champions from across Wales to an end of season finale to see who would be crowned the Champion of…
August 19, 2018
Captain's Day Results
Captains Day - CSS 71 It was a good turnout for Captains day last Sunday with many members playing even though the weather forecast was poor for the morning, thankfully it didn't come to much rain and the wind calmed down as the day went on. The course was playing…
August 19, 2018
Captain's Day 2018
Whilst both ladies and gents all played Captains' Day on Sunday 19th August, the Ladies' Captain, Steph Jenkins had organised her part of the day so that the ladies could all play together; they were sent off the first tee by Steph, with a gift for each player. The format…
August 12, 2018
Caleb Roberts Trophy
Stableford - CSS Another good scoring week with all the top places being a couple under par, the fairways have greened up and the greens were receptive so you attack the flag on your approach. Ausan had a good round playing to ten with Shiva closely behind with Shaun on…
August 9, 2018
Ladies' Away Day to Greenmeadows GC
27 ladies met at Cradoc early one morning to board a coach taking them on the Away Day, the whole day being organised by the Ladies' Captain, Steph Jenkins. As usual at Cradoc, the day began with glasses of 'fruit punch', kindly provided by Sarah Parker, which was greatly enjoyed.…
July 31, 2018
Lady Past Captains Rosebowl
Lady Past Captains met on 31st July, for their annual gathering for a game and dinner. First begun in 1994 by Doreen Felton, this occasion is special to all of those who, in their turn, have been Lady Captains at Cradoc Golf Club. There were several apologies this year, from…
July 25, 2018
Cradoc Results
Rosebowl Aggregate Stableford Last Thursday the Ladies played the Rosebowl Aggregate Stableford where both scores on each hole are combined to give you the final score. Diane and Jan had a very good game and returned the best score of level par to win the competition by a clear 6…
July 11, 2018
Recent Results
Cradoc Ladies' Championship 2018 Historically the Ladies' Championship is played at the end of June, and this year it saw some of the hottest temperatures of the year. After the heat of the previous few weeks, the course had lots of run, but that also required skill and judgement, to…
July 1, 2018
Mens Open - Sunday 1st July
A hot and humid day greeted the 100 golfers from across South Wales for the Mens July Open and with the recent weather it's meant that the course has got very fast and if your not accurate with your shot selection it can mean a wicked bounce off the slopes…
June 19, 2018
Recent Results
Bryn Powell Skills Challenge The Bryn Powells skills challenge is a night of fun and games from long driving, long iron play, punch shots to the short game fineries of flop shots, chips, bunker shots and finishing with a series of putts. It was a close competition with 5 players…
May 29, 2018
Cradoc Results
Captains Charity Presentation Sunday saw last years captain’s present the cheque to Liz George, the fund raising coordinator of their chosen charity, Tony Payne and Mags Jones had chosen Macmillan at the start of the year and through a variety of fund raising events had managed to collect £3798 during…
May 13, 2018
Men's Texas Scramble Open
It couldn’t have been a better day for the first of Cradoc’s Men’s Open days, the sun was out, there was very little breeze, the course was in great condition and if the golf was letting you down you could always look at the spectacular view of the Beacons. There…
April 30, 2018
Last Week's Results
Stableford - Sunday 29th April 59 played - CSS 72 Conditions were tough out on the course with very little run on the ball and a cool wind, which was blustery at times, combine this with punishing rough and it was no wonder that the CSS gained a stroke. Early…
April 9, 2018
Last Weeks Results
The full results and write-up for the last 2 Stableford competitions held at Cradoc Golf Club can be found below:
March 27, 2018
Opening Day of the Season 2018
What a difference a week makes, last Sunday the course was covered in snow and this week it was bathed in sun which made it a very enjoyable day for the new Captains as they start the playing season. The Opening Day Texas Scramble is the first competition of the…
March 27, 2018
An International Occasion with Cradoc Ladies
The Six Nations Championship may be over but Saturday 24th March saw an international event of its own at Cradoc. Sixteen ladies turned up for a competition which involved Wales versus The Rest of The World. It was a very colourful occasion - flags of various countries were draped over…
March 23, 2018
Annual General Meeting 2018
At the 2018 AGM, held on Monday 5th March, the following were confirmed: Mr Pat Jones was elected as Captain for the Club for the ensuing year Mr Phil James was confirmed as the Vice-Captain Mrs Steph Jenkins was confirmed as Ladies’ Captain Mr Nick Morrell was re-elected as Treasurer…
February 21, 2018
Job Vacancy at Cradoc
Casual Bar Person Required We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team on the bar at Cradoc. Experience not necessary as training will be given. If you have any questions please ring the office on 01874 623658 or e-mail your Cv to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
November 29, 2017
Cradoc Champions of Wydean Mixed League
Congratulations to CRADOC GC which has WON the Wyedean Mixed League this year Sincere thanks to everyone who has played in teams during the year Alison Matthews (Team Captain)
November 6, 2017
Change of Captain at the Seniors
The Seniors AGM was held at the Clubhouse on Friday 3rd November 2017. Thirty two members were in attendance to welcome the new Seniors Captain Ian McLeod who took over from the outgoing Seniors Captain Roy Morgan.
