Old Dogs and New Tricks by Argentina Ryder

It has taken an investment of 16 million pounds ($25.56 million), bankrolled by the Welsh billionaire Terry Matthews, to create the first purpose-built Ryder Cup course.Īround two million pounds has been spent on the bridge that will ease access for spectators and take players to a specially built practice area, while the course features nine new holes along the Usk valley, with the remainder remodelled from the old Wentwood Hills championship course. You come unstuck sometimes.Ī similar calculation of risk-reward must have been on the minds of the Ryder Cup committee when they awarded the hosting rights to Wales back in 2001. “There is a certain home course advantage to be had, but at the same time you can tie yourself in knots trying to set up courses to suit certain people. “The course will be laid out very similarly to how we played it today. “I don’t think I’ll be playing too many tricks with the golf course,” Montgomerie told Reuters after the match, played in glorious weather. Montgomerie joined United States captain Corey Pavin for a nine-hole stroll around the course this week, a year before the two teams clash for real, and the Scot was keeping no secrets as he gave his guest the guided tour. While myth and magic are very much in the air at the first Welsh venue to host the Ryder Cup - even the hotel bar is named after Merlin, Arthur’s magician - European captain Colin Montgomerie promises there will be no sleight of hand. NEWPORT, Wales, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Not far from the first tee on the Twenty Ten course at Celtic Manor, across the gleaming new suspension bridge over the River Usk, stands the town of Caerleon, where legend has it King Arthur held court. (Repeats feature first moved at 0002 GMT)

Old Dogs and New Tricks by Argentina Ryder