Golf Inc - April 2008 - (Page 43) Costa Caribe in Puerto Rico is operated by Southworth Development REGIONAL PROFILE U.S. operators keep an eye on Caribbean, Mexico As more resort areas embrace new golf developments, opportunity for professional management grows G MEXICO/CARIBBEAN Next Month: EUROPEAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT olf de velopment may b e booming in Mexico and the Caribbean, but professional golf course management in that region is still in its infancy. Take Mexico, for example. Although golf is growing in a number of resort areas, few golf management companies from the United States are involved and only a handful of local companies run groups of courses. In many cases, owners or part-owners are running their own properties. And resort hotels often independently run their courses. “There are about 190 existing courses and another 30 to 40 more will be finished soon,” said Chuck Kinder, an American who owns travel company Golf in Mexico www.GolfIncMagazine.com 43 and magazines devoted to Mexican golf. “And maybe 40 more [will be built] in the future. Most new ones are in resort areas — Cabo and Cancun — but there are a handful being built inland as well.” Kinder said he has noticed an increase in the number of Mexican course owners seeking better management. “It’s a huge investment to make — building a course,” he said. “You can’t leave the management to someone’s cousin. And when high-end developers hire top-drawer designers like Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman, those designers demand that the owners set up quality management and maintenance.” Still, he said, many Mexican courses today could benefit greatly from outside management. April 2008 http://www.GolfIncMagazine.com
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