Mountain Lakes Golf Club, Caerphilly. (1988 - 2015)
The Mountain Lakes course was designed by R Sandow/J Page in 1988 to challenging championship standards. Bob Sandow was the early professional at Mountain Lakes, in the early 2000s the professional was S Bebb.
The complex was situated on the top of a Caerphilly Mountain with outstanding views. There was a fully licensed lounge and bar complete with hot and cold catering facilities a function suite and golf shop.
The golf complex originally consisted of two courses; Mountain Lakes was the eighteen-hole course and Castell Heights the nine-hole “Pay and Play” course.
The eighteen-hole Mountain Lakes course has now closed. The Castell Heights nine-hole course is still in operation (2015.)
The following pictures of the course were taken by the author in 2012.
The Google Map below pinpoints the location of the former course.