The Official Newsletter of Ryder Cup Wales Ltd Issue

The Official Newsletter of Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Ltd. Issue No. 3 Spring 2005 Ryder Cup 2010 to leave legacy for all of Wales T he Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Legacy Fund was launched by Alun Pugh, Minister for Culture, Sports and Welsh Language and John Jermine, Ryder Cup Wales chairman, at Llangefni Municipal Golf Course. The £2 million fund is an integral part of the successful 2010 Ryder Cup bid and will be available to support local authorities and others in Wales over the next six years to develop public golfing facilities across Wales. Alun Pugh said: “A key part of the current London Olympic bid is the legacy it will leave for future generations. It is exactly the same for Wales and the 2010 Ryder Cup. The fund also reflects the aims, set out in our strategy, “Climbing Higher”, to get more people in Wales taking part in sport and physical activity.” Graham Davies, director, national development services at the Sports Council for Wales, said: “Provision for golf in Wales is Alun Pugh AM and John Jermine of Ryder Cup Wales at the Ryder Cup Wales Legacy launch. good with more than 200 courses at 185 locations but there is still a shortage of low cost public facilities. We hope that local authorities will seize this opportunity and establish facilities that will encourage both young and old to take up golf.” For further information and application details please contact Enfys Griffiths on 029 2030 0528. More golfers & better golfers In 2004, Golf Development Wales (GDW), born as a result of the successful Ryder Cup bid, trained over 120 volunteers through its Junior Leader Workshop and approximately 200 via the ‘Tri-Golf’ Activators course. Over 4,000 children between the ages of seven and 11 took part in ‘Tri-Golf’ activities last year, which attracts primary school children into golf. The organisation co-ordi- Peter Johnson, golf professional, nated many other activities, providing free beginner lessons, including 40 schemes thanks to Golf Development Wales. across Wales offering free beginner coaching for girls. For 2005, its two main objectives are to introduce more people to golf and help create better golfers with various initiatives planned, including free lessons for groups of women and girls interested in golf, development officers visiting golf clubs to help improve and increase junior sections and warm weather coaching opportunities for the elite national squads. For more information, please visit Golf Development Wales new website - www.golfdevelopmentwales.org Golf show rewards for Welsh companies Eight Welsh companies from the golf and leisure sector are reaping the rewards of exhibiting at the world’s largest golf trade show, the 2005 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. Continued on page 3. Message from the Chairman Progress being made Ian Woosnam’s appointment as captain of the European team for the 2006 Ryder Cup in Ireland is a much deserved personal tribute for a great Welsh golfer and wonderful news for those working hard to promote golf throughout Wales. We need figureheads and Ian has certainly fulfilled that role. He became the first Welsh golfer to win a major when winning the US Masters in 1991 and is one of only seven golfers to be ranked number 1 in the modern era. This year will be his 27th season on the European Tour during which time he has won 44 titles worldwide and represented Wales an impressive 17 times in golf’s World Cup. Venues for 2 The 2005 ‘Wales Summer of Golf’, organised by Ryder Cup Wales, will include nine top class tournaments across Wales. 