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CELTIC MANOR WELSH OPEN RELATED STORIES

GOLF TODAY TOP STORIES 
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| DATES: Thursday, May 29th through Sunday, June 1st |
| SITE: The Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course), Newport, Wales |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (1999), Ross McMurray (2007) |
| Hole-By-Hole: |
1 - Par 4 465 Yds |
10 - Par 3 210 Yds |
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2 - Par 5 610 Yds |
11 - Par 5 562 Yds |
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3 - Par 3 189 Yds |
12 - Par 4 458 Yds |
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4 - Par 4 461 Yds |
13 - Par 3 189 Yds |
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5 - Par 4 433 Yds |
14 - Par 4 413 Yds |
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6 - Par 4 452 Yds |
15 - Par 4 377 Yds |
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7 - Par 3 213 Yds |
16 - Par 4 477 Yds |
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8 - Par 4 439 Yds |
17 - Par 3 211 Yds |
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9 - Par 5 580 Yds |
18 - Par 5 613 Yds |
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36 3,842 Yds |
35 3,510 Yds |
| Annual: |
9th |
| Defending Champion: |
Richard Sterne |
| Runner-Up: |
Mardan Mamat, Mads Vibe-Hastrup, Soren Kjeldsen, Bradley Dredge |
| Tournament Record (Par 72): |
267 (Simon Khan, Paul Casey, 2004) |
| Tournament Record (Par 69): |
260 (Robert Karlsson, 2006) |
| 54-Hole Record (Par 72): |
197 (Paul Casey, 2004) |
| 54-Hole Record (Par 69): |
189 (Robert Karlsson, 2006) |
| 36-Hole Record (Par 72): |
130 (Simon Khan, 2004) |
| 36-Hole Record (Par 69): |
124 (Robert Karlsson, 2006) |
| 18-Hole Record: |
60 (Phillip Archer, 2006 - Roman Road Course) |
| Course Record: |
61 (Simon Khan, 2004) |
| Total Purse: |
$3,566,744 |
| Share: |
1st Place - $593,863; 2nd Place - $395,954; 3rd Place - $223,080 |
| 2007 Finish |
| Player |
Score |
Player |
Score |
| Richard Sterne |
263 |
Mikko Ilonen |
265 |
| Mardan Mamat |
264 |
Gary Murphy |
265 |
| Mads Vibe-Hastrup |
264 |
Six players at |
266 |
| Soren Kjeldsen |
264 |
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| Bradley Dredge |
264 |
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| Past Celtic Manor Wales Open Winners |
| Year |
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2007 |
Richard Sterne (263) -- Mardan Mamat, Mads Vibe-Hastrup, Soren Kjeldsen, |
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Bradley Dredge |
| 2006 |
Robert Karlsson (260) -- Paul Broadhurst |
| 2005 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez (262) -- Martin Erlandsson, Jose Manuel Lara |
| 2004 |
*Simon Khan (267) -- Paul Casey |
| 2003 |
Ian Poulter (270) -- Darren Fichardt, Jarrod Moseley, Jonathan Lomas |
| 2002 |
Paul Lawrie (272) -- John Bickerton |
| 2001 |
#*Paul McGinley (138) -- Daren Lee, Paul Lawrie |
| 2000 |
Steen Tinning (273) -- David Howell |
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