Global Golf Post - September 20, 2010

LEWINE MAIR

WRITING FROM EDINBURGH
The directors of Loch Lomond Golf
Club have been working over the last
several months to evaluate the various
expressions of interest for the acqui-
sition of Loch Lomond Golf Club and
Dundonald Golf Course.
After careful consideration of all of-
fers received, the directors announced
they have elected to move forward with
an offer put forward by a committee of
members on behalf of the membership
body of Loch Lomond Golf Club. No
price was listed but unofficial estimates
have the price at around €50 million.
Philip Gund and Stephen Marotta,
the directors of the club, will be working
with the committee to finalise terms. In
the interim, the courses are still, by all
accounts, in excellent shape and open
to members. Loch Lomond, which has
been on the market since late 2008, is
the home of the European Tour Barclays
Scottish Open.

It is believed that the membership
would be agreeable to continue to host
the tournament. Barclays is signed as
title sponsor through 2012.
will meet the respective team captains,
Colin Montgomerie and Corey Pavin, at
The Twenty Ten Clubhouse.

The visit to Celtic Manor is part of a
full day of Ryder Cup-related activity for
Prince Charles. Following the course
visit, he will attend a Ryder Cup dinner
at Cardiff Castle where Montgomerie
and Pavin will introduce him to the 24
men who will make up their teams.
To end the day, Prince Charles will
attend the “Welcome to Wales Celebra-
tion Concert” at Millennium Stadium
in Cardiff where personalities such
as Katherine Jenkins and Catherine
Zeta-Jones will perform in support of
the evening’s star guest, and one of
the Prince’s favorite performers, Dame
Shirley Bassey.
The Ryder Cup is set to be given
a Royal seal of approval when Prince
Charles, the Prince of Wales, visits The
Celtic Manor Resort in the build-up
to the 38th biennial contest between
Europe and the United States. He will
attend part of the second official practice
day on Wednesday, September 29 and
Michelle Wie will make her second
appearance in the Omega Dubai Ladies
Masters when the event takes place in
Dubai from Dec. 6-11. The American,
who has now won twice on the LPGA
Tour, will be joined by a host of Europe’s
top players in what promises to be a
scintillating finale to the 2010 season.
Last year, the 20-year-old Hawaiian
finished in second place, three shots
behind Korea’s In Kyung Kim. Having
caught up with her exam work through
the night, the Stanford student fired
a stunning last-round 65 to finish at
15-under par. And that in spite of a visit
to the water at the 18th.
Wie is aiming to get the job done this
time. “Obviously, my No. 1 goal is to win
the tournament, but I can’t really con-
trol all of it. All I can control is what I
do – and my aim is to have fun out there
and play the best I can on the day. I have
great respect for the players on the La-
dies European Tour. Their competitive-
ness is second to none, as I experienced
first-hand during the Solheim Cup.”
A captain’s pick last year, Wie was
instrumental in leading the U.S. team to
victory with a record in which she won
three matches and lost just the one.

While Wie fulfilled any number of
off-course commitments, her parents
braved a camel ride in a desert safari.
“I think organisers are doing a great
job by showcasing Dubai’s other attrac-
tions to the world,” said Wie, who is a
brand ambassador for Omega.