Thursday, May 19, 2011

Owner of Lough Erne hits out at bank

The owner of the Lough Erne Golf Resort near Enniskillen has hit out at the bank which placed it into administration last week.

Jim Treacy owes the Bank of Scotland Ireland (BoSI) £25m. On Tuesday night Mr Treacy met the Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to discuss the situation...

For full story see BBC website

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Golf courses favour coastal regions in China - report

Development of golf industry is geographically unbalanced on the Chinese mainland, favoring China's coastal regions, according to a report by the Forward Group, one of China's largest golf management companies.

At the end of 2010, China had 490 18-hole golf courses, including 97 courses in Guangdong Province, 70 courses in Beijing and 51 in Shandong Province. In contrast, Sichuan Province and Chongqing had fewer than 1/7 the number of courses of Beijing...

For full story see Global Times