11th - 14th August 2005 Wales Ladies Championship of Europe Proud He is as fiercely proud of his Welsh heritage as we are proud of him and he has now put the Welsh stamp on an event that will increasingly influence our efforts to develop the game in Wales before we host it in 2010. Since Wales won the bid to host the Ryder Cup, it has been working its magic throughout the country and it has already been the catalyst for a great deal of golfing development. We have recently launched the 2010 Legacy Fund (see article on page 1) which is a great opportunity and offers support for local authorities to develop public golfing facilities. number of top class tournaments enabling our golf fans to see world class golf on Welsh soil. The 2005 Ryder Cup Wales Summer of Golf will include nine events throughout Wales and introduce two new courses, Machynys and the Vale of Glamorgan, to the championship rota. Sponsorship packages, including Pro-am teams, and hospitality are available for each event - please contact us on 029 2036 8470. Machynys Peninsula Golf and Country Club, Llanelli Women’s golf Everyone is playing their part. The Wales Tourist Board’s ‘Golf as it should be’ brochure shows how much Welsh golf has to offer and I am particularly pleased at the progress we are making in encouraging women’s golf. Wales has a long and fine tradition of producing excellent women golfers but we have never been as well represented in the top echelons as we are this year. This progress is also reflected at grass roots level and there has been a 16 per cent increase in the number of girl members at Welsh clubs since the inception of Golf Development Wales. There is so much more to be achieved and with a continually growing momentum for the wide range of our initiatives, we are looking forward with confidence to an exciting future. John Jermine, Chairman, Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Ltd. Highest level We at Ryder Cup Wales are delighted to see signs everywhere that the efforts of so many to promote the game at all levels are bearing fruit. At the highest level, Wales will this year be represented by an unprecedented number of 13 men and women golfers on the European Tours and two of them, Phil Price and Becky Morgan, have also qualified to play on the USA Tours. But it is not only about our top players having great international success - we are attracting the best players from other countries to Wales to compete in a record 2 Standing, Rob Holt of Ryder Cup Wales and Jim Anderson of Machynys with Andrew Wells of Paragon Event Management and Ray Wilson of Machynys visiting the course. Machynys Peninsula Golf and Country Club, located in Llanelli’s Millennium Coastal Park, will host the 2005 Wales Ladies Championship of Europe from 11-14 August. The event will welcome top names from the world of women’s golf, such as Laura Davies, Trish Johnson, Becky Morgan and Becky Brewerton, competing for a share of the £350,000 prize fund, which is the fourth largest prize fund on the Ladies European Tour. The course is one of only eight Nicklaus-designed courses in Europe - a 7,100-yard links-style, par 72 championship course - and will host the tournament from 2005 to 2007. Jim Anderson, managing director of the club, said: “This is fantastic news for Machynys and Carmarthenshire. This is a world class championship course and we are delighted and honoured that Ryder Cup Wales and the Ladies European Tour have decided to bring such a prestigious event here.” 2005 ‘Summer of Golf’ 5th - 8th May 2005 FIRSTPLUS Wales Challenge The Vale Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort, Cardiff Royal St David’s, host of 2005 Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open. 1st - 3rd July 2005 Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open St David’s Golf Club, Harlech Challenge Tour players Sion Bebb and Zach Gould at the Vale Resort. The Vale Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort has secured a three year deal with Ryder Cup Wales to host a major golf tournament annually, starting in May with the first visit of the Challenge Tour to South Wales. The FIRSTPLUS Wales Challenge will take place on 5-8 May. It will be staged on the Wales National course, which at 7,323 yards will be a tremendous challenge for golfers of all levels. Paul Beddoe, marketing director for the Vale Resort, said: “This is another stepping stone towards establishing the Vale Resort as a primary championship course in the UK and is recognition of the quality of the Wales National course.” Ryder Cup Wales is delighted to announce that Royal St David’s Golf Club in Harlech will again be the venue for the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open