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GOLF    WINNING RYDER CUP RESORT “It’s clear there’s nothing like Welsh hospitality.” Jim Remy, President of the PGA of America Home to what has been hailed ‘the As host venue of The 2010 Ryder greatest ever’ Ryder Cup, and voted Cup, the golfing facilities at Celtic Europe’s Golf Resort of the Year Manor are exceptional. As well as 2011, The Celtic Manor Resort is three championship golf courses, two a prestigious golf destination on a luxurious clubhouses and a world- grand scale. class Golf Academy, the Resort boasts a five-star Resort Hotel, 19th century Manor House, 200-year-old country inn, state-of-the-art convention centre, two health clubs and spas, and no fewer than six restaurants.     THE 2010 RYDER CUP “This is the greatest Ryder Cup ever witnessed on either side of the Atlantic.” Phil Weaver, Chairman of the Professional Golfers Association More than ten years in the making, to the very last singles match in which The Ryder Cup proved worth the wait Graeme McDowell beat Hunter Mahan when it was played in Wales for the on the 17th green. first time at The Celtic Manor Resort in 2010. The challenges of the weather – and the magnificent response of a 110-strong Europe regained the coveted gold team of greenkeepers to overcome them trophy from the Americans in the – only added to the drama and Celtic most dramatic style as an extended Manor enjoyed its day in the sun on four days of competition boiled down Monty’s Magic Monday.    T H E C E L T I C M A N O R W AL E S O P E N “It’s a wonderful venue and the golf course is magnificent.” 2010 Celtic Manor Wales Open and US Open champion, Graeme McDowell E x c l usi v e H ospit a l ity The annual Celtic Manor Wales Open Hospitality at The Celtic Manor Wales is a leading event on The European Open offers guests a fantastic day Tour with a prize fund of £1.8 million. out, watching top class sporting action with spectacular views from Ryder Cup stars Graeme McDowell, an elevated platform overlooking the Robert Karlsson, Miguel Angel 18th hole, while enjoying fabulous Jiménez, Ian Poulter, Paul Lawrie and food, drink and entertainment. Paul McGinley have all triumphed during the history of The Celtic For more information contact Manor Wales Open, while prominent Special Events on 01633 410318 competitors have also included the likes of Padraig Harrington, Retief Goosen, Paul Casey and Lee Westwood.  THE TWENTY TEN “I think it’s a wonderful golf course. It’s in terrific shape and the holes themselves have a lot of risk/reward, a lot of real big penalties if you miss-hit a shot and a lot of rewards if you pull off a shot.” Eight-time US Ryder Cup player Phil Mickelson Built at a total cost of £20 million, Set against the magnificent backdrop of The Twenty Ten Course is the first the beautiful Usk Valley, the spectacular golf course in history to be designed 7,493-yard, par-71 course includes many specifically for The Ryder Cup, golf’s memorable risk and reward challenges, most prestigious team tournament. designed to provide a supreme test to the world’s best golfers in both match play Also the stage for the annual Celtic and stroke play conditions. Manor Wales Open, this course opened in 2007 and has since made No fewer than six holes on the back nine its mark as a must-play venue for feature water hazards and the 14th, with any golfer. its twin lakes, the drivable par-four 15th and the reachable par-five 18th stand out in an epic closing stretch.    T he T wenty T en C l u b house The Twenty Ten Course is Features within the clubhouse include complemented by a luxurious a members’ lounge with leather clubhouse, built to take full advantage chesterfields and a warming open of its elevated position overlooking hearth, award-winning Rafters Bar the 18th green. A long balcony offers and Restaurant with its floor-to-ceiling spectacular views over the dramatic cedar beams, the Samuel Ryder finishing hole of the course. Suite, a spike bar, pro shop and the luxurious, oak-panelled locker rooms used by some of the greatest names in golf during The 2010 Ryder Cup.  T he rom a n ro a d “The Roman Road has some lovely holes and panoramic views across the Severn Estuary to complete one of Britain’s premier golf resorts.” Daily Telegraph Designed by Robert Trent Roman Road hosted The Celtic Manor Jones Senior, the Roman Road Wales Open, a leading event on the championship course takes its European Tour, from 2005 to 2007. name from the ancient East to West It was also the venue for the All*Star highway of Roman Britain crossing Cup, a Ryder Cup style celebrity its fairways to the nearby Roman tournament, which featured the likes fortress town of Caerleon. of Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas, Rob Lowe, Jane Seymour Bordered by woodland, this challenging par-70 course features some long open fairways but also a number of twists and turns through trees and across lakes and streams. and Alice Cooper.    