A unique golf event is set to attract a four-figure crowd and television cameras to South Wales in June.

The inaugural World Golf Trickshot Championship (WGTSC) takes place at Celtic Manor - home to the 2010 Ryder Cup - immediately after the Wales Open on June 6.

It will draw together the world's top exponents of 'jaw-dropping' golf shots - some of which appear beyond the realms of physical possibility.

However, on the day, extraordinary shots will be the norm - tricks such as the 'scissorhands', which involves swinging a club in each hand while hitting continuously a row of 30 balls; hitting three balls at once; driving from a range of extreme tees; driving while sitting on a stool or kneeling; using 2m-long drivers and, of course, audience participation shots.

Paul Smith, managing director of the WGTSC, said: "These guys try to relate to what the average golfer does - then hit shots that look entirely improbable. They are a little bit special.

"It's fun, it's entertaining and it's golf. It's going to be a fantastic spectacle for everybody present, which is why Sky Sports is covering the event."

All those involved are professional trick-shot artists - Jeremy Dale, Geoff Swain, Peter Cane, Dean Davis, Paul Barrington, John Wraith, Kevin Compare, David Haines and Peter Johncke - and have perfected their art to the extent they command huge fees for corporate entertaining and have displayed their array of skills to huge audiences at many PGA events.

Yet on Monday, June 6, they will all be together in one place entertaining the public all day.

Smith added: "This is a unique event. Performers of this calibre do not come together like this in any other sport I can think of. Even if you go to the Masters, Wimbledon or the FA Cup final, all the world's top players would not be playing consecutively."

The excellence of fare on show is complemented by the quality of the judging panel, which is headed by Sky Sports commentator Ewen Murray. Fellow commentator Robert Lee and tour player Mark Roe - both of whom are on the Ryder Cup selection committee - complete the line-up.

The World Golf Trickshot Championship runs from 10am to 4pm and there are several interactive events running alongside the main competition: £1m is up for grabs in a hole-in-one competition, with other great prizes at stake in a nearest-the-pin challenge and a 'keepy-uppy' contest.

Further details of the World Golf Trickshot Championship, including ticket prices, can be found at www.wgtsc.co.uk or by calling Mark Cumberworth or Graham Scott on 01708 726072.

Media Contact:
Pete Richardson or Dave Bowers
08700 330 550
pete@peterichardsoncommunications.com
dave@peterichardsoncommunications.com