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Gary Player’s Saadiyat Island Ocean Course Shapes Up ‘Naturally’
Jul 14, 2008 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
The 18-hole Saadiyat Beach Golf Course in Abu Dhabi is shaping up to make a powerful environmental statement with Gary Player dubbing it “a golf course and a nature sanctuary.” Player made the assessment during a site visit of the environmentally-sensitive… Read More »
Royal Maluti Golf & Country Club: Where Untouched Beauty Meets a World Class Golf Estate
Jun 24, 2008 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Royal Maluti Golf & Country Club, a project planned in South Africa’s picturesque Eastern Free State, will aim to strike the golden balance between a world class entity and a generator for socio-economic development in the region. Components… Read More »
Gary Player and Businessman Pankaj Khimji Set the Bar for Luxury-Living in Oman
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Omani businessman Pankaj Khimji’s dream of a fully-outfitted haven on a piece of land he owns outside Muscat, Oman, will soon be complete with a nine-hole Gary Player golf course. The Malkai, as the project is named named, will be developed into… Read More »
The Cliffs at Mountain Park Takes Shape
Feb 20, 2008 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
The Cliffs at Mountain Park, future home to Gary Player and the Gary Player Group’s North American headquarters, continues to grow and gain national recognition. A pre-construction release of The Cottages at Gary Player Estates is planned for this… Read More »
Gary Player Unveil Eco-conscious Saadiyat Beach Golf Course Design
Jan 18, 2008 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
To be built on the upmarket Saadiyat Island, just off the shore of the UAE capitol of Abu Dhabi City, the Par 72 course is unique in the region having several beach front holes. The course, which demonstrates strong eco-responsiveness and boasts sweeping… Read More »
GIM/Synergy to Develop an 18-Hole Player Design in Georgia’s Lake Oconee Area
Jan 15, 2008 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Located in Georgia’s lake country near the charming southern town of Madison, the new site for a Player-designed course is comprised of gently rolling forested land with frontage on Lake Oconee. Kingston on Lake Oconee, as the development will be… Read More »
Gary Player Signature Course to Expand Tourism in China’s Yellow Mountain Region
Nov 20, 2007 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
The Black Knight recently visited the site of Taiping Lake Golf Club in Anhui, China where a new Gary Player Signature course is about to enter the grassing stage. Player and Senior Designer Frank Henegan were welcomed by developers SPG who are well-known… Read More »
Gary Player Design and Lord Norman Foster Team Up in Mauritius
Oct 17, 2007 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Banyan Tree at Corniche Bay is a new Foster + Partners development on the west coast of Mauritius, due to be launched in early 2008. The centerpiece of this luxurious development overlooking Le Morne Mountain will be an 18-hole Gary Player Signature golf… Read More »
From London to Bulgaria to Italy to Morocco: Player Trots the Globe on Golf Course Design Business
Sep 10, 2007 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Golf course design has the Black Knight traveling the globe more than ever… Following the launch of PLAYER Magazine and the Gary Player Invitational charity event in London, Gary Player set off for Varna, Bulgaria, where he is designing two signature… Read More »
Gary Player Design and Antal-Crimea LTD Take Golf to a New Level in the Ukraine
Sep 10, 2007 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Internationally acclaimed golf events may well be in the near future for the Ukraine, where Antal-Crimea LTD has selected Gary Player Design to create an 18-hole championship layout near Yalta city. The Ukraine is a brand new golfing destination on the… Read More »
Gary Player Design Appointed for Saadiyat Island Beach-Front Development
Aug 01, 2007 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Gary Player has been appointed to design the first of two championship golf courses planned for Saadiyat Island - the 27 square kilometre island offshore Abu Dhabi city which is being transformed into a world-class tourism, culture and residential destination.… Read More »
2007 China Tour Raises the Curtain on a Gary Player Signature Course
