Glyn Abbey Golf Club

Opened in 1992 on land reclaimed from opencast mining by British Coal, Glyn Abbey was designed by renowned architect Dr Martin Hawtree and laid out on the wooded southern slope of the Gwendraeth Valley, with some 35,000 trees planted alongside the ancient Trimsaran Wood. Now independently run by its members, the club was named Welsh Golf Club of the Year in 2009.