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The Celtic Manor Resort is a golf-centric hotel and leisure resort in the city of Newport, Wales, United Kingdom. The Resort is owned by Welsh billionaire Sir Terry Matthews and the CEO is Matthews' son Dylan. For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ...
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It will be the venue for the Ryder Cup in the year 2010, marking the first time the Cup will be played in Wales. It will also be played on the Resort's new "Twenty Ten" course; the first golf course specifically designed to host the biennial event. The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ...
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Background
The Resort consists of two conjoined hotels, a golf and country club, and a multi-purpose conference centre. The Resort is located on the south-facing side of Christchurch Hill in urban East Newport. The golf courses themselves extend over the ridge and down the north-facing side of the hill into the rural Vale of Usk, characterised by its rolling countryside. In all the Resort covers 1400 acres of land. This article is about the sport. ...
Christchurch (Welsh: ) is a hamlet located on the top of Christchurch Hill in the Caerleon ward of the city of Newport, South Wales. ...
The River Usk, Afon Wysg in Welsh, rises in the mountains of mid-Wales then flows south-east through Abergavenny and the eponymous town of Usk to the Roman legionary fortress of Caerleon and the Bristol Channel at Newport. ...
Origins The Resort developed around a Victorian country house which had served as a maternity hospital, the "Lydia Beynon Nursing Home", for much of the 20th century. It was where owner Sir Terry Matthews was born. Matthews bought the 19th century Manor House in 1980, ploughing £100m into a redevelopment and refurbishment project. The house was renovated and converted. Initially with 16 rooms, the Celtic Manor hotel opened in 1982. With the eventual addition of a three-storey extension by the early 90s the hotel's capacity was expanded to 70 rooms. Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ...
A country house is a large dwelling, such as a mansion, located on a country estate. ...
Sir Terry Matthews is a serial and successful high tech entrepreneur, originally from Wales. ...
Development In 1991 plans were unveiled to develop two new golf courses and a convention centre on land between the Manor House and the River Usk. Matthews had become friends with the late golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. whose family roots were in Aberystwyth. Work began on the Roman Road course in 1992 - named after the main route connecting the fortress of Caerleon with the town of Caerwent which crosses the land. By 1994 work had commenced on the 400-bedroom Resort hotel; as well as a £10m golf clubhouse and the 4,000-yard Coldra Woods golf course. The River Usk, Afon Wysg in Welsh, rises in the mountains of mid-Wales then flows south-east through Abergavenny and the eponymous town of Usk to the Roman legionary fortress of Caerleon and the Bristol Channel at Newport. ...
See: American TV writer Trent Jones Robert Trent Jones, Sr. ...
, Aberystwyth (IPA: , South Welsh: ) (in English: Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. ...
, Caerleon (Welsh: ) is a suburban village and community, situated on the River Usk in the northern outskirts of the city of Newport (of which it is also a electoral ward) in south-east Wales. ...
Caerwent is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. ...
The new development was completed and opened in 1999. The original hotel was re-dubbed the "Manor House" to distinguish it from the new "Resort Hotel."
Matthews commented that: "I think the Resort can act as a magnet to draw new investment into Wales from across the UK and overseas. I did my best to put up a building that you can see from the West End of London and I didn't come far short of it!". [1]
In 2001 the Resort won its bid to host the 2009 Ryder Cup. As a result much of the Wentwood Hills course was redeveloped into the Ryder Cup's first purpose-built venue; the "Twenty Ten" Course. This opened in 2007. An additional clubhouse built specifically for the Twenty Ten course was completed and opened in autumn 2007.
In addition to this Scottish golfer Colin Montgomerie designed a new course which replaced the Coldra Woods course. The "Montgomerie At The Celtic Manor Resort" opened in July 2007. Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ...
Facilities As of 2006, the resort comprises: - A 19th-century 69-bedroom 3-star hotel (floors 1-4, rooms 110 - 427)
- A 334-bedroom, 32-suite luxury 5-star hotel (floors 5-10, rooms 501 - 1080)
- 2 Presidential suites
- 1,500-delegate convention centre
- An exhibition hall
- 40 function rooms
- 5 restaurants
- 4 bars
- 3 championship golf courses
- Golf training academy
- 2 health clubs
- 16 treatment room spa
- 200 capacity planetarium
- Shopping centre featuring golf and pampering retail outlets
Golf courses Defunct courses: - Wentwood Hills - Opened in 1999 and was the venue for the Celtic Manor Wales Open, on the European Tour from 2000 to 2004. It is being replaced as Celtic Manor's top course by the Ryder Cup Course.
- Coldra Woods - a par-59 academy course for beginners that opened in 1996 and was replaced by The Montgomerie in July 2007.
Current courses: The Celtic Manor Wales Open is a European Tour golf tournament which was founded in 2000 and is played each June. ...
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- The Twenty Ten Wentwood Hills has been remodelled for the 2010 Ryder Cup, making the new version the first course to be purpose built for the tournament. The new course comprises nine of existing holes and nine new ones. The layout is intended to allow large galleries to conveniently follow the small number of concurrent matches which are played during the Ryder Cup. The course has only one fairway crossing, and there is open views of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth holes, which are situated in an amphitheatre. The spectator capacity will be 50,000. It opened in 2007 and will be the venue for the 2008 Wales Open.
- Roman Road - opened in 1994. This par 70 championship course hosted the Wales Open in 2005 and 2006 during the conversion of Wentwood Hills into the Twenty Ten course.
- The Montgomerie - this is a new par-69 course designed by Colin Montgomerie that opened in July 2007. It replaced Coldra Woods, the par-59 practice and teaching course which opened in 1996. The new course incorporates elements of both Coldra Woods and Wentwood Hills.
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Personal Information Birth June 23, 1963 ) (age 44) Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ...
Restaurants - The Olive Tree features informal dining with a Mediterranean theme and is located within the main atrium of the Resort hotel.
- Owens is an exclusive fine dining restaurant featuring Welsh organic produce.
- The Patio is an Italian themed brasserie located in a conservatory adjacent to the Manor House.
- Hedleys is the private dining room and function suite located within the Manor House.
- Rafters is the restaurant located at the new Twenty Ten course clubhouse.
Bars - Merlins is a piano bar featuring a snooker table and live music.
- The Cellar Bar is an informal basement bar which shows live televised sports. It is located within the Manor House.
- The Manor Bar is a simplistic, relaxing bar located within the Manor House.
- Spike is the bar located at the new Twenty Ten course clubhouse.
Points of Interest In common with many hotels, the Celtic Manor has no rooms which end "13". It also has no room 666 or, interestingly, no Room 1066. This article is about the year AD 666. ...
Events January 6 - Harold II is crowned September 20 - Battle of Fulford September 25 - Battle of Stamford Bridge September 29 - William of Normandy lands in England at Pevensey. ...
The Resort is home to one of the largest collections of Welsh art to be found anywhere. It is also the home of Welsh-Italian artist Andrew Vicari.
A time capsule is buried underneath the Lobby area and is scheduled to be opened in 2100.
A grand piano belonging to rock star Alice Cooper is a feature of one of the Resort's Presidential suites.
It is possible to see the Second Severn Crossing bridge from the lobby level bar windows.
Due to its imposing facade and layout, some locals in Newport have tagged the Resort with the unfortunate moniker of "Colditz" Colditz is a city in Saxony, Germany, located at the banks of the river Mulde. ...
References - ^ http://www.celticmanor.hcareers.co.uk/
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