Jun 01, 2007 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Nanjing Zhongshan International Golf Club, a new Gary Player Signature course, made its debut on the China Tour staging the opening event of the season, the Sofitel Golf Championship. The tournament concluded on May 13th and was won by 25 year-old rookie… Read More »
Playa Pelicano Holdings to Introduce a Gary Player Signature Course in Costa Rica
May 18, 2007 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Guanacaste Province in North Pacific Costa Rica, already a tourist attraction with its stunning shoreline, excellent surfing, snorkeling and volcano hikes, will now be recognized as an international wellness retreat and golfing destination as Playa Pelicano… Read More »
Blair Atholl Opens to Rave Reviews
Apr 23, 2007 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
The golf course at Gary Player’s former South African residence, Blair Atholl, was officially opened on Saturday April, 21st to rave reviews from founding members, media and guests. The Blair Atholl estate north of Johannesburg has been the Player… Read More »
Gary Player to Re-Design Arabella’s Championship Golf Course
Mar 27, 2007 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
In a briefing at ArabellaStarwood South Africa’s Western Cape Hotel & Spa on March 23rd, it was announced that Gary Player has been retained to re-design Arabella Golf Club�s existing championship golf course. “As the host of the Nelson… Read More »
Gary Player Design Selected in Greece
Jan 15, 2007 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Golfing Development S.A., developers of a high-end residential resort situated next to the small Greek village of Nies (near Volos), recently announced plans for an 18-hole Gary Player Signature course to complement the master-planned coastal community,… Read More »
Members Enjoy Sneak Preview of the Aerie in Naples, Florida
Dec 31, 2006 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Gary Player was given one main directive in his design of the new 72-par Aerie championship golf course at The Club at TwinEagles: Create a user-friendly course that complements, but differs, from the Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II co-designed Talon.… Read More »
Gary Player Design and Parque Reforma Announce New Golf Course Coming to Costabaja
Oct 15, 2006 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
CostaBaja Resort & Marina in La Paz, Mexico is thrilled to announce the latest addition to its remarkable resort community - The CostaBaja Golf Club. La Paz, a quaint fishing town situated on the Sea of Cortez, has recently seen a steady climb in… Read More »
Player Visits Bulgaria to Tour Signature Golf Course Sites and Promote Golf and Tourism
Sep 06, 2006 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design | Comments: 1
Gary Player and his design team arrived in Varna, Bulgaria on July 31st to visit the world class BlackSeaRama and Thracian Cliffs - both 18-hole signature golf courses and the first projects for Gary Player Design in Bulgaria. During his stay, Player… Read More »
Europe’s Most Popular Holiday Destination Welcomes Gary Player Design
Sep 01, 2006 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Plans are underway for a Gary Player-designed golf course that will become part of the exclusive Gran Hotel Bahia Del Duque resort in the Canary Islands. The site on the island of Tenerife gently slopes up from the Atlantic Ocean, and on the adjacent… Read More »
Full Steam Ahead at Blair Atholl
Sep 01, 2006 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
The development of Gary Player’s former Johannesburg home, Blair Atholl, into a low-density residential golf estate with a Gary Player Signature design golf course is in full swing and well on schedule. According to Robbie Wray of developers Wraypex,… Read More »
KPMG’S Golf Business Forum Welcomes Gary Player to Cypress
May 15, 2006 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Player to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the 3rd annual industry event… Gary Player will be the special guest of honor at the Third Annual KPMG Golf Business Forum on June 8th - 10th in Cyprus. Mr. Player will be awarded the first “Golf… Read More »
Gary Player and Black Knight International Announce Expansion to Golf Resort/Residential
Apr 15, 2006 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Black Knight International (BKI), the global umbrella company that owns and operates the Gary Player Group, today announced the expansion of their worldwide real estate interests through a new Gary Player Real Estate division. The primary purpose will… Read More »
Big Three Still Tops In South Africa!
