News Archive for 1999
Wednesday, August 11th, 1999
Luxury Scottish Golf Development will cost £45M
Scottish golfing star Sam Torrance is to co-design the 520 acre development which will be built for St Andrews Bay Development on farmland in Kingask
Friday, August 6th, 1999
Cambridge Lakes Par 3 comes back to market
The Chelmsford Office of FPDSavills has been instructed to re-market the property at a guide price of £350,000 to include machinery and equipment
Top Leisure Specialists Join Forces
Humberts Leisure, chartered surveyors and international leisure business specialists, and Fleury Manico, chartered surveyors, have agreed terms to merge their businesses
Wednesday, August 4th, 1999
American Golf Acquires Abbotsley Golf Hotel
Ambitious plans for the property include expanding the accommodation facilities from 17 to 45 bedrooms
Saturday, July 31st, 1999
EGIA Calls for TV Debate
Leading figures in European golf have called for a summit conference next spring to address the sport’s lack of terrestrial television exposure. Members of the European Golf Industry Association assembled last month for their annual summer meeting at Stoke Poges Golf Club, and uppermost in their minds was the shortage of people taking up the…read the full story
Monday, July 26th, 1999
Offers over £1.5m invited for The Bulbury Club
The Bulbury Club, near Poole in Dorset, an 18 hole course and clubhouse is being offered for sale through Strutt & Parker
Friday, July 23rd, 1999
Scotland’s new Golf Academy
Forthview Golf Academy is Scotland’s newest all-round practice facility and it officially opened earlier today .....read the full story »
Saturday, July 17th, 1999
Old Course Hotel has plans for expansion
The Old Course Hotel Golf Resort & Spa in St Andrews has announced plans for expansion with a £5 million investment
Wednesday, July 14th, 1999
Croatia’s first golf course will be opened this week
The Dolina Kardinala Golf and Country Club is situated just outside Zagreb and will be opened by President Tudman
Monday, July 12th, 1999
O’Meara Design to undertake European Golf Course
Mark O’Meara, the 1998 Masters and Open Champion, is to design his first European golf course. O’Meara Design is responsible for one of two new courses being built at Carton Demesne near Dublin
Friday, July 2nd, 1999
IOG Confirms new SALTEX deal
The Institute of Groundsmanship has announced a new five year deal with Independent Exhibitions Limited to sell and promote its flagship show the Sports, Amenities & Landscaping Trades Exhibition (SALTEX)
Thursday, July 1st, 1999
British Constructors have new Chairman
Nigel Ely has today been elected as BAGCC Chairman
£11 Million invested in new Esporta Golf Club
A new Esporta Health, Racquets and Golf Club will open in Milngavie, Glasgow on Friday 30th July
Wednesday, June 30th, 1999
Virtual golf design
Multi-media investment makes EGD a European first .....read the full story »
Thursday, June 24th, 1999
New Golf Course for historic Stapleford Park
The first phase in the development of a new, multi-million pound 18 hole championship golf course has just begun at Stapleford Park, an Outpost of the exclusive Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle
Sunday, June 20th, 1999
New approach from Palmer Course Design Company
Palmer Course Design Company has adopted a unique two-level approach to enhance the service programs available to its clients
Wednesday, June 16th, 1999
Chesterton to market Flaxby Park
The site combines a high degree of accessibility with a large and affluent demographic profile .....read the full story »
Kings Cliffe site for sale
Outline planning granted for a 90-bedroom hotel with conference facilities, a 45-hole golf course, purpose-built clubhouse, holiday village complex and many other sports facilities
Wednesday, June 2nd, 1999
Strutt & Parker publish Leisure commentary
In January Strutt & Parker and William Hillary Leisure and Hotels joined forces, bringing together one of the UK’s leading firms of chartered surveyors with one of the most respected leisure and hotel property specialists. This is the first report since that merger
Tuesday, June 1st, 1999
Stakis Park Golf Course Opens Today
£1.7 million has been invested at the new PGA championship course at Templepatrick
Tuesday, May 18th, 1999
Braid’s bunkers back
The old Braid course at Tyrrells Wood in Surrey is presently being restored. Many of the original design features are being re-created in a seven year programme
Thursday, May 13th, 1999
Ingersoll-Rand Reports First Quarter Records
The Parent Company of Club Car golf cars has reported record sales, net earnings and earnings per share for the first quarter of 1999 .....read the full story »
Tuesday, April 13th, 1999
Burhill Appoints M J Abbott to Develop New Course
Abbott’s will be undertaking the construction of the 18 hole course as well as being responsible for the land drainage and irrigation contract. Work is due to begin on site in May 1999
Thursday, April 8th, 1999
Woodlands Golf Course for sale by written offer
The Trustee in bankruptcy has instructed FPDSavills to invite proposals for the freehold of Woodlands Golf & Country Club near Bristol either as a whole or in four lots .....read the full story »
Monday, April 5th, 1999
Launch of “Golf Science International”
The World Scientific Congress of Golf Trust has launched a bi-monthly magazine. All the articles which appear in Golf Science International are based on pure science