that takes place from 1 - 3 July. Playing on a sponsor’s invitation from Ryder Cup Wales, former world motor racing champion, Nigel Mansell, will again be swapping his car for clubs and joining some of golf’s great champions. Also playing and defending his title will be Ray Carrasco of the United States, who said that his Welsh ancestry had helped spur him onto victory in 2004. David Morkill, secretary of Royal St David’s, said: “Since we hosted the first Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open in 2001, we have seen it grow year on year and it has really put us on the map with many overseas visitors coming to play the course.” If you would like more information on the events shown or listed below, or for tickets, please contact Amy Watkins on 029 2036 8470. Details of all the 2005 Summer of Golf events 5-8 May FIRSTPLUS Wales Challenge 31 May - 1 June Ryder Cup Wales Young Welsh Professionals 2-5 June Celtic Manor Wales Open 1-3 July Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open 1-3 August Ryder Cup Wales Welsh Masters 11-14 August Wales Ladies Championship of Europe 23-25 August The Philip Price Professional Challenge 6-8 September Ryder Cup Wales Welsh Professionals Championship 4-6 October Ryder Cup Wales Welsh Classic The Vale Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort Golf show rewards for Welsh companies All the companies were on the 'Golf in Wales' stand that was supported by Ryder Cup Wales, Wales Tourist Board and WalesTrade International. Some of the companies secured major deals and for others it was a fact finding and benchmarking mission. Gerry Hallett from WalesTrade International said: "Trade missions such as this are important to help Welsh businesses develop their products further and give an invaluable insight into what competitors are doing." The companies that attended the show were: • Asbri Golf Ltd - a new golf company producing its own brand of golfing accessories; • As Easy As Limited - developers of Continued from page 1. Builth Wells Golf Club The Celtic Manor Resort Royal St David’s Golf Club St Pierre Golf & Country Club Machynys Peninsula Golf & Country Club Pontypridd Golf Club Southerndown Golf Club Pennard Golf Club a new putting training system; • Coldra Engineering - developers of a lightweight battery powered golf trolley; • Golf in North Wales - an initiative from Tourism Partnership North Wales to help North Wales benefit from the 2010 Ryder Cup; • Golf Wales Ground Handling Services - a golf ground handling service for tour operators worldwide; • Pitchmaster - manufacturers of a tool to repair indentations on the green; • ProCoach - developers of a video based training system, used by top sporting professionals and venues; • Spot-On Golf - producers of a range of teaching products for golf pros. 3 Newport regeneration plans The Ryder Cup coming to Wales in 2010 will have a major impact on Newport. Together, Newport City Council and Newport Unlimited are working closely with the private sector to attract more than £500 million of investment to contribute to Newport’s regeneration project over the next five years and many projects have been fast-tracked. This will benefit local people, not only in 2010, but also leading up to it and far beyond, revitalising the city’s economic and social fortunes. A new gateway into the city will emerge from the redevelopment of the railway station and a new We’re raising our game and Welsh golf’s profile bus station will be created and public transport significantly improved. New city centre hotels will be built and work will start this summer on the redevelopment of the Cambrian Shopping Centre for a major mixed use development. Chris Freegard, managing director of Newport City Council, said: “There are exciting changes taking place in Newport. With such a high profile event taking place in Newport, we are already working on the logstics for 2010. It creates a unique opportunity for the city and massive spin-offs to the local economy.” The new year brings in a new Wales ‘Golf as it should be’ brochure, packed with the latest golf news, features by big names like BBC TV presenter, Steve