Wales Open

The Wales Open is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 2000 and played annually through 2014, when a 15-year deal between the tour and the Celtic Manor Resort, that included staging the 2010 Ryder Cup, came to an end.[2] The tournament returned in 2020 as part of a revamp of the European Tour's schedule in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was part of a 6-week "UK Swing" and was again be hosted at Celtic Manor.[3]

ISPS Handa Wales Open
Tournament information
LocationNewport, Wales, U.K.
Established2000
Course(s)Celtic Manor Resort
Twenty-Ten Course
Par71
Length7,354 yards (6,724 m)[1]
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund1,000,000
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Robert Karlsson (2006)
To par−22 Scott Strange (2008)
Current champion
Romain Langasque
Location Map
Celtic Manor Resort
Location in Wales
Celtic Manor Resort
Celtic Manor Resort (Newport)

The Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open was originally played over the Newport, South Wales resort's Wentwood Hills course, through 2004. While that course was being redeveloped for the Ryder Cup, the Wales Open was played for three years (2005–07) on the Roman Road course, a par-69 venue. Since 2008, the event has been played on the Ryder Cup Twenty-Ten course.

ISPS Handa (International Sports Promotion Society) became the title sponsor in 2012 and the prize fund that year was £1.8 million.[4] The tournament was titled as ISPS Handa Wales Open through 2014; it had previously been titled as the Saab Wales Open under a one-year deal with Saab in 2011, and the Celtic Manor Wales Open before then, as the resort itself held title rights.[5]

Records

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 Roman Road course was a par-69, rare at the professional level, his to-par scores were slightly less remarkable 14-under after two rounds and 18-under after three. Karlsson 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.

Course

The 2013 course layout, at the Twenty-Ten Course of the Celtic Manor Resort[1]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4656101894614334522134395803,8422105624581894133774772116133,5107,352
Metres4255581734223964131954015303,5131925144191733783454361935613,2116,724
Par453444345363543444353571

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse
()
Winner's
share (€)
ISPS Handa Wales Open
2020Romain Langasque France276−82 strokes Sami Välimäki1,000,000156,825
2015−19: No tournament
2014Joost Luiten Netherlands270−141 stroke Tommy Fleetwood
Shane Lowry
2,254,680375,780
2013Grégory Bourdy France276−82 strokes Peter Uihlein2,101,373348,660
2012Thongchai Jaidee Thailand278−61 stroke Thomas Bjørn
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
Joost Luiten
Richard Sterne
2,229,228372,720
Saab Wales Open
2011Alex Norén Sweden275−92 strokes Grégory Bourdy
Anders Hansen
2,040,689344,358
Celtic Manor Wales Open
2010Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland269−153 strokes Rhys Davies2,118,254350,940
2009Jeppe Huldahl Denmark275−91 stroke Niclas Fasth2,073,926343,086
2008Scott Strange Australia262−224 strokes Robert Karlsson2,270,187376,671
2007Richard Sterne South Africa263−131 stroke Bradley Dredge
Søren Kjeldsen
Mardan Mamat
Mads Vibe-Hastrup
2,216,194368,812
2006Robert Karlsson Sweden260−163 strokes Paul Broadhurst2,177,968364,352
2005Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain262−144 strokes Martin Erlandsson
José Manuel Lara
2,207,900362,568
2004Simon Khan England267−21Playoff Paul Casey2,274,124375,092
Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open
2003Ian Poulter England270−183 strokes Darren Fichardt
Jonathan Lomas
Jarrod Moseley
2,112,186347,360
2002Paul Lawrie Scotland272−165 strokes John Bickerton1,753,869291,432
2001Paul McGinley Ireland138[lower-alpha 1]−6Playoff Paul Lawrie
Daren Lee
1,228,125201,685
2000Steen Tinning Denmark273−151 stroke David Howell1,213,353199,839

Source:[6]

  1. Tournament reduced to 36 holes due to bad weather.

See also

References

  1. "Wales Open: venue – Course Info – Card of Course". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. Corrigan, James (19 September 2014). "Wales Open becomes latest professional tournament to bite the dust after being handed last rites by Celtic Manor". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. "European Tour: Six-week 'UK Swing' will start season resumption". BBC Sport. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. "ISPS Handa to sponsor Wales Open". Today's Golfer. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. "Saab to sponsor Wales Open golf tournament". WalesOnline. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  6. "History – Wales Open 2020". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

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