HEREFORDSHIRE golf star David Park will compete against some of the top names in golf at the newest stop on the European Tour next month - less than an hour away from his home!

The 1999 Compaq European Grand Prix winner will face the likes of Ryder Cup captains Mark James, Seve Ballesteros and Sam Torrance and former US Masters champion Ian Woosnam in a competition for a £750,000 prize fund at the largest golf event ever held in Wales.

The Wales Open is being staged on June 8-11 at The Celtic Manor Resort, near Newport, which recently completed a £100m expansion programme and now offers a 400-room, 32-suite luxury hotel, a delegation centre, 40 function rooms, four restaurants, three championship golf courses and two health clubs.

The PGA European Tour event is being played over the 7,403-yard, par 72 Wentwood Hills course - a great challenge for players and a terrific spectator course.

Celtic Manor offers various package deals for the competition from Jason Phillips on 01633 410243.

Hereford Times readers have the chance to enjoy the tournament in style by answering the question in our competition.

The first prize is a final day Celtic Manor hospitality package for two on Sunday, June 11. This includes entry to the exclusive hospitality suite, morning coffee and pastries, three-course lunch with wine, afternoon tea, and complimentary soft drinks and mineral water throughout the day. Five runners-up will each receive a pair of final day tickets.

l The golfing question is: Where did David Park gain his first European Tour victory in June 1999?

Answers on a postcard, with name, address and telephone number, should be sent to: The Sports Editor, Wales Open Competition, The Hereford Times, Holmer Road, Hereford HR4 9UJ. Entries must be received by noon on Thursday, May 25 and the winner will be the first correct entry drawn, followed by the runners-up from the next five correct entries drawn. The winners will be notified as soon as possible.

The competition is closed to employees of The Hereford Times or Celtic Manor. The decision of the sports editor is final and no correspondence will be entered into.