In Volume 1 of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak published that.

“These small links are a pilgrimage for the dedicated reader of Bernard Darwin who developed his love for the game here as a youth. I shudder to think what Darwin would write of the neutering of the famous “Cader” where a limited view of the target has been granted, but the short 12^th is still a fine target perched in the dunes near the shore, and the intriguing 288-yard 16^th curls around the railway line at the left of the course.”

Aberdovey received a score of 5 out of 10 from Tom Doak, and scores of 4 and 5 out of 10 from two of his co-authors.