Rider, and listing every course in Wales. One of the features by an American banker and experienced golf traveller, Tom Ross, tells how he immediately fell in love with Wales’ people, courses and its ‘greenness’. He said: “The courses we encountered along the way were glorious...the people were warm, hospitable, interested and friendly...and the landscape is wonderful.” The Ryder Cup is a unique opportunity to develop the game’s infrastructure and to promote Wales as a golfing destination. The Wales Tourist Board (WTB) has funding for groups of golf courses, clubs and/or accommodation providers (known as cluster groups) wishing to be involved in the promotion of Wales as a major golf destination and help boost the local tourism economy through a creative, packaged product or experience. A minute with... With the Junior Ryder Cup coming to Wales in September 2006, we asked the star of the 2004 event about his golfing experience to date. Q. Name, age and where you come from? A. Zach Gould, 16-years-old from Cardiff. Q. How much did you enjoy the Junior Ryder Cup Experience? A. It was amazing! It was one of the best experiences I’ve had so far - there’s nothing else like it. Q. Most memorable golfing moment to date? A. Playing the opening tee shot at the Junior Ryder Cup - I don’t think I’ll ever forget it. Q. Your golfing hero? A. Sergio Garcia. I’ve looked up to him since I started playing golf and was thrilled to meet him at the Ryder Cup Wales Detroit reception in September 2004. Q. Why did you take up golf? A. One of my Dad’s best friends took me along for a game. I was only seven, but I really got into it and enjoyed it straight away. When I was ten I started taking it more seriously. Q. Best golfing tip you have been given? A. Most of your practice should go into the short game rather than the long game. Thankfully, this was a great tip my coach passed on to me, and it’s worked so far. Q. Favourite golf course in Wales? A. Royal St Davids. Q. Your future aspirations? A. To play in America. Next year I’m hoping to get a scholarship to East Tennessee University to take my game to the next level. 4 If you are interested in receiving the next edition of Ryder Cup Wales News, please email info@rydercupwales2010.com Unique Golfing clusters could be groups of clubs and/or accommodation providers in an area or near the hub of a trophy magnet course, or clubs or courses that are similar in nature or offer a unique experience - for example, castles and caddies. Indeed, such is the importance of golf that there will be a new ‘Golf as it should be’ category in WTB’s National Tourism Awards for Wales this coming year. Along with Ryder Cup Wales and partners, WTB will be promoting Wales as a golf destination at 13 major tournaments across Europe and the Solheim Cup in the USA in September. Finally, the WTB’s ‘Driving Change’ golf marketing training programme continues to benefit Welsh golf clubs. Four programmes are currently underway with 28 clubs taking part to date, where clubs gain advice on how to capitalise on the increased interest in Wales as a golf destination and look at effective ways to actively promote their clubs. Positive comments from participants include Ralph Evans, vice captain of Maesteg Golf Club, who felt that as a result of the training, he would make a more concentrated effort to encourage a more professional approach to the marketing of his club and Ken Buse, secretary for Tredegar Park Golf Club, said: “Very well run course and am looking forward to the next stage of the programme.” The next workshops are: 15th June - Monmouthshire area 16th June - South West Wales For a copy of the ‘Wales - Golf as it should be’ guide please contact Claire Sanders, 029 2047 5238 or email: claire.sanders@tourism.wales.gov.uk For more information about forthcoming workshops please contact Claire Carew, 029 2047 5374 or email: claire.carew@tourism.wales.gov.uk Published by Quadrant Media & Communications Ltd, on behalf of Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Ltd. Cylchlythyr Swyddogol Cwpan Ryder Cymru 2010 Cyf. Rhifyn rhif 3 Gwanwyn 2005 Cwpan Ryder 2010 i adael etifeddiaeth i Gymru gyfan L ansiwyd Cronfa