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Jed Peters

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What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« on: June 20, 2011, 10:34:47 AM »
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-40253439

Although, I have to admit, I'd give it a play.
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Tom_Doak

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Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2011, 10:44:15 AM »
Is it April Fools' Day again?  Or just for this one guy?

By the industry rule of thumb, a $500 million golf course would need to charge a $5,000 green fee to break even.
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Adam Lawrence

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Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2011, 10:47:14 AM »
To be fair, the USD 500 million figure is for the whole development, not just the golf course (I still can't get my head around the concept, though).
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Robin_Hiseman

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Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like? New
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2011, 10:47:47 AM »
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John_Conley

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Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2011, 11:34:29 AM »
Why?
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PCCraig

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Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2011, 11:44:15 AM »
Will never happen.
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Steve Okula

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Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2011, 12:38:31 PM »
Mental, but I'd like to interview for the GCS position.
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Kalen Braley

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Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2011, 01:04:52 PM »
I laughed out loud when I read this.

"scheduled to be open for play in 2013"
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Tim Leahy

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Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2011, 01:20:54 PM »
Wasn't there another thread on this proposed course? I tried search but couldn't find it.
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Tom Yost

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Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2011, 03:32:29 PM »
My money on Mark Burk to win an event on the Champions Tour before this course gets built.

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Peter Pallotta

Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2011, 04:15:34 PM »
You naysayers are forgetting all about the 40 villas and chain of private islands that comprise the residential component of this deal.

Peter
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Jay Flemma

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Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2011, 05:07:41 PM »
Those pictures are hideous.  Who's designing it?  Desmond Muirhead or Escher?
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Kin Britton

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Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2011, 06:09:46 PM »
Always easier to announce than to actually fund and build!
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Jaeger Kovich

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Re: What does a half a billion--yes, BILLION--dollar golf course look like?
« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2011, 09:21:20 PM »
Does anyone know if The World in Dubai has sold all their properties and is actually populated yet? I heard they were eroding faster than expected and unoccupied... What makes this guy in Maldives think he can do it with a golf course?

Check out this Island hole golf course in Belize called Caye Chapel ... they have some of amazing diving and a huge reef so everything is inclosed and according to one website I saw its paspalum http://www.privateislandsmag.com/2008/08/caye-chapel-belize/

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