T he montgomerie “A bunker should be a half-shot penalty, so I’ve made the bunkers smaller and very much deeper than you will see on most new layouts. I believe you should have to plot your way around them like a game of chess.” Course designer and 2010 Ryder Cup Captain, Colin Montgomerie Designed by the winning 2010 Featuring just one water hazard, The European Ryder Cup captain, Colin Montgomerie nevertheless poses a Montgomerie called on all his golfing formidable examination of course experience to create many exciting strategy for accomplished players tests of strategy. He has also drawn while remaining a highly enjoyable on his roots in Scottish links golf to challenge for all. create a traditional feel enhanced by deep and penal pot bunkers. Complemented by some stunning views over the Usk Valley and the The Montgomerie offers a spectacular Severn Estuary, the undulating course par-69 challenge with some provides a truly memorable golfing dramatic tee shots over valleys and experience. breathtaking downhill approaches.  T he Lodge The Resort’s largest clubhouse, and Ocius Treatment Rooms which serving both Roman Road and The offer the finest Elemis therapies, it Montgomerie courses, is a relaxed is a popular venue for all kinds of retreat just a couple of fairways from corporate and private events. the Resort Hotel. It also features six private function With its luxurious locker rooms, suites including the Augusta and the lounge bar, brasserie restaurant, golf Chairman’s Marquee overlooking the pro shop, award-winning health club 18th hole of the Roman Road course.    the go l f a c a demy The Celtic Manor Golf Academy is game area as well as TaylorMade one of the best facilities of its kind and Titleist Performance Centres in Europe and was appointed the offering extensive custom fit and game Wales National Centre of Excellence improvement advice. in 2009, when a new short game practice area was opened by golfing A team of PGA professionals provide legend Arnold Palmer. help and guidance to improve your game, whether that be showing you Built with the help of a Ryder Cup how to pick up a club for the first time, Wales Legacy Fund grant, the short full analysis of your swing using V1 game facilities include three all- Pro technology, or a few helpful tips weather greens and tees at varying to solve that niggling problem, with elevations and distances. one-to-one lessons and group tuition available. They combine with a 28-bay, two-tier covered driving range, an indoor For more information contact the putting studio and outdoor short Golf Academy on 01633 410312  J U N I O R G O LF T he P rincip a l ity J unior W a l es O pen Celtic Manor is committed to For junior golfers between 5 and 12 The Principality Junior Wales Open demonstrates Celtic Manor’s support and developing and enhancing young years of age, membership includes commitment to junior golf development in Wales. Since the inaugural tournament in golfers as they learn how to play use of the practice facilities and 24 2002, the Junior Wales Open has grown into one of the biggest junior tournaments the great game. The Golf Academy group tuition sessions per year. in the UK. Over 400 talented junior golfers from all over the country enter the offers a host of initiatives for juniors competition, with four regional qualifiers before the summer grand final on The including an after-school club, There is also Junior Membership for specialised golf tuition and golf golfers under the age of 18 years. Twenty Ten Course at The Celtic Manor Resort. For more information on The Principality Junior Wales Open, camps that run throughout the year. For more information about There is no better introduction to the junior membership contact the game of golf than Celtic Dragons Membership Team on 01633 Membership at Celtic Manor. 410300 contact Special Events on 01633 410318    R esidenti a l & Visitor G o l f P a c k a ges R esidenti a l G o l f M a gic M onty M ond a ys Visitor G o l f The Resort offers some of the finest Enjoy world-class championship golf Recreate the dramatic final day of Play at Europe’s most prestigious golf golf courses and facilities in Europe. combined with an overnight stay in The Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor by destination, the home of The 2010 Stay and play at Celtic Manor, voted the luxurious five-star facilities of the playing The Twenty Ten Course set up Ryder Cup and follow in the footsteps Europe’s Golf Resort of the Year Resort Hotel. with exactly the same pin positions of the European champions with a that yielded so much drama in 2010. number of first class golf experiences. Boo k O n l ine 2011, with a range of visitor and residential packages to suit all levels The two course Stay and Play of golfer. package combines one night’s On the first Monday of every month accommodation for golfers to (April to October), the holes will relax and enjoy a double helping be cut in the identical spots on the Visitors can book online for Roman of championship golf on The greens where they were located Road, The Montgomerie and The Montgomerie and Roman Road. when Europe completed a nail-biting Twenty Ten Course. This service victory over America by a single allows you to check available tee point. times for all three courses, add Relive all the excitement and drama of The Ryder Cup and make the additional players plus any golf home of this celebrated event your Try to replicate Graeme McDowell’s home too. Choose from a number birdie putt on the 16th green, which of residential packages playing The set up the winning concession one Twenty Ten Course and take on the hole later, or attempt to pitch in for For information on all our latest challenge set for the European and eagle exactly where Tiger did on the golf packages and offers visit American teams while experiencing fearsome 12th. celtic-manor.com, or contact equipment you may require. the same world renowned facilities our Golf Reservations Team on enjoyed by the world’s best golfers. 