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31 - 03 Jun 2007
The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales
On a day when Welsh rugby took a battering at the hands of Australia and the Czech Republic put a serious dent in Welsh footballing hopes of appearing at Euro 2008, Bradley Dredge ensured the nation’s sporting ambitions were still burning bright in the golfing sphere.
An extraordinary log-jam developed on the Roman Road course with nine players sharing the lead in The Celtic Manor Wales Open and a further 13 players one stroke back at the end of the first day.
Reuters - Scotland's Paul Lawrie again showed his liking for Celtic Manor, the 2002 champion taking a share of the early lead in the 2007 Celtic Manor Wales Open.
Mads Vibe-Hastrup used the inspiration of fellow Dane Anders Hansen’s victory in last week’s BMW PGA Championship to claim the halfway lead in The Celtic Manor Wales Open.
Richard Sterne put an end to a run of personal near misses but, agonisingly for the patriotic Welsh galleries, added another one to the list of their home favourite Bradley Dredge, when he triumphed in The 2007 Celtic Manor Wales Open.
CourseOpened – 1995Course Designer – Robert Trent Jones Snr.Special Features -General Playability - short golf course but small, undulating greens will make it an interesting challengeUndulating/ flat - Very undulating courseTree lined/exposed - Quite exposedMany / few water hazards - Very few water featuresChanges to the course -
Robert Karlsson will attempt to enter the record books this week as only the third Swedish golfer in the 35 year history of The European Tour to successfully defend a title when he puts his Celtic Manor Wales Open crown on the line.
First played:2000
• On his way to victory in 2006, Robert Karlsson created two European Tour records, firstly for the lowest opening 36 holes, with a score of 124, and followed that by creating the lowest opening 54 hole score of 189.
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