CELTIC TOUR PRESS RELEASE
QUALITY FIELD FOR CARMARTHERNSHIRE OPEN
A high quality field including European Tour, Asian Tour, Challenge Tour and EuroPro Tour players heads for the Carmarthenshire Open at Garnant next week.
The event – the latest on the Dragon Tour, Wales’ first pro golf tour - marks the first professional event to be held at Garnant Park.
The Tour, now rebranded as the Celtic Pro Tour, rolls into Garnant Park next Tuesday and Wednesday, July 10 and 11.
Stuart Manley (ISM/Mountain Ash), who won the last event of the 2006 season at Machynys, and was runner up in the first event of this season at Pyle and Kenfig, has entered the event at the local authority run course.
He is in good form and is fresh from pocketing 14,300 euros as runner up in last weekend’s Challenge Tour event, the Estoril Challenge de Portugal, following a four-round total of 9 under par.
That event immediately followed another solid performance by Manley at the Open de Saint Omer in France, a European Tour event, in which he made the cut and finished in 38th position, collecting another 3,100 euros in the process.
Asian Tour professional Craig Smith (St Mellons) is also in the field at Garnant - back in the UK after spending the first part of this year travelling throughout the sub-continent while competing in 11 events, so far returning him $40,092.
Currently lying in 57th place in the Asian Tour Order of Merit, Smith’s best result to date has been eighth in the Singapore Masters in March.
Making his season’s debut on the Celtic Pro Tour is Adam Constable, who has already successfully defended his Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Welsh Open Young PGA Professional Championship title at Aberdovey Golf Club in April. Europro Tour professional Matthew Dearden (www.vale-hotel.com) is also in the field.
These golfers will face stiff opposition from last season’s Dragon Tour Order of Merit winner, Alex Smith (Pyle & Kenfig), who is fresh from three top 10 finishes on the EuroPro Tour and a Celtic Pro Tour win at Gower in June, and fellow EuroPro Tour golfer and former Welsh and Portuguese Amateur Champion, David Price (Aber Wrought Iron / www.vale-hotel.com).
Last week’s winner at Machynys, Matthew Griffiths (Whitchurch), current Order of Merit leader, Tom Davies (Machynys Peninsula) and consistent Alun Evans (Newport Links) will all have a big say in the tournament.
Carmarthenshire County Council Executive Board Member for Leisure Services Clive Scourfield said: “It’s brilliant to see Garnant winning the recognition it deserves. I am confident this will be the first of many big occasions for the parkland course.”
The Carmarthenshire County Course is managed by Kerry Jones who said he was thrilled that Garnant was going to be on the schedule of the developmental professional tour. He said: “We have made quite a name for ourselves and have been recognised in the golfing world for the high standards of course preparation and a true test for golf professionals.”
Tour Director Rhydian Thomas said: “We welcome spectators free of charge at our events , so anyone wanting to come along and watch quality professional golf on their doorstep, they will be made most welcome.”
The Tour, which also encompasses visits to Ireland and Scotland, for four events under the new brand, the Celtic Pro Tour, has 11 events in Wales from June to October.
Entries are still being taken for the event and professional golfers or scratch handicap amateurs wishing to enter the Carmarthenshire Open are asked to contact Rhydian Thomas on 07861 686568 or register and pay online at the website at www.celticpro.com by 5pm on Sunday, July 8.
Professional entry is £99, plus £50 for non members. Amateur golfers with a scratch handicap or better can also enter at a cost of £55, and don’t need to pay membership. Prize money at the event will be:
Winner £1,000
Runner Up £500
3rd £250
4th £150
5th £100
A voucher will be available to the leading amateur.
Further information:
Rhydian Thomas,
Celtic Pro Tour,
07861 686568.
info@celticpro.co.uk
www.celticpro.com
A high quality field including European Tour, Asian Tour, Challenge Tour and EuroPro Tour players heads for the Carmarthenshire Open at Garnant next week.
The event – the latest on the Dragon Tour, Wales’ first pro golf tour - marks the first professional event to be held at Garnant Park.
The Tour, now rebranded as the Celtic Pro Tour, rolls into Garnant Park next Tuesday and Wednesday, July 10 and 11.
Stuart Manley (ISM/Mountain Ash), who won the last event of the 2006 season at Machynys, and was runner up in the first event of this season at Pyle and Kenfig, has entered the event at the local authority run course.
He is in good form and is fresh from pocketing 14,300 euros as runner up in last weekend’s Challenge Tour event, the Estoril Challenge de Portugal, following a four-round total of 9 under par.
That event immediately followed another solid performance by Manley at the Open de Saint Omer in France, a European Tour event, in which he made the cut and finished in 38th position, collecting another 3,100 euros in the process.
Asian Tour professional Craig Smith (St Mellons) is also in the field at Garnant - back in the UK after spending the first part of this year travelling throughout the sub-continent while competing in 11 events, so far returning him $40,092.
Currently lying in 57th place in the Asian Tour Order of Merit, Smith’s best result to date has been eighth in the Singapore Masters in March.
Making his season’s debut on the Celtic Pro Tour is Adam Constable, who has already successfully defended his Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Welsh Open Young PGA Professional Championship title at Aberdovey Golf Club in April. Europro Tour professional Matthew Dearden (www.vale-hotel.com) is also in the field.
These golfers will face stiff opposition from last season’s Dragon Tour Order of Merit winner, Alex Smith (Pyle & Kenfig), who is fresh from three top 10 finishes on the EuroPro Tour and a Celtic Pro Tour win at Gower in June, and fellow EuroPro Tour golfer and former Welsh and Portuguese Amateur Champion, David Price (Aber Wrought Iron / www.vale-hotel.com).
Last week’s winner at Machynys, Matthew Griffiths (Whitchurch), current Order of Merit leader, Tom Davies (Machynys Peninsula) and consistent Alun Evans (Newport Links) will all have a big say in the tournament.
Carmarthenshire County Council Executive Board Member for Leisure Services Clive Scourfield said: “It’s brilliant to see Garnant winning the recognition it deserves. I am confident this will be the first of many big occasions for the parkland course.”
The Carmarthenshire County Course is managed by Kerry Jones who said he was thrilled that Garnant was going to be on the schedule of the developmental professional tour. He said: “We have made quite a name for ourselves and have been recognised in the golfing world for the high standards of course preparation and a true test for golf professionals.”
Tour Director Rhydian Thomas said: “We welcome spectators free of charge at our events , so anyone wanting to come along and watch quality professional golf on their doorstep, they will be made most welcome.”
The Tour, which also encompasses visits to Ireland and Scotland, for four events under the new brand, the Celtic Pro Tour, has 11 events in Wales from June to October.
Entries are still being taken for the event and professional golfers or scratch handicap amateurs wishing to enter the Carmarthenshire Open are asked to contact Rhydian Thomas on 07861 686568 or register and pay online at the website at www.celticpro.com by 5pm on Sunday, July 8.
Professional entry is £99, plus £50 for non members. Amateur golfers with a scratch handicap or better can also enter at a cost of £55, and don’t need to pay membership. Prize money at the event will be:
Winner £1,000
Runner Up £500
3rd £250
4th £150
5th £100
A voucher will be available to the leading amateur.
Further information:
Rhydian Thomas,
Celtic Pro Tour,
07861 686568.
info@celticpro.co.uk
www.celticpro.com
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