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Welcome 2 Golf in Wales...... |
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Golf in Wales may be overshadowed by the great success of golf in Ireland and Scotland. However Wales boasts a proud tradition in golf which endures to this day. One of the greatest Ryder Cup players to play for Europe was Welshman Dai Rees . In the modern era, Wales has given us Ian Woosnam - Masters winner, top European PGA golfer and regular Ryder Cup member. Indeed the Welsh Golfing Union established in 1895 is the second oldest in the world (the Irish being older). |
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In terms of golf courses, Wales has more 150 to choose from; some of which have hosted national and international championships. Most notable of these is St Pierre, host to the 1996 Solheim Cup. Celtic Manor, Newport , a golf hotel and country club, is set to become of the most prestigious conference centres in Wales, indeed has now been officially selected to stage the 2010 Ryder Cup . |
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There is a full calendar of amateur and professional golf organised by the Welsh Golfing Union and Welsh Ladies Golfing Union, ranging from boys to ladies and seniors championships. Among the participating courses are Tenby, Llandudno , Whitchurch (Cardiff), Monmouth, Vale OF Llangollen, Prestatyn , Creigiau , Borth & Ynyslas, St Deiniol , Padeswood & Buckley, Aberystwyth , Ashburnham, Aberdare, Wenvoe Castle, Royal Porthcawl , Cowny (Caernarvonshire), Pyle & Kenfig . |
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| All of this activity is packed into an area measuring approximately 160 miles long by 60 miles wide. Still think that Wales not nothing to offer the golfer ? | ||||
