G O L F

Home to what has been hailed ‘the

greatest ever’ Ryder Cup, and voted

Europe’s Golf Resort of the Year

2011, The Celtic Manor Resort is

a prestigious golf destination on a

grand scale.

W I N N I N G R Y D E R C U P R E S O R T

As host venue of The 2010 Ryder

Cup, the golfing facilities at Celtic

Manor are exceptional. As well as

three championship golf courses, two

luxurious clubhouses and a world-

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.

“It’s clear there’s nothing like Welsh hospitality.”

Jim Remy, President of the PGA of America

More than ten years in the making,

The Ryder Cup proved worth the wait

when it was played in Wales for the

first time at The Celtic Manor Resort in

2010.

Europe regained the coveted gold

trophy from the Americans in the

most dramatic style as an extended

four days of competition boiled down

to the very last singles match in which

Graeme McDowell beat Hunter Mahan

on the 17th green.

The challenges of the weather – and the

magnificent response of a 110-strong

team of greenkeepers to overcome them

– only added to the drama and Celtic

Manor enjoyed its day in the sun on

Monty’s Magic Monday.

T H E 2 0 1 0 R Y D E R C U P

“This is the greatest Ryder Cup ever witnessed on either side of the Atlantic.”

Phil Weaver, Chairman of the Professional Golfers Association

The annual ISPS Handa Wales Open

is a leading event on The European

Tour with a prize fund of £1.8 million.

Ryder Cup stars Graeme McDowell,

Robert Karlsson, Miguel Angel

Jiménez, Ian Poulter, Paul Lawrie and

Paul McGinley have all triumphed

during the history of the Wales Open,

while prominent competitors have

also included the likes of Padraig

Harrington, Retief Goosen, Paul

Casey and Lee Westwood.

E x C l U S I v E H O S P I Ta l I T Y

Hospitality at the ISPS Handa Wales

Open offers guests a fantastic day

out, watching top class sporting

action with spectacular views from

an elevated platform overlooking the

18th hole, while enjoying fabulous

food, drink and entertainment.

For more information contact

Special Events on 01633 410318

T H E I S P S H a N D a W a l 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

Built at a total cost of £20 million,

The Twenty Ten Course is the first

golf course in history to be designed

specifically for The Ryder Cup, golf’s

most prestigious team tournament.

Also the stage for the annual ISPS

Handa Wales Open, this course

opened in 2007 and has since made

its mark as a must-play venue for

any golfer.

Set against the magnificent backdrop of

the beautiful Usk Valley, the spectacular

7,493-yard, par-71 course includes many

memorable risk and reward challenges,

designed to provide a supreme test to the

world’s best golfers in both match play

and stroke play conditions.

No fewer than six holes on the back nine

feature water hazards and the 14th, with

its twin lakes, the drivable par-four 15th

and the reachable par-five 18th stand out

in an epic closing stretch.

T H E T W E N T Y T E N

“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

The Twenty Ten Course is

complemented by a luxurious

clubhouse, built to take full advantage

of its elevated position overlooking

the 18th green. A long balcony offers

spectacular views over the dramatic

finishing hole of the course.

Features within the clubhouse include

a members’ lounge with leather

chesterfields and a warming open

hearth, award-winning Rafters Bar

and Restaurant with its floor-to-ceiling

cedar beams, the Samuel Ryder

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 H E T W E N T Y T E N C l U b H O U S ET H E T W E N T Y T E N C l U b H O U S E

Roman Road hosted The Celtic Manor

Wales Open, a leading event on the

European Tour, from 2005 to 2007.

It was also the venue for the All*Star

Cup, a Ryder Cup style celebrity

tournament, which featured the likes

of Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael

Douglas, Rob Lowe, Jane Seymour

and Alice Cooper.

Designed by Robert Trent

Jones Senior, the Roman Road

championship course takes its

name from the ancient East to West

highway of Roman Britain crossing

its fairways to the nearby Roman

fortress town of Caerleon.

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.

T H E R O m a N R O 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 the winning 2010

European Ryder Cup captain, Colin

Montgomerie called on all his golfing

experience to create many exciting

tests of strategy. He has also drawn

on his roots in Scottish links golf to

create a traditional feel enhanced by

deep and penal pot bunkers.

The Montgomerie offers a spectacular

par-69 challenge with some

dramatic tee shots over valleys and

breathtaking downhill approaches.

Featuring just one water hazard, The

Montgomerie nevertheless poses a

formidable examination of course

strategy for accomplished players

while remaining a highly enjoyable

challenge for all.