November 6, 2017
2 Club & Putter Competition
In the annual 2 Club & Putter Competition, the overall winner was Geraint Hughes with 36 Stableford points, runner-up was Pat Deane with 34 points.
November 6, 2017
Dave Matthews completes "Mugs Gallery"
The last of the Seniors Captain's " Mug of the Month " award was presented to Dave Matthews in recognition of his tireless work for Cradoc Golf Club.
October 24, 2017
September Mug of the Month
The Seniors Captain awards the September "Mug of the Month" to his Vice-Captain Ian McLeod. This was in recognition of his support throughout 2017, always ready to cover for me in my absence. He takes over the role of Seniors Captain in November and I wish him every success in…
October 10, 2017
Seniors Section Update
A busy last week of the 2017 golfing season in the Seniors Section. The last Competition of the season was the Roy Alp Trophy with over 30 entries competing in a 18 hole Medal event. The winning card was returned by Steve Cole with Bob Hansel in second place. Photo…
October 9, 2017
Ladies Pink Bow Day
As is their tradition, Cradoc ladies kicked off the winter golfing season, with Pink Bow Day. All players wear pink in support of the breast cancer charity and in total raised a marvellous £279. This was from both donations and a raffle, with prizes (all pink) being provided by Mags…
September 14, 2017
Crazy Horse holes an ace at the Rolls
During the Seniors match at the Rolls of Monmouth on Thursday 14th September 2017, Emlyn " Crazy Horse " Hughes holes his tee shot, a 6 iron on the 4th par three hole.
September 4, 2017
Ladies Open AM-AM
Following a miserable day of rain, the Cradoc Ladies' were fortunate to have some reasonable weather for their last Open of the season, the Am-Am. The format was a full handicap stableford, where two scores were to count on each hole, except for the eighteenth, where all four scores counted…
September 3, 2017
Mens 4BBB Open
Sunday saw a full field of 144 players battle against some awful weather conditions with showers for most of the day and some of them heavy enough to make some players come in off the course. It was nearly a clean sweep for the home club except for the winners…
September 2, 2017
Tournament of Champions 2017
Saturdays competition was for all the Club Champions of Wales and the field was as strong as ever, not only were there Club Champions but there was also Welsh Internationals in the field. The day got off to a slow start with fog delaying the start for nearly 2 hours…
August 15, 2017
Seniors triumph in fixture with Cradoc Ladies
The annual match between the Seniors and Cradoc Ladies took place on Tuesday 15th August 2017. In a fearlessly contested match, played in good spirit, the Seniors just edged out the Ladies into second place. The Ladies Captain led from the front, with two gross birdies in the front nine…
August 1, 2017
July Mug of the Month
The Seniors Captain awards the July Mug of the Month to Roger Thornhill. Roger returned a Stableford card of 47 points in one of the rounds of the Trevor Clarke Competition, the best score in Seniors golf this year. His handicap was lowered by 3 shots for this achievement.
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July 30, 2017
Mixed Open 2017
The Cradoc GC Mixed Open was held on Sunday 30th July. Despite some very heavy rain at times, the scores were excellent and 52 pairs played from clubs all over South Wales. Download the full prize list below:
July 4, 2017
A Busy Week in Seniors Golf
A busy week in Seniors Golf started on Tuesday 4th July with 38 golfers visiting Pontardawe Golf Club on the occasion of the Seniors Captain's away day.
July 4, 2017
Ladies 4 BBBB Open Results
July 2, 2017
Cradoc Golf Club Men’s July Open 2017
On an ideal day for golf, with sunshine from beginning to end, a full field of players took part in the Men’s July Open. With the course in excellent condition, the winning scores reflected how well the course was playing.