01633 410263  G O LF M E M B E R S H I P C orpor a te M em b ership Make the home of The 2010 Ryder As a member you can enjoy the For companies looking to entertain Corporate membership of The Cup your home too, with our informal luxury and seamless service clients on a regular basis, corporate Twenty Ten Club includes a Championship or Twenty Ten Club of the five-star Resort as often as membership at The Celtic Manor range of benefits including one Membership. you choose with generous discounts Resort offers a host of exclusive complimentary corporate golf day throughout the Resort, in the bars benefits. for 20 people each year, use of all Membership at The Celtic and restaurants, on spa treatments Manor Resort offers a range of and hair styling and in retail outlets. championship golf courses and three golf courses at the Resort, four A choice of packages are available season tickets to The Celtic Manor for Roman Road, The Montgomerie, Wales Open, discounts on luxury practice facilities, two luxury As a Championship Member you and and The Twenty Ten Club, providing accommodation at the five-star Resort clubhouses featuring award-winning your family benefit from discounted companies with an opportunity to Hotel and leisure membership plus dining, two health and fitness clubs leisure membership at the Resort, become a member of one of the much more. and a lively social calendar. while Twenty Ten Members receive world’s most prestigious golf clubs. complimentary leisure membership. For more information contact the Membership Team on 01633 410300    C O R P O R A T E G O LF Having hosted one of the world’s Whether it is a large or small event for largest and most thrilling sporting experienced golfers or beginners, we occasions, The Ryder Cup, the offer a complete event management team at Celtic Manor has all the service so let our experts tailor-make knowledge and experience required a golf day to suit your company’s to deliver your special event. individual needs. With a range of corporate golf Exclusive use of a course is an option packages on each of our three for larger events and allows you to take courses, matched by excellent advantage of some fantastic additional hospitality services and the space to benefits including corporate branding facilitate large groups, Celtic Manor around the course for banners, tee offers endless possibilities. markers and pin flags. For more information contact the Events Team on 01633 410252  A D D I T I O N AL S E R V I C E S A range of unique additional services are available to further enhance a group golf experience at Celtic Manor, subject to an additional charge. Li v e S coring G P S C ourse G uides E v ent P hotogr a phy Br a nding a nd M erch a ndise Golfers can score their round on a The Celtic Manor Resort is delighted to Our corporate photography service live scoring system which immediately offer GPS course guides to all golfers captures teams on the 1st tee for a All of the on-course tee markers and calculates the net score and updates playing The Twenty Ten Course. Using group photo and then in action as the pin flags can be replaced with those live leaderboards instantaneously cutting edge GPS technology, the units individual golfers tee off, providing a displaying a company logo which we which can be viewed on plasma give you distances to hazards, fairway great memento of the day. can supply. screens in the clubhouse and live on targets, lay-ups and most importantly, the internet. the green on each hole. We are also able to offer a range G o l f T uition of exclusive Celtic Manor and Twenty Ten Course merchandise. ‘ H o l e I n O ne ’ T he P a r 3 C h a l l enge M a r k eting P rogr a mme Tuition can accommodate a variety We can co-brand our golf specific of levels, in a relaxed learning merchandise with your own company A great addition to any golf day, environment. Each group will logo to create a unique memento of We offer a unique marketing giving your clients the chance to return be paired with a PGA qualified your event. We also offer a selection programme provided by ‘Worldwide for free. Golfers hitting the green professional and will spend time of premier corporate gifts and an Hole In One’. This world-class golf with their first shot from the tee on a working on basic fundamentals and exciting range of exclusive items experience for corporate events adds selected par-3 will be presented with swing positions that will dramatically and gift experiences that are only fun for golfers plus brand exposure a voucher for a complimentary round improve the whole experience and available from The Celtic Manor and is easy to use and affordable for of golf on either Roman Road or The add to the enjoyment of the day. Resort. any tournament size. Montgomerie.   For more information on golf at The Celtic Manor Resort, call our Golf Reservations Team on +44 (0) 1633 410263 They will be delighted to help with bookings or any questions you might have. To discover more about The Celtic Manor Resort visit celtic-manor.com The Celtic Manor Resort is committed to preserving our natural environment and this booklet is printed on elemental chlorine-free paper made with timber from wellmanaged sustainable forests.   Celtic Manor Resort, Coldra Woods, The Usk Valley Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom, NP18 1HQ T: +44 (0) 1633 413000 F: +44 (0) 1633 412910 celtic-manor.com