Complemented by some stunning

views over the Usk Valley and the

Severn Estuary, the undulating course

provides a truly memorable golfing

experience.

T H E m O N T G O m E R I E

“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

The Resort’s largest clubhouse,

serving both Roman Road and The

Montgomerie courses, is a relaxed

retreat just a couple of fairways from

the Resort Hotel.

With its luxurious locker rooms,

lounge bar, brasserie restaurant, golf

pro shop, award-winning health club

and Ocius Treatment Rooms which

offer the finest Elemis therapies, it

is a popular venue for all kinds of

corporate and private events.

It also features six private function

suites including the Augusta and the

Chairman’s Marquee overlooking the

18th hole of the Roman Road course.

T H E l O D G E

The Celtic Manor Golf Academy is

one of the best facilities of its kind

in Europe and was appointed the

Wales National Centre of Excellence

in 2009, when a new short game

practice area was opened by golfing

legend Arnold Palmer.

Built with the help of a Ryder Cup

Wales Legacy Fund grant, the short

game facilities include three all-

weather greens and tees at varying

elevations and distances.

They combine with a 28-bay, two-tier

covered driving range, an indoor

putting studio and outdoor short

T H E G O l f a C a D E m Y

game area as well as TaylorMade

and Titleist Performance Centres

offering extensive custom fit and game

improvement advice.

A team of PGA professionals provide

help and guidance to improve your

game, whether that be showing you

how to pick up a club for the first time,

full analysis of your swing using V1

Pro technology, or a few helpful tips

to solve that niggling problem, with

one-to-one lessons and group tuition

available.

For more information contact the

Golf Academy on 01633 410312

Celtic Manor is committed to

developing and enhancing young

golfers as they learn how to play

the great game. The Golf Academy

offers a host of initiatives for juniors

including an after-school club,

specialised golf tuition and golf

camps that run throughout the year.

There is no better introduction to the

game of golf than Celtic Dragons

Membership at Celtic Manor.

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T H E P R I N C I P a l I T Y J U N I O R W a l E S O P E NT H E P R I N C I P a l I T Y J U N I O R W a l E S O P E N

The Principality Junior Wales Open demonstrates Celtic Manor’s support and

commitment to junior golf development in Wales. Since the inaugural tournament in

2002, the Junior Wales Open has grown into one of the biggest junior tournaments

in the UK. Over 400 talented junior golfers from all over the country enter the

competition, with four regional qualifiers before the summer grand final on The

Twenty Ten Course at The Celtic Manor Resort.

For more information on The Principality Junior Wales Open,

contact Special Events on 01633 410318

For junior golfers between 5 and 12

years of age, membership includes

use of the practice facilities and 24

group tuition sessions per year.

There is also Junior Membership for

golfers under the age of 18 years.

For more information about

junior membership contact the

Membership Team on 01633

410300

R E S I D E N T I a l & v I S I T O R G O l f Pa C k a G E S

R E S I D E N T I a l G O l fR E S I D E N T I a l G O l f

Enjoy world-class championship golf

combined with an overnight stay in

the luxurious five-star facilities of the

Resort Hotel.

The two course Stay and Play

package combines one night’s

accommodation for golfers to

relax and enjoy a double helping

of championship golf on The

Montgomerie and Roman Road.

Relive all the excitement and drama

of The Ryder Cup and make the

home of this celebrated event your

home too. Choose from a number

of residential packages playing The

Twenty Ten Course and take on the

challenge set for the European and

American teams while experiencing

the same world renowned facilities

enjoyed by the world’s best golfers.

The Resort offers some of the finest

golf courses and facilities in Europe.

Stay and play at Celtic Manor, voted

Europe’s Golf Resort of the Year

2011, with a range of visitor and

residential packages to suit all levels

of golfer.

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Play at Europe’s most prestigious golf

destination, the home of The 2010

Ryder Cup and follow in the footsteps

of the European champions with a

number of first class golf experiences.

b O O k O N l I N E b O O k O N l I N E

Visitors can book online for Roman

Road, The Montgomerie and The

Twenty Ten Course. This service

allows you to check available tee

times for all three courses, add

additional players plus any golf

equipment you may require.

For information on all our latest

golf packages and offers visit

celtic-manor.com, or contact

our Golf Reservations Team on

01633 410263

Make the home of The 2010 Ryder

Cup your home too, with our

Championship or Twenty Ten Club

Membership.

