Golf chiefs launch 2010 Ryder Cup countdown

THE organisers of the 2010 Ryder Cup confirmed preparations were under way for a successful tournament when the dates of the event were announced yesterday.

Europe and the USA will go head-to-head at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales, in the week beginning September 27 – two years after Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, hosts the event.

Tournament bosses were joined by the Welsh Assembly’s First Minister, Rhodri Morgan, in Cardiff to announce the dates.