DIARY MARKER
Date: Friday 15– Sunday 17 July 2007
Subject: Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open

Venue: Conwy Golf Club

This world-class golf tournament is one of the most eagerly awaited events on the European Seniors Tour and is expected to attract some of golf’s great champions including 2002 Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance.
With a prize fund of £500,000 and a first prize of £75,000, the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open, which is part of the Ryder Cup Wales 2007 Summer of Golf programme, is the second most lucrative event on the European Seniors Tour after the Senior British Open Championship.

Entry to the event is free of charge, so if you’re a keen amateur golfer looking to pick up some tips or if you’re a parent looking to entertain your children with something new, come along to Conwy Golf Club during the weekend to follow the top names around the famous links course.

The Professional Golfers Association and The Golf Union of Wales wish to appoint a Manager of Golf Coach Education & the PGA in Wales.
Click on either of the links below to see the full job advert.

“On Your Marks …. "

The OCS Young Sports Person Awards are now open! These Awards give out over £35,000 to up and coming young sports people. The Awards are now in their tenth year and have supported the likes of Beth Tweddle, James Willstrop, Kate Haywood, Louis Smith and Paul Drinkhall in the past.

The deadline for applications is 1st June, following which interviews will be made in September. The Award ceremony will be held in the OCS Stand at the Brit Oval on Thursday 22nd November with a whole host of celebrity guests.

OCS is a privately owned company with business across the UK and worldwide offering a comprehensive range of property support services. They have always been involved with sport, ranging from individual sponsorships including golfer Jamie Spence and cricketer Mark Butcher to match sponsorship at Wembley to kit sponsorship for school sports.

For more information visit the website at www.ocsyoungsportsperson.co.uk or call 0870 442 0990.

Golf as it should be
In Wales you can play golf as it should be played, you can play your own game, at your own unhurried pace and savour the fantastic scenery. This is ‘Golf as it should be’.

Whether you’re a golf club, resort, tour operator or accommodation provider offering golf packages, this award will reward an organisation raising the profile of Wales as a golf destination, increasing the value and volume of golf tourism, and maximising the opportunities in relation to the Ryder Cup in 2010.

In 2007 the prestigious awards will be held in the grounds of Bodelwyddan Castle, North Wales, on Thursday 4 October, and promises to be a night to remember.
We want you to be part of this very special night by completing an application form to ensure you or someone you know is recognised for their sheer professionalism.

Closing date for all entries is Friday 1st June 2007.

http://www.walesonshow.co.uk/nta.aspx