- 18Holes
- 70Par
- 3Rated tees
- 9Greens mapped
- 49Contours
- 6.1%Steepest slope
About Brecon
Brecon is an 18-hole golf course playing to par 70 in Brecon, Wales. James Braid designed it, and it opened in 1902. GolfCore has mapped 9 greens here with contour lines and fall-line arrows. The card below lists 3 rated tees with yardages for all 18 holes. GPS yardages and scoring are free in the GolfCore app.
Plan your visit
Newton Park Llanfaes, Brecon
+44 1874 622004
How the greens break
GolfCore traced 9 greens at Brecon from 1-meter national lidar elevation data, with 49 elevation contours at a 8-centimeter interval. The steepest measured slope is 6.1 percent, and the largest rise across a single green is 0.56 m.
In the app the same map sits under your ball on every green, with the fall line drawn to the hole and the wind modeled at your position. At clubs that run GolfCore, the pins the shop sets each morning show up there too.
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 |
| Yards | 161 | 305 | 525 | 322 | 146 | 415 | 386 | 379 | 428 | 3,067 |
| Hcp | 7 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 |
| Yards | 161 | 305 | 525 | 322 | 146 | 415 | 386 | 379 | 428 | 3,067 |
| Hcp | 12 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
Total70 Yards6,134
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 161 | 7 |
| 2 | 4 | 305 | 17 |
| 3 | 5 | 525 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 322 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 146 | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | 415 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 386 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 379 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 428 | 9 |
| Out | 35 | 3,067 | |
| 10 | 3 | 161 | 12 |
| 11 | 4 | 305 | 18 |
| 12 | 5 | 525 | 6 |
| 13 | 4 | 322 | 14 |
| 14 | 3 | 146 | 16 |
| 15 | 4 | 415 | 2 |
| 16 | 4 | 386 | 8 |
| 17 | 4 | 379 | 4 |
| 18 | 4 | 428 | 10 |
| In | 35 | 3,067 | |
| Total | 70 | 6,134 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mens White | 6,134 | 70 | 70.1 / 126 |
| Mens Yellow | 5,974 | 70 | 69.4 / 124 |
| Womens Red | 5,666 | 72 | 72.2 / 122 (W) |
Hole data is what GolfCore holds for the course's layout. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Spot a wrong par, yardage or stroke index? Report it from Map Settings in the app, or send us a correction.
Course details
- Location
- Brecon, Wales, United Kingdom
- Address
- Newton Park Llanfaes, Brecon
- Phone
- +44 1874 622004
- Website
- brecontowncouncil.org.uk
- Architect
- James Braid
- Opened
- 1902
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Tees on the card
- 3, 3 USGA-rated
- Greens mapped
- 9
- Elevation contours
- 49
- Contour interval
- 8-centimeter
- Largest green elevation span
- 0.56 m
- Steepest measured slope
- 6.1%
- Course map
- Traced hole by hole
- Wind modeling
- Live wind grid, 16 directions
- Tree canopy
- 1-meter canopy height model
- Course data updated
- 2026-10-22
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Staff at Brecon can claim this course by signing in with an email address at the club's own domain, then edit its address, phone, website and crest at no charge. Read how a club keeps its course right. The same system runs a club's tee sheet and caddie yard; read how caddie management on GolfCore works.