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Latest News - Major renovation at Cromwell Golf Course underway.
The redevelopment and renovation of the Cromwell Golf Club's course (in Central Otago, NZ) is now well underway. Phase one of the project involves the complete redevelopment of the final 5 holes and should be completed by mid September 2010 with these holes returning to play before Christmas. The decision was taken to returf the green complexes in order to accelerate the process, and already one green is completed and a second will be turfed in early August.
Phase two, which is planned for 2011, will involve 4 more new greens and strategic bunkering but will not involve the closure of any holes.

Millbrook Opening
Prime Minister John Key officially launched the Turner Macpherson designed new Coronet Nine at the Millbrook Resort on Sunday 31st January 2010. For more details please read the Media Release from Millbrook Resort. For images from the new course please visit our Gallery pages.

News from Close House, UK
Graeme Bailey of Sky Sports UK recently visited the TMGD designed Close House course development in Newcastle. Included in his glowing report was the statement: "'The Colt' – potentially one of the finest courses that will ever be built in our lifetime anywhere in Britain". See the Sky Sport Close House review for the complete story.

St Andrews: The Evolution of the Old Course
Publication by Scott Macpherson available for purchase – click cover image for more information.

Harewood Golf Club
Construction is now well underway at the Harewood Golf Club in Christchurch, New Zealand. Work there includes the replacement of all 18 greens on the Woodlands Old Course plus realignment and remodelling of several holes. SEE MORE >>

Gibbston Valley Station Resort
Consent has been granted for the Gibbston Valley Station Resort - including an 18-hole TMGD designed golf course. Construction is expected to start in 2010 with the first nine holes. See Otago Daily Times article for more information. The 18-hole golf course will be in a league of its own. Gibbston Valley Station managing director Greg Hunt said the Greg Turner-designed course, on the terrace between the Kawarau River and State Highway 6, would be different from other courses in the district. It would be a "Central Otago-style" course, where golfers could enjoy the unique terrain, rather than a championship-style golf course. See the ODT follow-up article for more details.

Close House developments:
Construction is well underway on TMGD’s Close House project in the north of England.

This is tremendous news for all concerned. With the economic climate being as it is, the Close House 'Colt' course may well be the only new course under construction in England this year. Lead designer on this project, Scott Macpherson, is delighted "there has been close to 5 years of effort already gone into the project and gaining consent can always be tricky. We’re very excited that the planners can see the relevance of the vision".

Greg Turner was likewise upbeat "it's an enormous privilege to be embarking on this new course. This will be our first full international project and to be able to fulfil the vision on such an iconic site makes it even more special. The Close House Estate is a quintessential piece of English countryside and I'm sure our homage to Harry Colt will fit perfectly into that environment." See: closehouse.co.uk/golf/ for more information.

Close House Mansion
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Millbrook opens first of new holes:
November 28, 2008 saw the opening of the first 4 holes of the new Coronet nine at Millbrook. As all designers will know, getting your first golfers on the course is always a great relief. SEE MORE >>

Oreti Sands Now Open:
A challenging winter has been followed by good growing conditions in the spring and summer and as a consequence grow-in progressed well (see photos). The "new course" was opened on the 9th of March with "The Great Southern Golf Challenge" – an exhibition match comprising Peter O'Malley and Peter Senior versus Peter Fowler and Mahal Pearce. MORE DETAILS >>

Greg appointed to Board of Australian PGA:
Principal Greg Turner has recently been appointed as a Director of the Professional Golfers Association of Australia Ltd. With the core aim of "helping Australians to enjoy golf more often", the Australian PGA was formed in 1911 and is the second oldest PGA in the world. It recently (2007) merged with the PGA Tour of Australasia Ltd and the merged company now stages over 430 tournaments per year. It has approximately 2500 vocational members and provides direct services to over 1.13 million golfers who take to the fairways each year. SEE MORE >>

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