Membership at The Celtic

Manor Resort offers a range of

championship golf courses and

practice facilities, two luxury

clubhouses featuring award-winning

dining, two health and fitness clubs

and a lively social calendar.

C O R P O R a T E m E m b E R S H I P C O R P O R a T E m E m b E R S H I P

For companies looking to entertain

clients on a regular basis, corporate

membership at The Celtic Manor

Resort offers a host of exclusive

benefits.

A choice of packages are available

for Roman Road, The Montgomerie,

and The Twenty Ten Club, providing

companies with an opportunity to

become a member of one of the

world’s most prestigious golf clubs.

G O l f m E m b E R S H I P

Corporate membership of The

Twenty Ten Club includes a

range of benefits including one

complimentary corporate golf day

for 20 people each year, use of all

three golf courses at the Resort, four

season tickets to the ISPS Handa

Wales Open, discounts on luxury

accommodation at the five-star Resort

Hotel and leisure membership plus

much more.

As a member you can enjoy the

informal luxury and seamless service

of the five-star Resort as often as

you choose with generous discounts

throughout the Resort, in the bars

and restaurants, on spa treatments

and hair styling and in retail outlets.

As a Championship Member you and

your family benefit from discounted

leisure membership at the Resort,

while Twenty Ten Members receive

complimentary leisure membership.

For more information contact the Membership Team on 01633 410300

Whether it is a large or small event for

experienced golfers or beginners, we

offer a complete event management

service so let our experts tailor-make

a golf day to suit your company’s

individual needs.

Exclusive use of a course is an option

for larger events and allows you to take

advantage of some fantastic additional

benefits including corporate branding

around the course for banners, tee

markers and pin flags.

Having hosted one of the world’s

largest and most thrilling sporting

occasions, The Ryder Cup, the

team at Celtic Manor has all the

knowledge and experience required

to deliver your special event.

With a range of corporate golf

packages on each of our three

courses, matched by excellent

hospitality services and the space to

facilitate large groups, Celtic Manor

offers endless possibilities.

For more information contact the Events Team on 01633 410252

C O R P O R a T E G O l fC O R P O R a T E G O l f

A range of unique additional services

are available to further enhance

a group golf experience at Celtic

Manor, subject to an additional

charge.

l I v E S C O R I N Gl I v E S C O R I N G

Golfers can score their round on a

live scoring system which immediately

calculates the net score and updates

live leaderboards instantaneously

which can be viewed on plasma

screens in the clubhouse and live on

the internet.

‘ H O l E I N O N E ’ ‘ H O l E I N O N E ’

m a R k E T I N G P R O G R a m m Em a R k E T I N G P R O G R a m m E

We offer a unique marketing

programme provided by ‘Worldwide

Hole In One’. This world-class golf

experience for corporate events adds

fun for golfers plus brand exposure

and is easy to use and affordable for

any tournament size.

G P S C O U R S E G U I D E SG P S C O U R S E G U I D E S

The Celtic Manor Resort is delighted to

offer GPS course guides to all golfers

playing The Twenty Ten Course. Using

cutting edge GPS technology, the units

give you distances to hazards, fairway

targets, lay-ups and most importantly,

the green on each hole.

T H E Pa R 3 C H a l l E N G ET H E Pa R 3 C H a l l E N G E

A great addition to any golf day,

giving your clients the chance to return

for free. Golfers hitting the green

with their first shot from the tee on a

selected par-3 will be presented with

a voucher for a complimentary round

of golf on either Roman Road or The

Montgomerie.

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E v E N T P H OT O G R a P H YE v E N T P H OT O G R a P H Y

Our corporate photography service

captures teams on the 1st tee for a

group photo and then in action as the

individual golfers tee off, providing a

great memento of the day.

G O l f T U I T I O NG O l f T U I T I O N

Tuition can accommodate a variety

of levels, in a relaxed learning

environment. Each group will

be paired with a PGA qualified

professional and will spend time

working on basic fundamentals and

swing positions that will dramatically

improve the whole experience and

add to the enjoyment of the day.

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m E R C H a N D I S Em E R C H a N D I S E

All of the on-course tee markers and

pin flags can be replaced with those

displaying a company logo which we

can supply.

We are also able to offer a range

of exclusive Celtic Manor and

Twenty Ten Course merchandise.

We can co-brand our golf specific

merchandise with your own company

logo to create a unique memento of

your event. We also offer a selection

of premier corporate gifts and an

exciting range of exclusive items

and gift experiences that are only

available from The Celtic Manor

Resort.

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

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