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Tables and chairs waiting to be erected at the Ryder Cup site
The American golf stars who will take on Europe in the 2010 Ryder Cup are flying into south Wales.
The US team, lead by captain Corey Pavin, fly into Cardiff International Airport at 1100 BST.
Pavin and European captain Colin Montgomerie will give joint news conferences at the airport and later at the Celtic Manor Resort at Newport.
</div> Their arrival will see the build-up to the three-day tournament mount significantly before Friday's tee-off.
The event will place Wales in the spotlight with a huge worldwide audience tuning in to see Tiger Woods and other golf superstars compete for the biennial title.
Among the many international visitors in south Wales for the competition will be the Prince of Wales and the European Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso.
Prince Charles will have lunch with the two team captains and undertake a tour the Celtic Manor golf course on Wednesday, the last practice day.
Captain Corey Pavin will lead his US team as they fly into south Wales
He will also attend a dinner at Cardiff Castle, where all 24 team members will also be present.
Meanwhile, home-grown international entertainment stars Dame Shirley Bassey, Catherine Zeta Jones and Catherine Jenkins will take part in a Welcome to Wales concert at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Wednesday, when the prince will also be in the audience.
But the week will not be all about celebrities.
On Tuesday golf professionals will hand out free lessons to spectators at the Celtic Manor course.
Gareth Lewis, manager of coach education and the PGA in Wales, believes the PGA Game Improvement Centre, will be among the most popular attractions at Celtic Manor.
"We've assembled a fantastic line-up of coaching talent which is open to visitors of all ages and abilities to come along and have their games looked at," he said.
"It means golf fans coming to Celtic Manor can not only enjoy the drama of seeing the likes of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in action but also receive some expert tuition on their own games from some of the leading coaches in Wales."
A groundsman cuts the grass in the tented village at the Celtic Manor Resort
The tournament has also also provided a bonus for thousands of children in Newport and Cardiff.
All schools in both cities are closed for an inset day on Friday, both to ease traffic congestion and give pupils a chance to watch the event.
Some 45,000 spectators are expected on each of the Ryder Cup's three competition days.
The assembly government has spent £27m on infrastructure projects associated with improving transport links to the Celtic Manor site.
For the first time, visitors crossing the two Severn Bridges by car into Wales will be able to pay by debit or card as temporary chip-and-pin machines have been installed.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Tables and chairs waiting to be erected at the Ryder Cup site The American golf stars who will take on Europe in the 2010 Ryder Cup are flying into south Wales.
The US team, lead by captain Corey Pavin, fly into Cardiff International Airport at 1100 BST.
Pavin and European captain Colin Montgomerie will give joint news conferences at the airport and later at the Celtic Manor Resort at Newport.
</div> Their arrival will see the build-up to the three-day tournament mount significantly before Friday's tee-off.
The event will place Wales in the spotlight with a huge worldwide audience tuning in to see Tiger Woods and other golf superstars compete for the biennial title.
Among the many international visitors in south Wales for the competition will be the Prince of Wales and the European Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso.
Prince Charles will have lunch with the two team captains and undertake a tour the Celtic Manor golf course on Wednesday, the last practice day.
Captain Corey Pavin will lead his US team as they fly into south Wales He will also attend a dinner at Cardiff Castle, where all 24 team members will also be present.
Meanwhile, home-grown international entertainment stars Dame Shirley Bassey, Catherine Zeta Jones and Catherine Jenkins will take part in a Welcome to Wales concert at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Wednesday, when the prince will also be in the audience.
But the week will not be all about celebrities.
On Tuesday golf professionals will hand out free lessons to spectators at the Celtic Manor course.
Gareth Lewis, manager of coach education and the PGA in Wales, believes the PGA Game Improvement Centre, will be among the most popular attractions at Celtic Manor.
"We've assembled a fantastic line-up of coaching talent which is open to visitors of all ages and abilities to come along and have their games looked at," he said.
"It means golf fans coming to Celtic Manor can not only enjoy the drama of seeing the likes of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in action but also receive some expert tuition on their own games from some of the leading coaches in Wales."
A groundsman cuts the grass in the tented village at the Celtic Manor Resort The tournament has also also provided a bonus for thousands of children in Newport and Cardiff.
All schools in both cities are closed for an inset day on Friday, both to ease traffic congestion and give pupils a chance to watch the event.
Some 45,000 spectators are expected on each of the Ryder Cup's three competition days.
The assembly government has spent £27m on infrastructure projects associated with improving transport links to the Celtic Manor site.
For the first time, visitors crossing the two Severn Bridges by car into Wales will be able to pay by debit or card as temporary chip-and-pin machines have been installed.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.