Mar 15, 2006 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
In Golf Digest South Africa’s annual Top 100 Courses, three Gary Player-designed courses continue to lead the way… At number three is The links at Fancourt, venue for the 2003 Presidents Cup and, more recently, the 2005 SAA Open Championship won… Read More »
The Exelon Invitational Hosted by Jim Furyk to be Staged at the Gary Player-Designed ACE Club
Jan 03, 2006 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
The EFK Group, organizers of The Exelon Invitational hosted by Jim Furyk are pleased to announce today that the 2006 skins tournament, featuring the top PGA TOUR stars, will move from Hartefeld National to The ACE Club, a Gary Player signature course.… Read More »
Hole 18 at Floridian Gets “Facelift” by Gary Player Design
Nov 30, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
The select few friends and corporate chieftains that have been granted access to Wayne Huizenga’s private course - Floridian - truly have something to look forward to as the golf season begins in Florida. Nestled on 300 acres of waterfront property… Read More »
Player Announces the Grand Opening of Bushman Sands Golf Course in Re-Established Town
Oct 17, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Sculpted along a mountain ridge and nestled in the heart of the fascinating Victorian railway town of Alicedale, lies a world of golfing challenges � BUSHMAN SANDS GOLF COURSE ... This Gary Player-designed Golf Course, resembling the earliest links… Read More »
Gary Player Design Debuts on Morocco’s Atlantic Coast
Aug 15, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Gary Player Design will make its first appearance in Morocco, in the port city of Essaouira, with 36 holes of golf. This popular European tourist destination, just a two-hour drive from Marrakesh, boasts an eclectic cultural influence, miles of superb… Read More »
Gary Player Selected as Signature Designer for New Course at Zimbali Lakes Resort in South Africa
Aug 10, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
IFA Hotels and Resorts and partner Moreland Developments have selected Gary Player from an A-list of international golf course architects to design an 18-hole Gary Player Signature course and Golf Academy at Zimbali Lakes Resort on South Africa’s… Read More »
Gary Player Surprises Members at the Grand Opening of Champions Retreat Golf Club
Jun 20, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
On June 15th, Gary Player flew to Augusta, Georgia where he was met by over 200 surprised guests at the Grand Opening of Champions Retreat Golf Club. Unexpectedly, Player�s schedule allowed him to be able to attend the festivities and hit the inaugural… Read More »
Gary Player Design Terminates Affiliation with Maryland Golf Course
Jun 20, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Gary Player and Gary Player Design have announced that, with immediate effect, they are no longer affiliated with Hunters Oak Golf Club in Queenstown, Maryland, as golf course designer nor in any other capacity. All design plans and documentation will… Read More »
Gary Player Expands into South Korea
Jun 15, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Gary Player Design has inked its first projects in South Korea, marking an expansion of its award-winning Asian portfolio. President of Gary Player Design, Scott Ferrell, traveled to Korea in mid-May to finalize multiple golf course agreements with Busan… Read More »
Gary Player Scores with Golf Digest Rankings
May 15, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
In the most recent issue of Golf Digest, three of Gary Player’s premier designs within South Africa have been ranked within the Best 100 courses outside of America… Heading ‘the big three’ courses, placing 25th on the list, is… Read More »
Gary Player Visits Champions Retreat in Augusta, Georgia
May 02, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Gary Player took some time out of his hectic schedule during Masters Week to visit his recently-seeded nine holes at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The Player Creek Nine joins the Nicklaus Bluffs Nine and Palmer Island Nine in completing… Read More »
Gary Player Celebrates the Redesign of the Pretoria Country Club
Apr 26, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
On March 25th, 2005 Gary Player attended a celebration of the redesign of Pretoria Country Club - a club which has come to be a recreational landmark in suburban South Africa since it was founded in 1910. Gary Player’s design team was hired to do… Read More »
Gary Player Selected as Signature Designer for the Third Course at Is Molas Golf Resort
Apr 15, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
It was announced earlier this month at the MIPIM Conference in Cannes, France that Gary Player and Massimiliano Fuksas have been selected as architects for the new golf course and residential element of Is Molas Golf Resort in Sardinia… Gary Player… Read More »
Royal Northland to Add a New Golfing Dimension to the Waterberg
Mar 15, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
