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James Braid 1870 - 1950. A Scottish professional golfer Won the Open Championship 5 times Renowned golf course architect Designed over 200 golf courses. The James Braid Features. Complete variety of holes both in length and character.
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James Braid1870 - 1950 • A Scottish professional golfer • Won the Open Championship 5 times • Renowned golf course architect • Designed over 200 golf courses
The James Braid Features • Complete variety of holes both in length and character. • Used natural terrain and features including gorse and rocky outcrops • Putting greens well guarded by bunkers and slopes • Variety of par 3’s differing in direction and length
The James Braid Trail clubs • Aberdovey • Holyhead • Llandudno (Maesdu) • Nefyn • Old Colwyn • Porthmadog • Pwllheli • Rhyl • St Deiniol(Bangor) • Wrexham
Gwynedd Council support • Aqua marketing – created a marketing package • Tick list golf card for players to take to each club to be stamped • Leaflet rack and a stamp for each club • 2 web pages (one English, one Welsh) on the visitsnowdonia.info website • Article about each club put on 8 online article directories for golf bloggers and golf sites to pick up
www.jamesbraidtrail.co.uk Got 2000 hits in 2012 – twice as many as the golf pages
Event at Maesdu 2102 Teams from each club played Our own James Braid
Some clubs Display in clubhouse
All clubs Display a plaque on clubhouse
Cost to clubs • All this for £25 per club in 2012 • First two years 2012 & 2013 the main marketing package is being fully sponsored by Gwynedd Council • Each club is promoting the trail on their club website and in Pros shop