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Dates: Thursday, August 9th through Sunday, August 12th
Site: Celtic Manor Resort (Wentwood Hills Course), Newport, Wales
Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (1999)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,324
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 471 Yds 10 - Par 4 440 Yds
2 - Par 5 613 Yds 11 - Par 5 621 Yds
3 - Par 4 440 Yds 12 - Par 3 211 Yds
4 - Par 4 413 Yds 13 - Par 4 395 Yds
5 - Par 5 534 Yds 14 - Par 3 184 Yds
6 - Par 4 436 Yds 15 - Par 4 456 Yds
7 - Par 3 190 Yds 16 - Par 4 340 Yds
8 - Par 4 416 Yds 17 - Par 4 397 Yds
9 - Par 3 213 Yds 18 - Par 5 554 Yds
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36 3,726 Yds 36 3,598 Yds
Annual: 2nd
Defending Champion: Steen Tinning
Runner-Up: David Howell
Tournament Record: 273 (Steen Tinning. 2000)
54-Hole Record: 203 (Ian Woosnam, 2000)
36-Hole Record: 137 (Mark McNulty, Ian Woosnam, 2000)
Course Record: 64 (Robert Coles, Henrik Nystrom, 2000)
Total Purse: 1,613,480 pounds
Share: 1st Place - 268,902; 2nd Place - 179,273; 3rd Place - 101,003
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Steen Tinning 273 Phillip Price 278
David Howell 274 Nick O'Hern 278
Fredrik Jacobson 276 Robert Coles 279
Ian Woosnam 276 Ian Garbutt 279
Mark McNulty 278 Mark James 279
Gordon Brand, Jr. 279
Past Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open Winners and Runners-up
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2000 -- Steen Tinning (273) -- David Howell
Top Contenders in the Field
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Steen Tinning - Defending champion, only 2 top-10's in 17 events
Warren Bennett - Finished 4th last wk, 17-of-20 cuts made, 2 seconds
Andrew Coltart - 21st in money with one win and four top-10's
Paul Lawrie - 13-of-17 cuts made with two top-10's
Paul McGinley - 7th in scoring, 16th on order of merit with 7 top-10's
Mark McNulty - Won in South Africa earlier in year, 39th in money
Andrew Oldcorn - 12th in money including a win at Volvo PGA Championship
Phillip Price - Won Portuguese Open for 2nd career European win
Justin Rose - 27th in money with two seconds in 2001
Ian Woosnam - 11-of-14 cuts made, third at British Open, 11th in money
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Ian Woosnam
Darkhorse - Jarmo Sandelin
Last Week's Pick to Win (Colin Montgomerie) - Finished 1st
Last Week's Darkhorse (Roger Winchester) - Finished tied for 74th
NOTES:
One shot off the pace of Ian Woosnam heading into Sunday's final round,
Steen Tinning carded a three-under 69 to edge David Howell by one shot and
register his first career win last year. Woosnam struggled on Sunday with a
one-over 73 to tie for third. Howell had a chance to force a playoff but
three-putted the 17th hole. The purse was increased by 250,000 pounds from
last year. This is the second year of the tournament. The last time a tour
event was held in Wales prior to this tournament was back in 1979 through 1982
for the Welsh Golf Classic. Mark James, Sandy Lyle, Des Smyth and Gordon
Brand, Jr. were the winners of that event. Most of the top players are resting
up or competing on the PGA Tour at the Buick Open, as they tune-up for next
week's PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club. The next event on the
European Tour is next week's North West of Ireland Open where Massimo Scarpa
is expected to defend his title.
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