Back on course! Golfers return to the fairways at Llanymynech

Llanymynech Golf Club claims to be Europe's only dual country course, with its holes split between Powys and Shropshire.

Under partial sunny skies, many golfers returned to the course to enjoy a round.

Llanymynech Golf Club reopened to its members on Wednesday. Pictures: Jacob King/PA

Its location led to confusion about whether it could reopen this week due to a difference in the way coronavirus lockdown measures are being eased in England and Wales.

While Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people in England will be able to play golf again from May 13, courses in Wales are not set to reopen until Monday, May 18.

The club - situated between Welshpool and Oswestry - reopened in-line with the measures announced for England.

Its course features 15 holes in Wales, two in England and one that crosses both countries, with players teeing off in the former and putting in the latter.

The club said the majority of its 470 members are based in England, adding that the virus had left it in a "precarious position" financially.

In reaching its decision to reopen, the club said it had followed the guidance of the Shropshire and Herefordshire Union of Golf Clubs and the English Golf Union.

"This we feel is the best course of action for our club and its members and allows golf to be played within the current restrictions highlighted in the Prime Minister's statement," the club said.

"The English Golf Union guidelines agreed with the Government are a comprehensive set of rules that will allow a limited amount of golf to be played in a controlled and safe manner."

The Government's coronavirus recovery strategy said that from Wednesday recreational activities, including golf and tennis will be permitted in England as long as social distancing guidelines are adhered to.

Clubs in Wales have been shut during lockdown but the government but golfers can return to the fairways on Monday.