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The Ryder Cup Effect and The American Example: by Jacobo Cestino
The Ryder Cup Effect and The American Example: by Jacobo Cestino
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by Jacobo Cestino
two courses at the Turnberry Isle Resort. I saw several common denominators at each of the Resorts I visited. Service and client attention was exceptional from arrival by car to the bag drop area. On the other hand, the upkeep was excellent, with the exception of Crandon Park, which was simply correct. The design of the courses had been carefully chosen: the greens, the bunkers, the orientation of the tees and every element of design had been considered and had a specific objective. The two most remarkable aspects that I noticed were the reasonable prices (cheaper than those in the tourist areas of Andalusia where there is a larger concentration of golf courses) and the perfect integration of the golf courses with all the surrounding residential, hotel and service buildings. Turnberry Isle Resort, which is located in the heart of the city of Miami and is surrounded by streets with traffic, avenues, tall buildings and an immense hotel, deserves special mention. Everything seemed to fit in perfectly even with all of these elements around. I would like to remind you of something I wrote in this publication some time ago regarding the passing of the Decree on the Golf 13
Courses of Andalusia by the Parliament of Andalusia. If we intend to compete with the best Resorts in the world, we must build the best courses, the best hotels and the best housing developments, and the prohibition on the transformation of land, which is limited to 30%, is clearly undermining the capacity of the best Architects and Golf Course Designers and will certainly not attract private capital from home or abroad to invest in first rate projects in Andalusia. If we add to this the traditional lack of training and service in our sector, along with the often erratic pricing policy, we can easily reach the conclusion that despite having a better climate than Florida, it is impossible to get close to the American dream, as far as golf and tourism are concerned. We must therefore continue fighting and working towards these objectives if we truly wish to be competitive.
Jacobo Cestino is the Managing Director of La Zagaleta. He holds a degree in law from the University of Malaga, a Masters in Business Management and Administration from ESESA/EOI. He was the recipient of the Malaga Economics Award in 1998.
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Jacobo Cestino es el Director General de La Zagaleta. Es licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Mlaga, Mster en Direccin y Administracin de Empresas por ESESA/EOI. En 1998 fue galardonado con el Premio Mlaga de Economa.
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