A mystery, potentially macabre find nearly gave golfers in Tenby a stroke, when what looked to be a skeletal human hand was discovered near the 9th hole of the seaside town’s golf club - with a Crime Scene Investigator subsequently alerted!

On Friday, July 5 an ordinary round of golf took a startling turn when a Tenby Golf Club member discovered what appeared to be a skeletal human hand near the 9th hole on the links Course.

The shocking find, nestled in a rabbit hole, prompted immediate action and concern among the staff, and the golfer - shaken by the discovery, promptly alerted Club management.

Police were swiftly called to the scene, and the area around the hole in question was cordoned off to ensure safety and preserve any potential evidence.

Photographs of the skeletal remains were taken and sent to police headquarters for analysis to determine whether the hand was human.

Initial scans however at police HQ were inconclusive, leaving room for speculation and anxiety among the members and staff.

In response, the Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) unit was brought in to conduct a thorough examination.

After several tense hours of meticulous investigation though, the CSI team confirmed that the skeletal hand did not belong to a human. Instead, it was determined to be from an animal of an unknown species.

This revelation brought a wave of relief to the Golf Club, as the discovery of human remains could have necessitated extensive and disruptive excavation of the fairway.

Club members and staff expressed their relief and curiosity over the unusual find, which has become the talk around the course since.

“It’s not every day you come across something like this on a golf course,” commented Golf Manager David Hancock.

“It certainly added a bit of excitement and mystery to our usual routine.”

While the incident was resolved without any sinister implications, it served as a reminder of the unexpected surprises that can lie beneath even the most familiar grounds.

Club members and visitors are now back to their regular games, albeit with a story that will be recounted for years to come.

Work has been underway of late to save Tenby Golf Club’s course - known as the ‘birthplace of Welsh Golf’ - from further erosion, with a ‘coastal defence project’ incorporating gabion baskets and ‘mattresses’ made of steel frames and filled with stone being erected around the dunes on South and Penally beaches surrounding the course.