Etifeddiaeth Cwpan Ryder Cymru 2010 gan Alun Pugh, y Gweinidog dros Ddiwylliant, Chwaraeon a’r Iaith Gymraeg a John Jermine, cadeirydd Cwpan Ryder Cymru, yng Nghwrs Golff Trefol Llangefni. Mae’r gronfa £2 filiwn yn rhan annatod o’r cynnig llwyddiannus ar gyfer Cwpan Ryder 2010 a bydd ar gael i gefnogi awdurdodau lleol ac eraill yng Nghymru dros y chwe blynedd nesaf i ddatblygu cyfleusterau golffio cyhoeddus ledled Cymru. Meddai Alun Pugh: “Rhan allweddol o gynnig Olympaidd Llundain yw’r etifeddiaeth i genedlaethau’r dyfodol. Mae’r union beth yn wir i Gymru a Chwpan Ryder 2010. Mae’r gronfa hefyd yn adlewyrchu’r nodau, a nodwyd yn ein strategaeth. “Dringo’n Uwch”, i gael mwy o bobl yng Nghymru i gymryd rhan mewn chwaraeon a gweithgarwch corfforol.” Meddai Graham Davies, cyfarwyddwr gwasanaethau datblygu Alun Pugh AC a John Jermine o Gwpan Ryder Cymru yn lansiad Etifeddiaeth Cwpan Ryder Cymru. cenedlaethol Cyngor Chwaraeon Cymru: “Mae’r ddarpariaeth ar gyfer golff yng Nghymru yn dda gyda mwy na 200 o gyrsiau mewn 185 o leoliadau ond mae prinder cyfleusterau cyhoeddus cost isel o hyd. Gobeithiwn y bydd awdur- dodau lleol yn achub ar y cyfle hwn ac yn sefydlu cyfleusterau a fydd yn annog pobl hen ac ifanc i ddechrau chwarae golff.” Am fwy o wybodaeth a manylion am ymgeisio, cysylltwch ag Enfys Griffiths ar 029 2030 5028. Mwy o golffwyr a gwell golffwyr Yn 2004, hyfforddodd Datblygu Golff Cymru (GDW), sy’n deillio o gynnig llwyddiannus Cwpan Ryder, dros 120 o wirfoddolwyr drwy ei Weithdy Arweinwyr Ifanc a rhyw 200 drwy’r cwrs Gweithredwyr ‘Tri-golff’. Cymerodd dros 4,000 o blant rhwng saith ac 11 oed ran yn y gweithgareddau ‘Trigolff’ y llynedd, sy’n denu plant ysgol gynradd i Peter Johnson, chwaraewr golff chwarae golff. Cydlynwyd proffesiynol, yn rhoi gwersi am ddim llawer o weithgareddau eraill i ddechreuwyr, diolch i Ddatblygu gan y sefydliad, gan gynnwys Golff Cymru. 40 o gynlluniau ledled Cymru a oedd yn cynnig hyfforddiant dechreuwyr am ddim i ferched. Ar gyfer 2005, y ddau brif amcan yw cyflwyno mwy o bobl i golff a helpu creu gwell golffwyr, gyda nifer o wahanol fentrau wedi’u cynllunio, gan gynnwys gwersi am ddim i grwpiau o fenywod a merched sydd â diddordeb mewn golff, swyddogion datblygu yn ymweld â chlybiau golff i helpu gwella a chynyddu adrannau’r ieuenctid a chyfleoedd hyfforddi tywydd braf ar gyfer y sgwadiau cenedlaethol gorau. Am fwy o wybodaeth, ewch i wefan newydd Datblygu Golff Cymru – www.golfdevelopmentwales.org Gwobrau sioe golff i gwmnïau Cymreig Mae wyth cwmni o Gymru o’r sector golff a hamdden yn elwa o arddangos yn y sioe masnach golff fwyaf yn y byd, Sioe Nwyddau PGA 2005 yn Orlando. Parhau ar dud 3. Neges oddi wrth y Cadeirydd Gwneud Cynnydd Mae penodi Ian Woosnam yn Gapten tîm Ewrop ar gyfer Cwpan Ryder 2006 yn Iwerddon yn deyrnged bersonol haeddiannol iawn i golffiwr gwych o Gymru ac mae’n newyddion da i’r rhai sy’n gweithio’n galed i hyrwyddo golff ledled Cymru. Mae angen arweinwyr arnom ac mae Ian yn bendant wedi bodloni’r rôl honno. Ef oedd y golffiwr gyntaf o Gymru i ennill cystadleuaeth Fawr wrth ennill Pencampwriaeth Meistri’r UD ym 1991 ac mae’n un o saith golffiwr yn unig a ddaeth yn rhif 1 yn y cyfnod modern. Eleni fydd ei 27ain tymor ar y Daith Ewropeaidd. Ac yn ystod yr amser hwnnw, mae wedi ennill 44 o deitlau dros y byd, ac wedi cynrychioli Cymru 17 o weithiau yng Nghwpan Golff y Byd, sy’n glodwiw. Lleoliadau a Bydd ‘Haf o Golff Cymru’ 2005, a drefnwyd gan Gwpan Ryder Cymru, yn cynnwys naw twrnamaint o’r radd uchaf ledled Cymru. 11 – 14 Awst 2005 Pencampwriaeth Ewrop i Fenywod Cymru Balch Mae ef mor falch o’i dreftadaeth Gymreig ag yr ydym ni ohono ef, ac mae ef nawr wedi rhoi stamp Cymru ar ddigwyddiad a fydd yn dylanwadu’n gynyddol ar ein hymdrechion i ddatblygu’r gêm yng Nghymru cyn ein bod ni’n cynnal Cwpan Ryder yn 2010. Ers i Gymru ennill y cynnig i groesawu’r Cwpan Ryder, mae wedi bod yn swyno’r wlad gyfan, ac mae eisoes wedi bod yn gatalydd ar gyfer llawer iawn o ddatblygu ym maes golff. Lansiwyd Cronfa Dreftadaeth 2010 gennym yn ddiweddar (gweler yr erthygl ar dudalen 1), sy’n gyfle gwych ac yn cynnig cefnogaeth i awdurdodau lleol i ddatblygu cyfleusterau golffio. â llwyddiant