Celtic Manor Wales Open

Infobox_Golf_Tournament
tournament_name = Celtic Manor Wales Open
nickname =


location = flagicon|UK Newport, UK
establishment = 2000
course = Twenty-Ten,
Celtic Manor Resort
par = 71
yardage = 7,352
tour = European Tour
format = Stroke play
purse = €2,300,000
month_played = May
aggregate =
to-par =
Current Champion = Scott Strange The Celtic Manor Wales Open is a European Tour golf tournament which was founded in 2000 and is played each June. The Celtic Manor Resort in the city of Newport, South Wales is a large resort and hotel which has been developed since the mid 1990s and is the venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup. From 2000 to 2004 the tournament was played over the resort's Wentwood Hills course, but as that course was being redeveloped for the Ryder Cup, the 2005/6 event was played over the Roman Road course. Since 2008, the event has been played on the Ryder Cup Twenty-Ten course. The 2008 prize fund was £1.8 million or €2.3 million.

In 2006 Sweden's Robert Karlsson broke the European Tour's 36-hole and 54-hole scoring records by shooting 124 for the first two rounds and 189 for the first three. However as the course was a par 69, which is rare at this level, his to-par scores were a much less remarkable 14 under after two rounds and 18 under after three. He shot two over par for the final round, but still won. In the same year, Phillip Archer posted a score of 60 in the first round, which was almost a 59 but for a missed birdie putt on the 18th green.

Winners

*2008 Scott Strange - AUS
*2007 Richard Sterne - ZAF
*2006 Robert Karlsson - SWE
*2005 Miguel Ángel Jiménez - ESP
*2004 Simon Khan - ENG
*2003 Ian Poulter - ENG
*2002 Paul Lawrie - SCO
*2001 Paul McGinley - IRL
*2000 Steen Tinning - DNK

ee also

*Wales Seniors Open - a European Seniors Tour event.

External links

* [http://www.walesopen.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.europeantour.com/Tournaments/latest.sps?iTourNo=2004027 Coverage on the European Tour's official site] - use the schedule browser on the left to access other years.
* [http://www.newportcitynews.com/ Newport City News]