For a small country, Wales manages to cram in quite a bit, 641 castles, 687 miles of coastline and around 200 golf courses! For those with a passion for golf, there is only one place to be in October 2010. The Celtic Manor Resort on the outskirts of Newport in South Wales. The beautiful Golf courses already attract thousands of tourists. In 2009 there were 184,000 golf visitors to Wales, an increase of 11% from 2008 and the economic impact of golf tourism for Wales rose 18% year on year in 2009, to £34,700,000. From 1 -- 3 October 2010, The Ryder Cup, one of the most prestigious sporting competitions in the world, comes to Wales for the very first time. Attracting the third largest worldwide television audience for a sporting event, behind only the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, all eyes will be on The Celtic Manor Resort as Europe battles it out against the US on the course, purpose built for the occasion.