Celtic Manor Wentood Hills Course

A great course with some outstanding holes - the stretch from 13 through 16 is simply jaw-dropping

Mike Harris
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There are three championship golf courses at Celtic Manor including Wentwood Hills the venue for the Wales Open and the 2010 Ryder Cup. It?s a classic a Trent Jones design with inviting drives, huge bunkers and large undulating greens to contend with.

Somewhat disconcertingly Celtic Manor say the time suggested for a round should be no more than five and half hours. And with some fairly lengthy walks between greens and tees and savage rough in which to lose plenty of balls it?s easy to see how it could turn into a bit of a plod on a busy weekend.

Nevertheless it really is a great course with some outstanding holes - the stretch from 13 through 16 is simply jaw-dropping. For some post round nosh try some classic Welsh offering at Owens.

Best Hole: The 6th is a tough par 4, the second shot is a long iron over water - a clean hit is vital.

Green Fees: £81 per round

Tel: 01633 413000

Web: www.celtic-manor.com

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Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Content Director

Mike has been a journalist all his working life, starting out as a football writer with Goal magazine in the 1990s before moving into men’s and women’s lifestyle magazines including Men's Health, In 2003 he joined Golf Monthly and in 2006 he became only the eighth editor in Golf Monthly’s 100-plus year history leading the brand until July 2023. He is now Content Director overseeing Golf Monthly and two other iconic sports brands, FourFourTwo and Rugby World.

His three main passions in golf are courses (he's played over 500 worldwide), equipment (he's always in search of something shiny to give him an edge) and shoes (he owns more pairs than he cares to mention!).  

Mike’s handicap index hovers at around 10 and he is a member of six golf clubs: Hartley Wintney, Royal Liverpool, Royal North Devon, Prince's, Royal Norton and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.

Mike's current What's In The Bag? 

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 10° - Fujikura Ventus Blue 5S - Golf Pride MCC Plus4 grip

Fairway woods: TaylorMade Sim Max 3/15° - Fujikura Ventus Blue 6S & TaylorMade Stealth 7/20° - Fujikura Ventus Red 6S - Golf Pride MCC Plus4 grips

Utility Iron: TaylorMade Stealth UDI 3/21° - Aldila Ascent 90HY - Golf Pride MCC Plus4 grip

Irons: TaylorMade P790 (5-PW)  - Fujikura Axiom 75R - Golf Pride MCC Plus4 grips

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 50°, 54° and 58° - KBS Tour Hi-Rev 2.0 shafts - Golf Pride MCC Plus4 grips

Putter: Evnroll ER2B - Gravity Grip 

Ball: TaylorMade - Tour Response (Yellow) 

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