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The Celtic Manor Resort, Home of the 2010 Ryder Cup

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As we mentioned recently golf's Ryder Cup is headed to Wales and the Celtic Manor Resort this year. The biennial competition between the best professional players in the U.S. and Europe runs from September 30 to October 3 and all eyes will be watching, if only to see what sort of showing Tiger Woods makes. An article in the Dallas Morning News goes into a little bit of the history resort.

Sir Terry Matthews has spent more than $217 million to convert the former Lydia Beynon hospital to the Celtic Manor Resort and to renovate and add to its existing golf course. The resort has three golf courses including the new Twenty Ten golf course that the Ryder cup teams will play on. There are also the Roman Road and the Montgomerie courses as well as a golf academy featuring a floodlit driving range, practice range, golf shop and teaching bays and two clubhouses, The Twenty Ten Clubhouse and The Lodge with its own bar, restaurant, health club and spa.

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Penderyn Releases Celtic Manor 2011 Ryder Cup Edition Whisky

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Filed under: Spirits

Penderyn, the Welsh whisky distiller, is releasing a special edition whisky to celebrate The Celtic Manor Resort, the venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup on October 1-3.

The Penderyn Celtic Manor 2010, launched on September 8th, is limited to 200 bottles and was commissioned by The Celtic Manor Resort to commemorate the event.

The whisky is a unique Welsh single malt matured in a single Oloroso Sherry cask. Each bottle will be presented in a hand-made tulip wood box, crafted in South Wales by the fine furniture maker Giancarlo Bianchi.

The taste profile: Big fruity Sherry notes. Raisins and creamy toffee. Hints of oak from the Spanish oak cask.

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Gleneagles Hotel Plans a Massive Expansion

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The Gleneagles hotel in Scotland which played host to this year’s G8 world summit is planning an new destination resort. The plans include one of the world’s best spas as well as holiday homes. The land is owned by the Al Tajir family,Saudi oil tycoons and construction is planned to start next year. The new project which will be called Gleneagles West will include new golf courses, a hotel and time-share and rental options. The project will be built in phases and should be finished by 2014 when Gleneagles hosts the Ryder Cup.

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