SENIOR OPEN PRO CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ROYAL PORTHCAWL 2014

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE EUROPEAN TOURThe Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex will be played in Wales for the first time in 2014 and the Wales Senior Open will also return to the European Senior Tour schedule next year through a £5 million agreement between the Welsh Government, The European Tour and The R and A.
The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex will become the first Major Championship to be held in Wales when it is hosted by Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, South Wales, from July 24-27, 2014 before returning to Welsh shores on two further occasions between 2015 and 2024, on dates yet to be confirmed.
The Wales Senior Open, meanwhile, will make its return to the European Senior Tour schedule after an absence of one season when it is played at Conwy Golf Club in 2012 before moving to Royal Porthcawl in 2012