A golf pro has transformed a former driving range and golf course - bringing more than a dozen jobs to Anglesey - with plans to create more roles.
The Llangefni course closed in October 2018 after the local authority announced it was selling off the nine-hole facility as it was losing money.
But the driving range was reopened after the lease was taken over by coach and PGA professional Matthew Wharton following a tender for the facilities.
Mr Wharton, based in Llanllechid near Bethesda, formerly worked at both the Treborth driving range and St Deiniol (Bangor) Golf Club, had big ambitions for the site.
This initially started with the driving range and building up the existing facility at the newly named Golf Mon.
He then set about on a nine month redevelopment of the old golf shop - transforming it into a pizza restaurant - Popty Pizza.
This opened in October and is proving a success.
He is now intent on ‘phase three’ of his plan - setting up an American style crazy golf course.
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He said: “I have put everything into this - both time and money.
“We have worked hard to re-establish the driving range and the work we put in paid off.
“We then spent nine months on the restaurant, transforming the old shop.
“There was a lot of our own work that went into that as well as money to get it like it is.
“It includes some great touches like a former climbing wall from the Indy in Llanfair PG, which is now a bar.”
He added: “Everything we have done has been done well - we wanted to be selling the best pizza in North Wales, we have done it all properly.
“I had big ambitions for the site and this is happening.
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“It has worked because we are busy, we have lots of families and young people coming here because there is nothing like this in Llangefni. As well as the pizza we have craft beer here too.”
The next stage is a circa £50,000 investment in a crazy golf course.
He said: “My long term ambition is that this is the most popular visitor site on Anglesey.
“Like with the restaurant we are doing it properly with a US style crazy golf course.
“I’m a golf pro so I know what will work and how to do this well.”
This has seen the former empty site now employ 12 people with more jobs on the way.
Mr Wharton said: “We will have another four with the crazy golf and potentially more on the site in the future.”
He added: “When I presented for the tender they said my plans were ambitious which I think was why they went with me. I am making them happen.”