rhyngwladol ein chwaraewyr gorau - rydym hefyd yn denu’r chwaraewyr gorau o wledydd eraill i Gymru i’r nifer uchaf erioed o dwrnameintiau o’r radd uchaf, gan ei gwneud yn bosibl i gefnogwyr golff weld golff o’r radd flaenaf ar dir Cymru. Bydd Haf o Golff Cwpan Ryder Cymru yn 2005 yn cynnwys naw digwyddiad ledled Cymru ac yn cyflwyno dau gwrs newydd, Machynys a Bro Morgannwg, i amserlen y pencampwriaethau. Mae pecynnau nawdd, gan gynnwys timau Proam, a lletygarwch ar gael ar gyfer pob digwyddiad - cysylltwch â ni ar 029 2036 8470 Clwb Golff a Gwlad Penrhyn Machynys, Llanelli Golff i fenywod Mae pawb yn chwarae eu rhan. Mae llyfryn Bwrdd Croeso Cymru ‘Golff i godi’r galon’ yn dangos cymaint sydd gan golff Cymru i’w gynnig ac rwy’n falch iawn yn benodol o’r cynnydd yr ydym yn ei wneud o ran annog golff i fenywod. Mae gan Gymru draddodiad hir a da o gynhyrchu golffwyr benywaidd rhagorol, ond nid ydym erioed wedi cael ein cynrychioli yn yr haenau uchaf, fel yr ydym eleni. Adlewyrchir y cynnydd hwn hefyd yn ein clybiau, a bu cynnydd 16 y cant yn nifer y merched sy’n aelodau o glybiau Cymru ers dechrau Datblygu Golff Cymru. Mae cymaint mwy i’w gyflawni a chyda momentwm sy’n parhau i dyfu ar gyfer ystod eang ein mentrau, rydym yn edrych ymlaen yn hyderus at ddyfodol cyffrous. John Jermine, Cadeirydd, Cwpan Ryder Cymru 2010 Cyf. Yn sefyll, Rob Holt o Gwpan Ryder Cymru a Jim Anderson o Fachynys gydag Andrew Wells o Paragon Events Management a Ray Wilson o Fachynys yn ymweld â’r cwrs. Y Lefel Uchaf Rydym ni yng Nghwpan Ryder Cymru wrth ein bodd i weld arwyddion ym mhob man bod ymdrechion cynifer o bobl i hyrwyddo’r gêm ar bob lefel yn dwyn ffrwyth. Ar y lefel uchaf, cynrychiolir Cymru eleni gan nifer na welwyd o’r blaen, sef 13 golffiwr, yn ddynion ac yn fenywod, ar deithiau Ewrop ac mae dau ohonynt, sef Phil Price a Becky Morgan, hefyd wedi ennill eu lle i chwarae ar Deithiau’r UDA. Ond nid yw’n ymwneud yn unig 2 Bydd Clwb Golff a Gwlad Machynys, a leolir ym Mharc Arfordir Mileniwm Llanelli, yn cynnal Pencampwriaeth Ewrop i Fenywod Cymru o 11 i 14 Awst. Bydd y digwyddiad yn croesawu enwau mawr o fyd golff merched, fel Laura Davies, Trish Johnson, Becky Morgan a Becky Brewerton, a fydd yn cystadlu am ran o’r gronfa wobrau o £350,000, sef y bedwaredd gronfa wobrau fwyaf ar Daith Ewrop i Fenywod. Mae’r cwrs yn un o wyth cwrs yn unig a ddylunnir gan Jack Nicklaus yn Ewrop - cwrs pencampwriaeth 72-par arddull-‘links’ 7,100 llath a bydd yn cynnal y twrnamaint o 2005 hyd 2007. Meddai Jim Anderson, rheolwr gyfarwyddwr y clwb: “Mae hyn yn newyddion gwych i Fachynys a Sir Gaerfyrddin. Mae hwn yn gwrs pencampwriaeth o’r radd flaenaf yn y byd ac rydym wrth ein bodd ac mae’n anrhydedd mawr gennym fod Cwpan Ryder Cymru a Thaith Ewrop i Fenywod wedi penderfynu dod â’r fath ddigwyddiad uchel ei fri yma.” r gyfer Haf o Golff 2005 5 – 8 Mai 2005 Sialens Cymru FIRSTPLUS Cyrchfan Golff a Spa, a Gwesty’r Vale, Caerdydd Clwb Golff Brenhinol Dewi Sant, a fydd yn cynnal Pencampwriaeth Agored Hˆn Cwpan Ryder Cymru 2005. y 1 – 3 Gorffennaf 2005 Pencampwriaeth Agored Hˆn Cwpan Ryder Cymru y Clwb Golff Dewi Sant, Harlech Chwaraewyr y Daith Sialens, Sion Bebb a Zach Gould yng Ngwesty’r Vale. Mae Cyrchfan Golff a Spa a Gwesty’r Vale wedi sicrhau cytundeb tair blynedd â Chwpan Ryder Cymru i gynnal twrnamaint golff mawr blynyddol, yn dechrau ym mis Mai, yn sgil ymweliad cyntaf y Daith Sialens â De Cymru. Cynhelir digwyddiad Taith Sialens Cymru FIRSTPLUS ar 5 – 8 Mai. Caiff ei gynnal ar gwrs Cenedlaethol Cymru, sy’n 7,323 llath o hyd, ac a fydd yn her enfawr i golffwyr ar bob lefel. Meddai Paul Beddoe, cyfarwyddwr marchnata Gwesty’r Vale: “Mae hwn yn gam arall tuag at sefydlu Gwesty’r Vale yn gwrs pencampwriaeth pwysig yn y DU ac mae’n gydnabyddiaeth o ansawdd cwrs Cenedlaethol Cymru.” Mae’n bleser gan Gwpan Ryder Cymru gyhoeddi mai Clwb Golff Brenhinol Dewi Sant yn Harlech fydd y lleoliad unwaith eto ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth Agored Hˆn Cwpan y Ryder Cymru, a gynhelir o 1 - 3 Gorffennaf. Unwaith eto, bydd cyn bencampwr rasio ceir y byd, Nigel Mansell, yn cyfnewid ei gar am ffyn golff ac yn ymuno â rhai o bencampwyr mawr golff, ar wahoddiad