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      Wales Golf Vacation

      Mountain Ponies WalesWant affordable, historical, mysteriously captivating courses to play on? Plan your next golf vacation to Wales that little country full of beautiful courses, the Britons are not telling you about. With nearly 200 hundred courses and a slew of exciting outdoor sports like hiking, horseback riding, climbing and fishing, Wales descends whole heartedly on the unsuspecting golf traveler who came here only to play golf.

      Most courses in Wales have their origin steadfastly dripping in history. (Read the article in full)



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      Marriott St. Pierre Hotel and Country Club

      Location - St Pierre Park, Chepstow

      Details - The Marriott St. Pierre Hotel and Country Club is a 14th century manor house set in 400 acres of grounds in the rolling hills of South Wales, three kilometres from Chepstow Racecourse and 27 kilometres from Bristol……


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      Celtic Manor Golf

      The Celtic Manor Resort is a golf-centric hotel and leisure resort in the city of Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom. The Resort is owned by Welsh billionaire Sir Terry Matthews and the CEO is Matthews’ son Dylan Matthews.

      It will be the venue for the Ryder Cup Matches in the year 2010, marking the first time the Cup will be played in Wales. The Matches will be played on the Resort’s new “Twenty Ten” course; the first golf course specifically designed to host the biennial event.

      Overview
      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, overlooking junction 24 of the M4 motorway. The golf courses themselves (Read the article in full)



      Ian Woosnam

      Ian Harold Woosnam OBE (born 2 March 1958) is a British professional golfer from Wales. He was one of the “Big Five” generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, who all won majors, and made Europe competitive in the Ryder Cup. His peers in this group were Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer and Sandy Lyle.

      Career outline
      Woosnam was born in the town of Oswestry in England, and his family lived in the nearby village of St Martin’s in Shropshire. He started playing at the unique Llanymynech Golf Club - which is partly in Wales and partly in England. He is short for a male golfer at 5 ft 4½ in (1.64 m), but he is a powerful hitter. He played as an amateur in regional competitions in the English county of Shropshire alongside Sandy Lyle. (Read the article in full)


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