If you build it they will come–play golf in Croatia. Except ‘they’ haven’t yet been flocking to play golf on the 18-hole course just opened by the Kepinski Hotel Adriatic in Savudrija. The Istrian coast is not exactly balmy in winter so the Kepinski folks may have to wait until spring before the greens are full of golfers. Still, the mammoth spa and wellness centre attached to this luxury hotel should attract guests throughout the winter.
Now Dubrovnik wants in on golf tourism. Golf legend Jack Nicklaus helped design the Kepinski course? Today, golf legend Greg Norman is presenting his design for a golf course atop Srd Hill overlooking Dubrovnik’s Old Town. The project would be worth nearly 900,000 euros if accepted and Mr. Norman would stand to gain significantly as he is one of the investors.
As in Istria, the golf course would be part of a vast luxury resort targeted at the most well-heeled travellers. Golf courses are heavily dependent on the tourism that they are designed to attract because, as it turns out, very few Croatians play the game.
Read more about golf in Croatia or more about the Kepinski Hotel Adriatic.
Posted in Croatia Travel, Dubrovnik, Istria
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November 13th, 2009
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Tags: Croatia Travel, Dubrovnik, golf in Croatia, Istria [gpbadge]
