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A SNAPSHOT IN TIMEGary Player with Claret Jug in 1968. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Player's 2nd Open Championship victory at Carnoustie.Uploaded:June 30, 2018
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Hong Kong: The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course, one of the region’s foremost public golfing establishments, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Created as a community project between the Hong Kong Government and The Hong Kong Jockey Club, the 54-hole facility was built to meet the growing demand for golf in the region. Cameron Halliday, the club’s General Manager, said: “Since its opening almost 23 years ago, the mission at Kau Sai Chau has been to promote golf to the people of Hong Kong, and the growth of the game locally is testament to the success of the project.” Located along the rugged coastline of Kau Sai Chau within the scenic port shelter area, the three 18-hole courses offer challenging golf in a spectacular setting with sweeping views of Sai Kung and the South China Sea. The North and South courses were designed by South […]
We held an event yesterday on the Championship Course, Carnoustie to give Juniors at each club in Angus, with a PGA Professional, a chance to play prior to the Open. The course is in magnificent condition and with grandstands and leaderboards surrounding every tee, fairway and green, it was hopefully an experience every junior will never forget. Three Juniors and PGA Professional were invited to play in a handicap team Stableford competition. Ballumbie Castle, led by Stuart Milne, were the winners of the event with 48pts. In second place were the Carnoustie Links team with 47pts. In total, 10 teams competed, in what was a fantastic night and celebration of golf. The evening was capped off with dinner in the amazing new Rookery restaurant and also an impromptu speech from former Open champion Gary Player, pictured left, who was in the restaurant for a corporate commitment with Rolex! Article courtesy of Scottish Golf View
Gary Player Design continues to make progress in updating Soweto Country Club. The course has many new key additions such as a short, drivable par-4 along with brand new, exciting par-3s, and revamped par-5s. The new redesigned course has a wide variety of holes that will not only be challenging but also extremely entertaining and visually stunning as well. “The golf course was originally designed on land that has a pleasing slope from one side, providing good drainage and interesting holes,” said Phil Jacobs, who is leader of the golf course construction team of Southern Turf Management (STM) on behalf of the original designer Gary Player. Along with the Black Knight, Jeff Lawrence from Gary Player Design is leading Player’s team working on the new layout. It features a wide variety of holes with some very long par four holes, a drive able par four, some demanding par threes and […]
