As is known to us, there are a great number of people playing golf in America. Maybe because Americais an economic power and Americapeople can offer to play golf. Nowadays, golf is just popular in Americaand it has spread many other countries like Britain. Britainis saturated with fairways, greens and bunkers, David Hemstock, a golf course architect, travels the world looking for work. More at www.buyingcheapgolf.com
And, following the golf market, the international golf courses now represent 75 percent of the business for Nicklaus Design, up from 25 percent four years ago, Stringer said. The growth of golf have been welcomed in many other countries. The firm has 118 courses either under construction or in the planning stages, including 14 courses inMexicoand another12 intheCaribbean. In addition to the Middle East andSouth Africa
Asia has also developed into a primary focus for the company, with new courses under construction inVietnamandCambodia. Recently a lot of specialists have done a lot of work in Asia especially inJapan, and then that slowed down .Korea is in the role of the newJapan, too
Additionally, the number of courses in Eastern Europe alone has grown to 134 in2006 from fewer than 10 in1992, according to a study by KPMG Advisory, a consulting company based in Budapest. And as in the rest of the world, the majority of them are tied to residential developments. More at www.buyingcheapgolf.com
The competition is so fierce, you have to bring extra value," said Quentin Lutz, vice president for global business development of Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest & Associates, a U.S.-based design company. If you don't have the solid technology and innovative design, you will leave behind other competitors in a long distance. Even the most basic project now requires a dramatically expanded set of skills, designers say. Beyond tee elevations and pin placements, designers have to be experts on water conservation, agronomics, government regulation and environmental policy.
In order to encourage growth in most countries of the world including Eastern Europe and Russia, golf course designers are routinely stepping outside their traditional roles to join the development team early in the process, and in some cases they are even helping with financing. More at www.buyingcheapgolf.com
