Iwan Griffiths wins Celtic Pro Opening Event

Full press release for the opening event of the 2010 Celtic Pro Golf Tour at Marriott St Pierre http://www.celticpro.co.uk/article.aspx?article=29

£5000 first prize for Tour opener

£5,000 first prize for the flagship Marriott St Pierre opener of the Celtic pro Tour www.celticpro.co.uk for more information

Celtic Pro announces Tour dates

its all finalised, the 2010 Celtic Pro Golf Tour is going from strength to strength. The dates confirmed are:

Thurs 15th & Fri 16th April – Marriott St Pierre, Chepstow, Wales
Thurs 6th & Fri 7th May – Forest Hills, Gloucestershire, England
Thurs 20th & Fri 21st May – Tulfarris, County Wicklow, Ireland
Thurs 17th & Fri 18th June – The Players Club, Bristol, England
Thurs 8th & Fri 9th July - Southerndown, Bridgend, Wales
Thurs 22nd & Fri 23rd July – Gower, Swansea, Wales
Thurs 29th & Fri 30th July – The Rolls of Monmouth, Wales
Thurs 12th & Fri 13th August – Greenmeadow, Cwmbran, Wales
Weds 6th & Thurs 7th Oct – The Vale International, Worcestershire, England
Thurs 21st & Fri 22nd Oct - Marriott St Pierre, Chepstow, Wales

Membership is £100 for Professionals, free for amateurs. Please send cheques for membership (made payable to Perfect 10 Sports) to: Celtic Pro Tour, c/o Perfect 10 Sports, Head Office, Sophia House, 28 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9LJ

Have a look at our website http://www.celticpro.co.uk/ for more details.

best wishes

First release of draft events

OK, so I've managed to nail down some dates for at least four events so far, only 6 more to go !

We will be opening up the season at the Marriott St Pierre (Near Chepstow) in April, we go to the Players Club (Bristol) in June, the Rolls of Monmouth in July and back to the Marriot St Pierre for the Tour Championship in October, our traditional closing event.

Firm dates to follow soon, and news of other venues booked

Cheers !
RT

2010 Season Update

Hi guys and girls

Just a quick update on how things are progressing with plans for next season.

I've had loads of useful feedback on Facebook, through the end of season questionnaire and by simply talking and phoning professional golfers like yourself, which is really helping me shape the 2010 schedule.

Its looking very much like a 'new' Celtic Pro Tour from now on, with events not only staged in Wales, but more English-based events too !

I've already opened up discussions with a number of clubs such as Studley Wood, Donnington Grove, The Vale (International Course), Magnolia Park and Cumberwell Park as a result of your suggestions, and hope to have the schedule finalised by the end of November.

Its looking like between £150 and £200 to enter the events, which will primarialy be staged on Thursdays and Fridays where possible, with the top 20% of the field getting paid. It is expected that the winner of each event will receive between £3,000 and £5,000.

The second day of each event will also have a'sweep' on offer for the lowest round of day two, and will be open to golfers who are outside the money prizes

As things develop, I will update this blog with more information.

Keep an eye out for this

Rhyd

I'm chuffed you guys are replying to the question on Facebook, let's get some interest going in a Winter event and good prize money in 2010

Next Season

Ok, let's cut to the chase.

If I put up a prize fund, guaranteed, of £5,000 to the winner, and pay the top 20% of the professional field, and stage the event in the Bristol/Swindon area, near the M4, with entry at, say £150, for a 36 hole, two-day event, would you enter ? Would we get a field of 120 ? Come on, let me know