Celtic Manor Resort to host leading tournament for golfers with disabilities
November 3, 2025
Celtic Manor Resort — A 5-star luxury resort located in Newport, UK • celtic-manor.com
The Celtic Manor Resort will host the world’s most talented golfers with disabilities when The G4D Open is staged in Wales for the first time in 2026. As part of a new three-year agreement, the Championship will also be held at the celebrated Ryder Cup venue in 2027 and 2028.
A field of 80 male and female amateur and professional golfers from across the world will compete over 54 holes of stroke play gross competition on the Roman Road Course, featuring nine sport classes across multiple impairment groups.
Celtic Manor has a rich history of staging leading amateur and professional events, including hosting the Ryder Cup in 2010 and no fewer than 18 editions of the Wales Open on the European Tour. The Roman Road Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, staged the Wales Open from 2005-2007 while the Twenty Ten Course was being built for the Ryder Cup.
Julie Hammond, Celtic Manor Resort Chief Executive, said, “We are thrilled to be hosting the G4D Open for the next three years and I am sure the picturesque Roman Road Course will provide a fantastic stage for these talented golfers to showcase their skills.
“Having hosted the Invictus Golf Challenge last year and worked with ISPS HANDA as title sponsor of the Wales Open for three years, we know all about the power of golf as an inclusive and accessible sport. We look forward to seeing more inspiring golf at The G4D Open and supporting the development of the game for people with disabilities.”
The news caps a fantastic summer of golf at Celtic Manor which was the headquarters hotel for the AIG Women’s Open, the largest women’s sporting event ever held in Wales. The resort hosted senior executives and key clients of the title sponsor, AIG Insurance, across 10 days with events including a prestigious pro-am on the Twenty Ten Course, three evening functions, food festivals on the polo field, and a Women’s Leadership Forum.
Coinciding with Team Europe’s thrilling victory in New York in September, the resort has also celebrated the 15th anniversary of staging the Ryder Cup in 2010. A special golf day recreated some of the drama and excitement of that other last-gasp triumph for Europe that continues to inspire golfers from all over the globe.