noddwr gan Gwpan Ryder Cymru. Bydd Ray Carrasco o’r Unol Daleithiau, a ddy- wedodd fod ei linach Gymreig wedi’u ysgogi tuag at fuddugoliaeth yn 2004, hefyd yn chwarae i amddiffyn ei deitl. Meddai David Morkill, ysgrifennydd Glwb Golff Brenhinol Dewi Sant: “Ers i ni gynnal Pencampwriaeth Agored Hˆn Cwpan Ryder y Cymru gyntaf yn 2001, rydym wedi’i weld yn tyfu flwyddyn ar ôl blwyddyn, ac mae wedi ein rhoi ni ar y map yn wirioneddol, gyda llawer o ymwelwyr o dramor yn dod i chwarae ar y cwrs. “ Pe byddech yn hoffi mwy o wybodaeth am y digwyddiadau a ddangosir neu a restrir isod, neu am docynnau, cysylltwch â Amy Watkins ar 029 2036 8470. Manylion holl ddigwyddiadau Haf o Golff 2005 5 – 8 Mai Sialens Cymru FIRSTPLUS 31 Mai – 1 Mehefin Pencampwriaeth Ieuenctid Proffesiynol Cymru Cwpan Ryder Cymru 2 – 5 Mehefin Pencampwriaeth Agored Cymru Celtic Manor 1 – 3 Gorffennaf Pencampwriaeth Agored Hˆn Cwpan Ryder Cymru y 1 – 3 Awst Pencampwriaeth Meistri Cymru Cwpan Ryder Cymru 11 – 14 Awst Pencampwriaeth Ewrop i Fenywod Cymru 23 – 25 Awst Her-gwpan Proffesiynol Phillip Price 6 – 8 Medi Pencampwriaeth Chwaraewyr Proffesiynol Cymru Cwpan Ryder Cymru 4 – 6 Hydref Pencampwriaeth Glasur Cymru Cwpan Ryder Cymru Cyrchfan Golff a Spa, Gwesty’r Vale Gwobrau sioe golff i gwmnïau Cymreig Roedd yr holl gwmnïau ar y stondin ‘Golff yng Nghymru’ a gefnogwyd gan Gwpan Ryder Cymru, Bwrdd Croeso Cymru a MasnachCymru Rhyngwladol. Sicrhaodd rhai o’r cwmnïau gytundebau mawr ac roedd yn fenter feincnodi a chanfod ffeithiau i gwmnïau eraill. Meddai Gerry Hallet o FasnachCymru Rhyngwladol: “Mae teithiau masnach fel hyn yn bwysig i helpu busnesau Cymreig ddatblygu eu cynnyrch ymhellach a rhoi cipolwg gwerthfawr ar yr hyn y mae cystadleuwyr yn ei wneud.” Y cwmnïau a fynychodd y sioe oedd: • Asbri Golf Ltd – cwmni golff newydd sy’n cynhyrchu’i frand ei hunan o ategolion golff; parhad o dudalen 1. Clwb Golff Llanfair-ym-Muallt Gwesty’r Celtic Manor Clwb Golff Brenhinol Dewi Sant Clwb Golff a Gwlad St Pierre Clwb Golff a Gwlad Penrhyn Machynys Clwb Golff Pontypridd Clwb Golff Southerndown Clwb Golff Pennard • As Easy As Limited – datblygwyr system hyfforddi pytio newydd; • Coldra Engineering – datblygwyr troli golff ysgafn a yrrir gan fatri; • Golff yng Ngogledd Cymru – menter gan Bartneriaeth Dwristiaeth Gogledd Cymru i helpu Gogledd Cymru i elwa o Gwpan Ryder 2010; • Golf Wales Ground Handling Services – gwasanaeth trin tir golff i gwmnïau teithio ledled y byd; • Pitchmaster - gweithgynhyrchwyr offeryn i atgyweirio pantiau ar y grin; • ProCoach – datblygwyr system hyfforddi sy’n seiliedig ar fideo, a ddefnyddir gan chwaraewyr a lleoliadau golff proffesiynol mawr; • Spot-on Golff – cynhyrchwyr ystod o gynnyrch addysgu ar gyfer chwaraewyr golff proffesiynol. 3 Cynlluniau adnewyddu Casnewydd Bydd dyfodiad Cwpan Ryder i Gymru yn 2010 yn cael effaith fawr ar Gasnewydd. Gyda’i gilydd, mae Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd a Newport Unlimited yn gweithio’n agos â’r sector preifat i ddenu dros £500 miliwn o fuddsoddiad i gyfrannu at brosiect adnewyddu Casnewydd dros y pum mlynedd nesaf, ac mae nifer o brosiectau wedi eu rhoi ar lwybr carlam. Bydd hyn o fudd i’r bobl leol, nid yn unig yn 2010, ond hefyd yn y cyfnod cyn hynny a thu hwnt, gan adfywio rhagolygon economaidd a chymdeithasol y ddinas. Bydd porth newydd i’r ddinas yn dod yn sgil ailddatblygu’r orsaf a chrëir gorsaf fysiau newydd a Rydym ar flaen y gad – ac yn codi proffil golff Cymru chaiff trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus ei gwella’n sylweddol. Caiff gwestai newydd eu hadaeiladu yn y ddinas a bydd gwaith yn dechrau yn yr haf ar ddatblygu Canolfan Siopa Cambrian ar gyfer datblygiad defnydd cymysg mawr. Meddai Chris Freegard, rheolwr gyfarwyddwr Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd: “Mae newidiadau cyffrous yn digwydd yng Nghasnewydd. Gyda digwyddiad proffil uchel o’r fath yng Nghasnewydd, rydym eisoes yn gweithio ar y logisteg ar gyfer 2010. Mae’n creu cyfle unigryw ar gyfer y ddinas a sgileffeithiau enfawr ar gyfer yr economi leol.” Gwelodd y Flwyddyn newydd gyhoeddi pamffled newydd Cymru ‘Golff i godi’r galon’, sy’n cynnwys y newyddion golff