The earliest records we have show that golf arrived in the Mold area, encouraged in part by local doctors who had learned the game during their days as medical students in Scotland, with the opening of the Hafod Golf Links on land belonging to Colonel Edward Lloyd on 15^th August 1905.

Ironically, whilst it was maintained that golf was an exhilarating and health-giving pastime, it seems that the limited transport facilities of the day meant that the ‘stiff climb necessary to reach the course’ left many members too exhausted to play and ‘interest flagged’.

However, it was reported in October, 1909, that the old players, not to be outdone, had been ‘eminently successful’ in finding a suitable location, accessible by road or rail, on the Leeswood estate near Padeswood station.

Mold Golf Club was in business, with Major John Hope Wynne-Eyton of Leeswood Hall as its first President.  It was decided that there should be an entrance fee of half a guinea for ladies and one guinea for gentlemen, and a yearly subscription of one guinea for all members.  Play began on 9^th November, 1909.

The course had been laid out under the direction of the professional of the Chester Golf Club, ‘who had formed a very high opinion of it’.  The 1911 edition of J N Frith’s Holidays in North Wales for Health and Pleasure tells us that the links of the Mold club, ‘which had only recently been formed’, were, ‘of a very sporting character, the hazards being natural.’  Mold Golf Club had joined the ranks of the already established clubs at Ruthin (1905), Holywell (1906) and Denbigh (1908), and was soon to be followed by Hawarden (1911).

By 1910 it was reported that ‘golf, as an outdoor pastime in this locality, has quite supplanted cricket.’  The recently built cricket pavilion at Mold recreation ground was bought by the club and transported to Padeswood to become the first clubhouse.  It was subsequently taken to Pantymwyn where it remained in service until 1967.

1912 saw considerable developments in the progress of the club.  Membership stood at 62 and subscriptions were raised to a guinea and a half (£1.57½) as was the entrance fee for gentlemen, due in part to the professional’s wages being £52 per year.  Peter Roberts, of Bromfield Hall and chair of Mold Urban Council, was elected President and the ladies formed their own committee.  Matches, including gents, ladies and mixed foursomes, were arranged with Denbigh, Holywell, Ruthin and Hawarden and the year ended with a Christmas social and dance at the Drill Hall.

Although no golf was played during the years of the First World War, the club remained in existence, the course re-opening in November, 1919.  Inter-club matches resumed in 1920 but it seems that for a time the course was in less than tip-top condition, allegedly to the advantage of the home side!

The twenties were bringing continuing success for the club in both its golfing and social activities until the summer of 1927 produced some of the heaviest rainfall on record.  It was reported that the rapidity with which the River Alyn rose was without precedent and the links were inundated.  The difficulties were compounded when in November North Wales was hit by the worst storm in living memory.  The decision was taken to abandon the course at Padeswood and move the club to its present location at Pantymwyn.

Peter Roberts’ son, Captain Norman Roberts was now President and it was he who was instrumental in enabling the club to lease, and eventually purchase, the land for the new nine-hole course which was ready for play by June, 1928.

Established in its new home, Mold Golf Club has undoubtedly flourished.  The cricket pavilion was replaced by a purpose built clubhouse, since extended and refurbished, in 1968.  Acquisition of land continued and the course was extended to eighteen holes in 1977.

Unrelenting attention to the layout and meticulous care have seen the condition of the course improved year on year and in 2007 the club gained a second prestigious Silver award in the HSBC Regional Course Rankings presented by Golf Monthly magazine.