The Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club

The Rolls of Monmouth was founded in 1982 in Monmouthshire, the county that forms much of the Welsh Marches along the border with Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. The course measures 6,733 yards, a substantial length that places it among the longer layouts in this part of Wales. Monmouth itself sits at the meeting of the Rivers Monnow and Wye, in country known for its wooded ridges and river valleys rather than the coastline more usually associated with Welsh golf. A 1982 opening makes this a relatively modern club by the standards of Welsh golf, many of whose courses date to the Victorian era, and the yardage suggests a layout built with modern equipment and driving distances in mind rather than the shorter, tighter designs common on older parkland sites. The NP25 postcode places it close to the A40 and the town of Monmouth, within a reasonable drive of both Cardiff and Bristol across the Severn.