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

“Just a few miles from Royal Porthcawl, this links is generally overlooked, but the back nine features a run of outstanding holes in some exciting dune country. The dunes seem to run for miles further to the north, and it’s crazy that no one has built more golf holes in them, especially when you consider how mediocre the front nine is.”

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