A visit to Waterville Golf Club takes the player back in time to the beginning of the history of golf - this club was founded in 1889 and is accordingly one of the oldest-established golf clubs in the British Isles. Golf at Waterville is a mystical experience - the beauty of classic links land, surrounded by the sea, yet forever challenged by the elements.

High sand dunes form small valleys or surround some of the greens, which makes it difficult to see the greens and thus adds to the challenge.

Waterville is so highly challenging, that the saying goes: "Whoever can conquer Waterville can play on any golf course of the world".