diweddaraf, erthyglau gan enwogion, fel cyflwynydd teledu’r BBC, Steve Rider, a rhestra bob cwrs yng Nghymru. Mae un o’r erthyglau a ysgrifenwyd gan fancwr Americanaidd a theithiwr golff profiadol, Tom Ross, yn dweud sut y syrthiodd mewn cariad yn syth â phobl, cyrsiau a ‘gwyrddni’ Cymru. Meddai: “Roedd y cyrsiau y daethom ar eu traws yn ogoneddus… roedd y bobl yn wresog, yn groesawgar, yn llawn diddordeb ac yn gyfeillgar … ac mae’r tirlun yn hyfryd.” Mae’r Cwpan Ryder yn gyfle unigryw i ddatblygu isadeiledd y gêm ac i hyrwyddo Cymru fel lleoliad golffio. Mae gan Fwrdd Croeso Cymru (BCC) arian ar gyfer grwpiau o gyrsiau golff, clybiau a /neu ddarparwyr llety (a elwir yn grwpiau clwstwr) sy’n dymuno bod yn rhan o hyrwyddo Cymru fel lleoliad golff pwysig a helpu hybu’r economi dwristiaeth leol drwy gynnyrch neu brofiad creadigol pecyn. Munud gyda... Gyda Chwpan Ieuenctid Ryder yn dod i Gymru ym mis Medi 2006, buom yn holi seren y digwyddiad yn 2004 am ei brofiadau golff hyd yn hyn. C. Enw, oed ac o ble wyt ti’n dod? A. Zach Gould, 16 oed o Gaerdydd. C. Faint wnest ti fwynhau profiad Cwpan Ieuenctid Ryder? A. Roedd yn anhygoel! Roedd yn un o’r profiadau gorau rwyf wedi’i gael hyd yn hyn – does dim byd tebyg. C. Dy foment golffio mwyaf cofiadwy hyd yn hyn? A. Chwarae’r ti agoriadol yng Nghwpan Ieuenctid Ryder - dwi ddim yn credu wnai fyth anghofio’r peth. C. Dy arwr golffio? A. Sergio Garcia. Rydw i wedi ei edmygu ers i fi ddechrau chwarae golff ac roeddwn i wrth fy modd i gael cyfarfod ag ef yn nerbyniad Cwpan Ryder Cymru yn Detroit ym mis Medi 2004. C. Pam ddechreuaist ti chwarae golff? A. Aeth un o ffrindiau gorau fy nhad â fi am gêm. Dim ond saith oed oeddwn i, ond cefais flas arni ac roeddwn yn ei fwynhau yn syth. Pan roeddwn yn ddeg oed, dechreuais gymryd y peth yn fwy o ddifrif. C. Y tip golff gorau a roddwyd i ti erioed? A. Dylai’r rhan fwyaf o’ch ymarfer fynd tuag at chwarae’r gêm fer yn hytrach na’r gêm hir. Diolch byth, roedd hwn yn dip gwych a roddodd fy hyfforddwr i fi, ac mae wedi gweithio hyd yn hyn. C. Hoff gwrs golff yng Nghymru? A. Cwrs Brenhinol Dewi Sant. C. Dy ddyheadau am y dyfodol? A. I chwarae yn America. Rwy’n gobeithio cael ysgoloriaeth y flwyddyn nesaf i Brifysgol Dwyrain Tenessee er mwyn mynd â’m gêm i’r lefel nesaf. 4 Unigryw Gallai clystyrau golff fod yn grwpiau o glybiau a/neu ddarparwyr llety mewn ardal neu rheiny sy’n agos at ganolbwynt cwrs troffi pwysig, neu glybiau neu gyrsiau sy’n debyg o ran eu natur neu sy’n cynnig profiad unigryw – er enghraifft, cestyll a cadis. Yn wir, mae golff mor bwysig fel y bydd categori newydd ‘Golff i godi’r galon’ yng Ngwobrau Twristiaeth Blynyddol Bwrdd Croeso Cymru yn y flwyddyn sy’n dod. Ynghyd â Chwpan Ryder Cymru a’i bartneriaid, bydd BCC yn hyrwyddo Cymru fel lleoliad golff mewn 13 o dwrnameintiau mawr ledled Ewrop ac yng Nghwpan Solheim yn UDA ym mis Medi. Yn olaf, mae rhaglen hyfforddi marchnata golff ‘Driving Change’ yn dal i fod o fudd i glybiau golff Cymru. Mae pedair rhaglen ar waith ar hyn o bryd â 28 o glybiau yn cymryd rhan hyd yn hyn, lle mae clybiau yn cael cyngor ar sut i fanteisio ar y cynnydd mewn diddordeb yng Nghymru fel lleoliad golff ac edrych ar ffyrdd effeithiol o fynd ati i hyrwyddo’u clybiau. Mae sylwadau cadarnhaol gan gyfranogion yn cynnwys Ralph Evans, is-gapten Clwb Golff Maesteg, a deimlai y byddai ef, o ganlyniad i’r hyfforddiant, yn gwneud mwy o ymdrech i annog ymagwedd fwy proffesiynol at farchnata ei glwb, ac meddai Ken Buse, ysgrifennydd Clwb Golff Parc Tredegar,: “Cynhaliwyd y cwrs yn dda iawn ac rwy’n edrych ymlaen yn fawr at gam nesaf y rhaglen”. Y gweithdai nesaf: 15 Mehefin – ardal Sir Fynwy 16 Mehefin – De Orllewin Cymru Am gopi am ddim o ganllaw ‘Cymru – Golff i godi’r galon’, cysylltwch â Claire Sanders, 029 2047 5238 neu anfonwch e-bost: claire.sanders@tourism.wales.gov.uk Am fwy o wybodaeth am weithdai yn y dyfodol, cysylltwch â Claire Carew, 029 2047 5374 neu anfonwch e-bost: claire.carew@tourism.wales.gov.uk Cyhoeddwyd gan Quadrant Media & Communications Cyf., ar ran Cwpan Ryder Cymru 2010 Cyf. Os oes gennych ddiddordeb mewn derbyn rhifyn nesaf Newyddion Cwpan Ryder Cymru, anfonwch e-bost at info@rydercupwales2010.com