Mond Valley First to Complete Women’s Golf Legacy Project
Mond Valley Golf Club has become the first venue in Wales to complete renovation work funded by the Women’s Golf Legacy Fund, opening upgraded changing facilities for female golgers in the Swansea Valley.
The club received a grant from the £1 million fund established by the Welsh Government following Royal Porthcawl’s hosting of the AIG Women’s Open in August 2024.
The money enabled Mond Valley Golf Club to refurbish women’s changing rooms that suffered severe flood damage two years ago.
Mond Valley Leads Wales-Wide Legacy Programme
The West Wales venue is the first of 49 clubs across the country to finish projects aimed at improving facilities for women and girls in golf.
The Women’s Golf Legacy Fund provided grants of up to £25,000 per club, with more than 70 projects approved.
Club Chairman Adrian Jones said the grant enabled the club to transform damaged facilities into modern changing rooms.
We now have a changing room and changing facilities that are a pleasure to use, relax in, and welcome visitors to,” he said. “This funding has meant so much to us.
Wales Golf distributed the £1 million fund following the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Porthcawl, the first time a golf Major had been held in Wales. The tournament represented the largest female sporting event ever staged in the country.
Wales Golf Legacy Programme Includes 74 Projects
Wales Golf Head of Facilities and Sustainability Dilwyn Griffiths said work continues on 74 projects spread across North, South, East and West Wales.
The improvements include on-course women’s toilets, dedicated coaching areas, improved disability access, pathway facilities and halfway houses.
“The transformation at Mond Valley Golf Club is exceptional, and the top quality facilities will make golf at the club a much more attractive proposition for women and girls in the area,” Griffiths said.
They were unfortunate to sustain so much flood damage in the first place, but now the facilities are a fantastic addition.
The organisation previously managed the Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Legacy Fund, which supported 44 projects around Wales. Many of those developments continue to benefit clubs 15 years later.
Griffiths added that the Mond Valley Golf Club women’s facilities will benefit all members and visitors.
The legacy programme addresses barriers that can prevent women and girls from taking up golf, with several clubs working on similar renovations to those completed at Mond Valley.
“The world’s best female golfers may have left Porthcawl a couple of months ago, but they leave a lasting footprint and their presence will be felt in Welsh golf for many years to come,” he said.
