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Robert Trent Jones II lights up Hoi An

POSTED ON July 29, 2018 @ 12:09 am

Hoiana Shores Golf Club unveiled just south of UNESCO World Heritage Site in the heart of Vietnam The coastline project of Hoiana will be home to Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects’ (RTJ II) first Vietnamese championship golf course design: Hoiana Shores Golf Club. …

QLD mining town club upgrade clubhouse in community spirit

POSTED ON July 25, 2018 @ 6:48 pm

Middlemount Golf Club in Central Queensland was recently able to invite the local community to the grand opening of their new container clubhouse, a project that has been in the works for over two years. The small mining town, located 242 kilometres from Mackay and …

Flagstick Marks Anniversary Celebrations with Laem Chabang Renovation

POSTED ON July 24, 2018 @ 3:25 pm

Flagstick, the world’s leader in golf course construction management, has been instrumental in the re-invigoration of Laem Chabang International Country Club, one of Thailand’s premier golfing venues. With Flagstick to the fore, the acclaimed Jack Nicklaus layout is in the process of undergoing a dramatic …

Sunshine Coast golf course site hits the market

POSTED ON July 23, 2018 @ 7:08 pm

A Greg Norman-designed golf course and permit-approved development site on the Sunshine Coast has hit the market with expectations around the $20 million-mark. The 160-hectare Pelican Waters Golf Course site, which was acquired in 2004 by a Melbourne family that wishes to remain anonymous, has …

$40-million hotel proposed for golf club near Waitomo Caves

POSTED ON July 19, 2018 @ 12:46 am

A $40 million four-star resort has been proposed to address a lack of commercial accommodation in one of Waikato’s ‘destination’ towns. The 120-bed hotel would be developed on the scenic rural landscape of the Waitomo Golf Club site, which is owned by the Ōtorohanga Club. Despite the Waitomo Caves attracting around half a …

Mike Orloff interview on US Private Club Radio Show

POSTED ON July 16, 2018 @ 8:23 am

Earlier this week Mike Orloff, Founder and Managing Director of Golf Industry Central (GIC) joined Private Club Radio to discuss the state of the golf and country club industry down under. Listen to the show and learn what Australia and New Zealand are doing differently …

Golf resort bid to protect border land

POSTED ON July 14, 2018 @ 5:40 pm

One of New Zealand’s biggest golf resorts is fighting to limit developments on its border at a hearing to consider plans to protect rural land in the Wakatipu Basin. Arrowtown’s Millbrook Resort made several submissions to a hearing panel at Copthorne Hotel in Queenstown on …

Yangtze Dunes reopens near Shanghai following sweeping OCCM renovation

POSTED ON July 13, 2018 @ 7:34 am

Yangtze Dunes, the newly renovated links course here at 36-hole Lanhai International Country Club, reopened to member play on June 23, following a far-reaching, 12-month renovation directed by Melbourne, Australia-based Ogilvy, Clayton, Cocking & Mead (OCCM). The renovated 18 reopened as a walking-only course, a …

New Garden Course Planned at Tanah Merah

POSTED ON June 22, 2018 @ 1:35 pm

Tanah Merah Country Club (TMCC) has appointed Robert Trent Jones II (RTJ II) to revamp its Garden Course. At the 35th annual general meeting of the Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Course Facility Member in April, Ho Beng Huat confirmed that the Club was planning …

Cromwell golf resort plan on hold

POSTED ON June 22, 2018 @ 8:36 am

A proposed multimillion-dollar world-class golf resort has taken a hit, at least until submissions have been heard about a planned 900-section subdivision in Cromwell. Highlands chief executive officer Josie Spillane said this week the company’s plans for a landmark 18-hole golf course were on hold …