Dear Industry Colleague,

With The US Tour season concluding in late August, international golf moves into a strange or terminal mix. There is the highlight of the DP World Tour, namely the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, which was recently won by J.J. Spaun, and then the culmination of the DP World Tour at the Race to Dubai. This year the autumn season, which has in past years been called the silly season (due to the opportunities given to world class golfers to visit far flung golf tournaments to enrich their coffers with appearance fees), promises to be one of the most interesting ever. LIV golfers are now looking for a return to the more traditional tours and one route back is definitely via the DP World Tour.

This is also the time when aspiring golfers try to gain a place on the DP World Tour. Our featured article this month is on Infinitum, a great complex on the Costa Dorado in Spain. The futures of many aspiring golfers and those desperate to retain their playing privileges will be decided there. I remember as a young man, over 40 years ago, just what a sweaty week it can be.

One remarkable golfer who really did make it on the professional scene is Anders Mankert. Now based at the Leicester Golf Centre,he has had a superb career and has now written a book which many owners and operators may be interested in reading. Further details below.

So good luck to all of those aspiring tournament professionals who are trying their luck at Infinitum, as well as everybody else who plays for less critical acclaim.

Best wishes,

Colin Jenkins
(07768) 887033