; Top Senior Events Are the First Step to That Ambition
Western Mail › September 02, 2011
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ALES First Minister Carwyn Jones has revealed a driving ambition to bring the Open Championship to these shores - just 11 months after staging arguably the best Ryder Cup in history at the Celtic Manor.
As a forerunner for a bold bid to take the Claret Jug event out of the golfing strongholds of Scotland and England, Wales' top politician yesterday revealed this country will host three Senior British Opens in the next 13 years as well as reincarnating from 2012 the Wales Seniors Open until 2024.See the full content of this document
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; Top Senior Events Are the First Step to That Ambition
The Welsh Government will bankroll the tournaments to the tune of pounds 5m with the first British Senior Open Championship being hosted at Royal Porthcawl from July 24-27, 2014.
The stunning Mid Glamorgan links course will also stage the second Open Championship at a date still to be finalised, while the venue for the third event hasn't reached the discussion stage.But, with infrastru...See the full content of this document
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