Celtic Manor Resort - Resort Development

Resort Development

In 1991, plans were unveiled to develop two new golf courses and a convention centre on land between the Manor House and the River Usk. Matthews had become friends with the late golf-course architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. whose family roots were in Aberystwyth, Wales. Work began on the Roman Road course in 1992 – named after the main route connecting the former Roman fortress of Caerleon with the town of Caerwent which crosses the land. By 1994, work had commenced on the 400-bedroom Resort Hotel; as well as a £10-million golf clubhouse and the 4,000-yard (3,700 m) Coldra Woods golf course.

The new development was completed and opened in 1999. The former Celtic Manor Hotel was renamed "The Manor House" to distinguish it from the new "Resort Hotel."

To prepare for the 2010 Ryder Cup, The Twenty Ten Course was built, as part of a £16 million development. This was the first golf course in history to be purpose-built for the event. As part of this development, this included a 120-metre-long £2m twin-suspension bridge, the course and a new clubhouse and surrounding infrastructure, which was promised as part of the bid to host the event in 2001. The new bridge, The Twenty Ten Bridge, links the practice ground to the golf course across the River Usk and was officially opened by the First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones AM. Rowecord Engineering of Newport, provided all the steelwork and structure and Andrew Scott Ltd was the main construction contractor.