(NEWPORT, Wales) – The Celtic Manor Resort – host of golf’s 2010 Ryder Cup and premier luxury retreat less than two hours outside London – will exhibit at the 2011 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, FL in conjunction with Visit Wales (Booth #1873).
Recently named Europe’s “Golf Resort of the Year” for 2011 by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO), Celtic Manor hosted this Fall’s electrifying Ryder Cup on its Twenty Ten Course.
Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson called the Twenty Ten “a wonderful golf course” and a “great venue for match play” while European Ryder Cup Captain Colin Montgomerie described the facilities as “seven-star.”
Director of Golf Courses & Estates Management Jim McKenzie and Golf Sales Manager Sean Clancy will represent the resort at the PGA Merchandise Show from January 27-29.
“Jim and Sean look forward to visiting with media, tour operators and others at the PGA Show,” says Gareth Rees Jones, Marketing and Commercial Director of Celtic Manor. “They’re excited to speak about our post-Ryder Cup plans and explain why Celtic Manor is a place all serious golfers must experience.”
Nestled within 1,400 acres of verdant countryside, Celtic Manor has three 18-hole championship courses: the Twenty Ten; Roman Road, a Robert Trent Jones, Sr.-designed layout and home to the PGA European Tour’s Celtic Manor Wales Open from 2005-07; and the Montgomerie, designed by 2010 Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie.
Celtic Manor’s five-star accommodations, two award-winning spas and six restaurants serving succulent cuisine are within a short drive of celebrated links courses like Royal Porthcawl, Southerndown and Pennard, making it an ideal home base from which to explore Wales’ golf heritage.
To make an appointment with Celtic Manor’s Jim McKenzie or Sean Clancy at the PGA Show, please contact Stephen Reynolds at sreynolds@buffalocommunications.com or David Wood at dwood@buffalocommunications.com.
For more information: www.celtic-manor.com; 866.789.5779 (U.S.) / 877.354.2003 (Canada).
About Celtic Manor Resort
Located less than two hours outside London, Celtic Manor Resort hosted golf’s 2010 Ryder Cup and is the UK’s foremost luxury retreat. Featuring 1,400-plus acres of panoramic parkland and wooded hills, it is recognized as the “Gateway to Wales.”
A popular destination among business and leisure travelers, golf-tour operators and corporate incentive agents, five-star Celtic Manor offers myriad amenities. These include three championship golf courses (the Twenty Ten, Roman Road and Montgomerie), two lavish hotels (the majestic, 330-room Resort Hotel and historic, 70-room Manor House), charming country inn (Newbridge on Usk), six savory restaurants, two tranquil spas and state-of-the-art health clubs, a golf academy and miles of hiking trails. A convention center, exhibition hall, array of well-appointed suites, meeting rooms and large ballrooms are also available to host groups up to 1,500 for conferences, weddings and other special events.
Celtic Manor is privately owned by founder Sir Terry Matthews, the Ottawa, Canada-based telecommunications entrepreneur who was born on the Celtic Manor site when the original Manor House was a maternity hospital.
Getting There: Celtic Manor is 45 minutes from Bristol International Airport (BRS) and Cardiff International Airport (CWL). Daily, non-stop flights are available from Newark, New Jersey (EWR) to Bristol on Continental. Daily, one-stop flights are available from New York to Cardiff on KLM via Amsterdam; and from New York, Chicago, Boston and Orlando on Aer Lingus via Dublin. London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is a two-hour shuttle drive, with rail service from Paddington Station (London) to Newport, Wales also available.
Contact:
Stephen Reynolds
Buffalo Communications
703.891.3509
sreynolds@buffalocommunications.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
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David Wood
Buffalo Communications
703.635.0577
dwood@buffalocommunications.com
