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Wales is the only UK country to not host the Open. Allow me to argue on their behalf.

Posted on 7/17/25 at 5:43 pm
Posted by Ag Zwin
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 5:43 pm
Ers dros 160 mlynedd, mae Pencampwriaeth Agored y DU wedi dathlu traddodiadau gorau’r gamp o golff, gan uno cefnogwyr a chwaraewyr ar gyrsiau cysylltiol eiconig ledled Ynysoedd Prydain. O St Andrews i Royal St George’s, o Troon i Royal Portrush, mae’r rota yn anrhydeddu hanes y gêm a’i lleoliadau mwyaf heriol.

Ond mae un esgeulustod amlwg: nid yw Cymru erioed wedi cynnal y Bencampwriaeth Agored.

Nid yw hynny’n anffodus yn unig—mae’n amddifad o unrhyw esboniad teg.

Cymru yw un o bedair cenedl y Deyrnas Unedig, ac yn rhan o ynys Prydain Fawr, sef y sail i enw’r Bencampwriaeth “Brydeinig”. Ac eto, er bod Gogledd Iwerddon—nad yw’n rhan o Brydain Fawr yn ddaearyddol—wedi cynnal y bencampwriaeth, ni chafodd Cymru’r cyfle erioed. Mae’r gwrthddywediad hwn yn tanseilio honiad y Bencampwriaeth ei bod yn gynrychiolaeth wirioneddol o golff Prydain.

Ac nid oherwydd diffyg cwrs teilwng y mae hyn. Mae Clwb Golff Brenhinol Porthcawl yn gwrs cysylltiol o safon byd-eang, yn llawn her a chymeriad. Mae wedi cynnal Cwpan Walker, Pencampwriaeth yr Amatur, yr Agored Hyn (sawl tro), a’r Bencampwriaeth Agored i Fenywod. Mae’r chwaraewyr gorau a beirniaid fel ei gilydd wedi canmol ei wyntoedd gwyllt, ei dirwedd naturiol, a’i leoliad dramatig uwchben Môr Hafren.

Mae ganddo bopeth sydd ei angen ar Bencampwriaeth Agored—ac eithrio cydnabyddiaeth gan yr R&A.

Mae Cymru hefyd wedi profi ei gallu i gynnal digwyddiadau golff o bwys byd-eang. Roedd Cwpan Ryder 2010 yng Nghastell-nedd Port Talbot (Celtic Manor) yn llwyddiant logistaidd ac yn ffefryn gyda’r cefnogwyr, er gwaethaf yr hinsawdd. Mae’r seilwaith, lletygarwch, a brwdfrydedd cenedlaethol eisoes yn bodoli.

Tu hwnt i’r achos technegol mae’r achos diwylliannol. Mae golff Cymru wedi cynhyrchu enillwyr mawr fel Ian Woosnam, ac mae ganddi gymuned golff frwdfrydig ac yn tyfu’n gyflym. Byddai cynnal y Bencampwriaeth Agored yn gydnabyddiaeth bwerus o’r etifeddiaeth honno, ac yn ysbrydoliaeth i’r genhedlaeth nesaf o golffwyr Cymreig.

Nid yw hyn yn ymwneud â daearyddiaeth yn unig. Mae’n ymwneud â thegwch. Mae’n ymwneud â chwblhau’r darlun. Mae’n ymwneud â sicrhau bod pencampwriaeth sy’n honni ei bod yn cynrychioli gorau golff Prydain yn wirioneddol yn adlewyrchu holl Brydain.

Mae’r rota wedi anrhydeddu Lloegr, Yr Alban, a hyd yn oed Gogledd Iwerddon.

Onid yw’n bryd rhoi’r cyfle i Gymru?
Posted by RandySavage
9 Time Natty Winner
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 5:44 pm to
You convinced me
Posted by TackySweater
Member since Dec 2020
24650 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 5:46 pm to
What. In. The. frick.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37536 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 5:47 pm to
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What. In. The. frick.


He thought it would be funny to post something in welsh. It wasn’t.


You’re always so confused lol
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RIP Wayde
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 5:54 pm to
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
90500 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 6:21 pm to
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What. In. The. frick.
I don’t hate it
Posted by SingleMalt1973
Member since Feb 2022
23669 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 6:23 pm to
A.I.has still got a shitload of bugs to work out.
Posted by TT9
Seychelles
Member since Sep 2008
91793 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 6:24 pm to
It's pathetic that Turnberry hasn't hosted in forever and we all know why.

It's one of the best courses in the Open rotation.
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
Member since Mar 2011
56659 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 6:33 pm to
Learning a Gaelic or Brythonic language sounds cool until you have a stroke trying to read it. I'm sure there's a method to pronunciation, but it just looks like absolute nonsense.
Posted by OleVaught14
Member since Jun 2019
11145 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 6:46 pm to
Gofynion Cwrs incs:

Cynhelir y Bencampwriaeth Agored yn gyfan gwbl ar gyrsiau cyswllt, sydd fel arfer yn arfordirol ac yn cael eu nodweddu gan dywarchen gadarn, tir tonnog, a pheryglon naturiol. Er bod gan Gymru rai cyrsiau cyswllt rhagorol, gan gynnwys Royal Porthcawl, mae nifer y lleoliadau addas yn gyfyngedig o'i gymharu â'r Alban, Lloegr, a Gogledd Iwerddon.

Heriau Seilwaith:

Mae cynnal digwyddiad mawr fel yr Agored yn gofyn am seilwaith sylweddol, gan gynnwys cludiant, llety a chyfleusterau digonol ar gyfer tyrfaoedd mawr a lletygarwch corfforaethol. Er bod Cymru wedi gwneud camau breision o ran datblygu seilwaith, yn enwedig yn Ne Cymru, gall maint y buddsoddiad sydd ei angen i ddiwallu gofynion yr Agored fod yn sylweddol.
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Posted by TackySweater
Member since Dec 2020
24650 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 6:53 pm to
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You’re always so confused lol

Imagine constantly using this in the wrong way trying to score some big gotcha lol
This post was edited on 7/17/25 at 6:54 pm
Posted by Lexis Dad
Member since Apr 2025
6399 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:01 pm to
It seems weird that they haven't hosted. You could make a case that Wales is the prettiest division of the UK.

A good friend of mine is half Welsh(other half is English). This would be a good question to ask him.

Well done on the OP in Welsh.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
110329 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:09 pm to
Not going to lie I’m on board now

I’m also 4 scotches deep

The grape juice they have created shows they deserve it
This post was edited on 7/17/25 at 7:10 pm
Posted by SCLibertarian
Conway, South Carolina
Member since Aug 2013
41796 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:19 pm to
Land of my fathers is a Top 5 world national anthem and the Welsh sing it louder and prouder than any other people sing their anthem. That's all I got.
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:42 pm to
Posted by dallastigers
Member since Dec 2003
10387 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:05 pm to
Whenever I hear welsh on a British show I feel like I accidentally switched over to a Twin Peaks lodge or red room scene.
Posted by JerryTheKingBawler
South of Memphis
Member since Jan 2023
7781 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:12 pm to
Upvote
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
149876 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:13 pm to
No one would think about Wales if Ryan Reynolds didnt exist
This post was edited on 7/17/25 at 8:20 pm
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
15491 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:13 pm to

Ian Woosnam



Posted by MrSpock
Member since Sep 2015
5097 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:32 pm to
What in the Lord of the Rings?
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