In early May, Royal Northland Golf Estate in the town of Warmbaths, South Africa, will celebrate the launch of a brand new 18-hole Gary Player Signature-designed golf course. The exquisite 134-hectare property is located at the heart of the African Bushveld,… Read More »
Gary Player-Designed Ria Bintan Voted Best Course in Indonesia
Feb 15, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Gary Player Design is proud to announce that Ria Bintan Golf Club was voted Indonesia’s best golfing experience in 2004 at the Asian Golf Monthly Awards. This 36-hole golfer’s paradise lies at the northern tip of Bintan Island on the pristine… Read More »
Former Presidents Cup Venue - The Links at Fancourt - to Host the First Women’s World Cup of Golf
Jan 31, 2005 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
The first fully-sanctioned Women's World Cup of Golf will take place at the Gary Player-designed Links at Fancourt in South Africa from February 11th - 13th. The 20-team event which is co-sanctioned by both the LPGA and the Ladies' European Tour will… Read More »
The Gary Player Country Club at Sun City Will Again Host 12 of the World’s Top Golfers
Nov 14, 2004 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
The Gary Player Country Club course is both difficult and demanding. A prominent component of South Africa’s Sun City complex, this world-class venue has been the home of the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Challenge since 1979. The full 6,938 meter… Read More »
Gary Player Toasts to Bushman Sands Resort
Nov 05, 2004 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Gary Player was the guest of honor at a recent function at the newly opened Bushman Sands Hotel & Golf Course in Alicedale, South Africa. The resort was born out of a partnership between the Mantis Collection, the Port Elizabeth-based ecotourism giant,… Read More »
Player Tours 27-Hole Signature Course in Nanjing, China
Oct 15, 2004 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Gary Player spent the week in China where he had the opportunity to tour 18 holes of the 27-hole Gary Player Signature Course under construction in the country’s ancient capitol, Nanjing. The Black Knight’s much anticipated visit to Nanjing… Read More »
The TPC at Jasna Polana is the “Ivy League” Golf Course of the Northeasat
Sep 21, 2004 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Every property possesses charms, hurdles & headaches, and it’s up to the golf course designer to strike a delicate balance between preserving the best of nature’s offerings and massaging its rough edges. Perhaps nowhere was this more important… Read More »
Black Knight to Design Two Golf Courses on the Black Sea
Aug 15, 2004 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
Gary Player Design was just selected to design two of the first 18-hole championship golf courses in Bulgaria. These two projects - Thracian Cliffs Golf Resort and Panoramika Golf Resort - are located on the Black Sea near the 1000 year-old resort town… Read More »
Gary Player Design Welcomes Jeff Lawrence
Jul 30, 2004 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
As a Senior Design Associate for Gary Player Design, Jeff Lawrence works directly with Mr. Player on the design and administration of projects around the world from the company’s Palm Beach, Florida office. He is currently involved with projects… Read More »
Gary Player Travels to the Polish Countryside for a Golf Course Design Visit
Jul 28, 2004 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
During his recent travels to the United Kingdom where he attended the UK leg of the Gary Player Invitational and The Open Championship, Gary Player made a special trip to Choszczno, Poland to visit Modry Las Golf Club. This exquisite Gary Player designed… Read More »
Gary Player Design Portfolio Reaches Central America
Jul 01, 2004 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design | Comments: 2
It was recently announced that the Tourism Department of the Honduran Government has chosen Gary Player to design its 27-hole golf course, which will be developed as part of the Los Micos Resort. Los Micos Beach and Resorts is a multi-faceted project… Read More »
Golf Research Group Values the Gary Player Brand in the Golf Course Design Industry
Jul 01, 2004 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
For more than a decade, the Golf Research Group has conducted specialized research in the business of golf on a worldwide scale and is currently the largest publisher in the world of business reports for the golf industry. Using their extensive database… Read More »
Gary Player’s Cougar Point Course at Kiawah Island Makes Golf Digest’s “Best Places to Play” List
Apr 30, 2004 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
COUGAR POINT (18 Holes) Golf Digest says about Gary Player’s Cougar Point course at Kiawah Island, SC: “Great Pace of Play, Great Condition and Good Value” Stats: Opened: 1996 Architect: Gary Player Yards: 6,875/4,776. Par: 72/72… Read More »
South Africa’s “Big Three”
Feb 10, 2004 | Filed Under: Golf Course Design
What do Golf Digest’s 2003 top ranked courses in South Africa all have in common? The Gary Player design brand. Once again, the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City has been rated the number one golf course in the country. “This is a perfect… Read More »