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The
Saab Wales Open, previously the
Celtic Manor Wales Open, is a
European Tour golf tournament which
was founded in 2000 and is played
each June. The event is hosted at
the Celtic Manor Resort in the city
of Newport, South Wales, also the
venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup. The
tournament was originally played
over the resort's Wentwood Hills
course, but while that course was
being redeveloped in readiness for
the Ryder Cup, for three years it
was played over the Roman Road
course. Since 2008, the event has
been played on the Ryder Cup
Twenty-Ten course. The 2010 prize
fund was £1.8 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 would have been a 59 but for a
missed birdie putt on the 18th
green.
The
Celtic Manor Resort is a
golf-centric hotel and leisure
resort in Newport, south Wales. It
consists of two adjoining hotels, a
country inn, two golf and country
clubs, and a multi-purpose
conference centre. It was the venue
for the 2010 Ryder Cup, the first to
be held in Wales. The resort, owned
by Sir Terry Matthews, is located on
the south-facing side of
Christchurch Hill in eastern
Newport, overlooking Junction 24 of
the M4 motorway. The golf courses
extend over the ridge and down the
north-facing side of the hill into
the Vale of Usk, with views up to
the Wentwood escarpment. The resort
covers 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) of
land.
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