The next hurdle for the creation of the Scotland course backed by a group that includes Bandon Dunes and Sand Valley developer Mike Keiser will come during a hearing scheduled to be held over the next four to six weeks. Proponents cite the job creation and overall economic boost from the project, but environmentalists have…
Mammoth Success
Mike Keiser and his family members are playing an increasingly influential role in the game of golf. And keeping their glass more than half-full in the process. Is golf’s glass half-full, or half-empty? Readers of the recently released Annual Golf Industry Report from the National Golf Foundation (NGF) will tell you that, despite the ongoing…
Highland Dunes Course in Scotland Gets Green Light
The project backed by Mike Keiser, developer of Bandon Dunes, Sand Valley and other acclaimed golf resorts, and Todd Warnock to build an 18-hole championship course on unique sand dunes on Scotland’s northeast coast has been given planning permission by the Highland Council. Environmentalists have raised objections to the project, but local businesses and golf…
Keiser Group Moves Forward with “Coul Links” Proposal for Scotland
A group headed by the Bandon Dunes developer is submitting a “thoroughly vetted planning document” to the Highland Council regarding the proposed development of the 18-hole course on the coast just north of Embo, Sutherland, Scotland. Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore have been retained to design the course, which would be located just 1.5 miles from Royal Dornach GC.