David, if Pennard is the links in the sky, then Kington must be in the stratosphere (it is, I think, the highest golf course in England, in no way a links!)
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Ha ha ha, Adam, thanks for calling that one, I had honestly no idea, just in the photo the ground looks like hard fast sandy based links ground, that and the lack of any trees so just incorrectly assumed. I know that's not the correct generalization but anytime I think of "great" golf in the UK or Ireland, links golf comes to mind, or of course heathland but that's secondary for me for some reason. This didn't look like a heathland and therefore I just assumed it was some links course I'd not yet heard of.
Poor excuse but the only one I have to offer. Now that you mention it I can see in the background of the photo that the course appears to be way up in the hills. I was so focussed on the green and surround I hadn't even noticed that.
Next you are going to tell me that the UK is full of excellent golf courses that are neither links nor heathland and really destroy my entire impression of golf across the stream...