On October 19th global golf icon and leading course designer Gary Player visited Gary Player Design’s first project in Honduras, Los Micos Beach & Golf Resort. The Black Knight joined José Gutierrez the General Manager of DTBT, the developer of the resort, and project investors from Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula for the festivities.
Los Micos is located near Tela Bay on the stunning northern coast of Honduras. It is a multi-faceted project that will feature 5-star hotels, recreation, boating, water sports and sightseeing tours in addition to 18-holes of championship golf. Tela Bay is an environmentally sensitive area supporting a wide array of wildlife, a large variety of trees and plants, and over 350 species of birds. The Honduran government has made environmentally friendly building and design a major part of the Los Micos project and has focused on preserving the natural characteristics of the land.
“Los Micos is a wonderful site and I was really looking forward to seeing how the course is progressing. The naturally occurring sand dunes have added a unique element to the design and construction of the course and the azure colouring of the Caribbean Sea is a beautiful contrast against the dunes and land,” said Gary Player.
“I’m not sure how many people are aware of just how beautiful Honduras is and the scope of the Los Micos development. This is going to be one of those places that people start talking about the minute they arrive and we are pleased to be part of this fantastic project,” he added.
“We feel very proud to have Gary Player Design as the firm responsible for the development of our golf course, and also extremely excited to receive such an important figure like Gary Player in Honduras. We think he will be just as pleased as we are with the progress of the course,” said José Antonio Gutiérrez, general manager of Desarrollo Turístico Bahía de Tela (DTBT).
“Honduras is another emerging tourist destination where Gary Player and Gary Player Design hope to influence the growth of golf and its contribution to tourism. We have been engaged in Los Micos for quite some time, and we are very pleased that construction has commenced. Senior Designer Jeff Lawrence is visiting the site frequently and accompanied Mr. Player on this trip to review his design input,” Scott Ferrell, President of Gary Player Design commented.
For further information about Gary Player Design or Gary Player please contact Scott Ferrell, President Gary Player Design. +1 864 477 2720, or scott@garyplayer.com
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About Gary Player Design
Widely recognized as the world’s most successful golf course architectural firm, the Gary Player Design firm established by Marc Player in 1983 today boasts over 325 championship courses spanning the globe. With an ever-increasing number of courses stretching across five continents and encompassing more than 35 countries, the firm is renowned for its select and ecological approach to design. Using natural lakes, marshes and sand dunes Player creates a golfing experience with visual beauty and challenging tests of strategy.
Magazines such as Golf Asia, Travel & Leisure, Golf Digest, Golf Week, Golf World Worldwide Golf, and The Complete Golfer have consistently listed Gary Player courses among the top places to play. Travel & Leisure Golf named Leopard Creek in South Africa one of the top ten Best International Courses; Geneva National was referred to by Golf Week as the best course you can play in America; and Golf, Inc. named Blacksearama in Bulgaria the 2010 International Development of the Year. These awards and accolades are numerous, and for good reason. Gary Player Design doesn’t simply design the course and walk away; they also provide the consulting services that will guide a newly established project through the implementation steps necessary to ensure success. The results are premier golf courses & resorts that provide golfers with a unique style of luxury, the challenge of risk versus reward, and a truly memorable experience.
Although Player’s golfing expertise influences every project, Gary Player Design offers three tiers of golf course design service Black Knight Design™, Player Design™, and Gary Player Signature Design™. On Signature Design projects, Mr. Player is involved in every phase of design and development. With over 50 years of professional golf experience, Player, The World’s Most Traveled Athlete™ has visited and studied most of the great golf courses of the world so he understands that the design of a course takes both vision and sensitivity to the topography. His design philosophy, and also that of The Player Group, is to create challenging courses that enhance the existing resources and retain the natural beauty of the land.
Gary Player, often referred to as the Black Knight, is one of the century’s greatest golfers and one of the original inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He is one of only five golfers to ever win the Grand Slam on the PGA Tour and the only golfer to win the Grand Slam on both the regular and Champions Tour. Over the course of his career, Player participated in 438 Tour events, placed in the top 25 in 281 of them, and won 165 worldwide tournaments. Player, whose career earnings exceed $15 million, is a legend in his own time. Currently serving as The Global Ambassador to the World Golf Hall of Fame, he has been a three-time President’s Cup Captain and is ranked by Golf digest as one of the top ten all-time golf greats.
For further information on Gary Player Design, Player Real Estate or Black Knight International, visit www.garyplayerdesign.com or contact Scott Ferrell at + 1-863-477-2720.
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