Monday, February 25, 2008

Golfer Greg Norman has India in his sights


Former Golf pro-turned-businessman Greg Norman is betting big on India. In the next five years, the Australia-born world number one golf champion will try to make his mark in different sectors in the country – ranging from real estate to retail to wines.

Norman's company, Great White Shark Enterprises, is in talks with realty major Unitech to design golf courses in its various townships as well as build "gated communities within gated communities". It is already designing a signature golf course at the Unitech Grande luxury residential project in Noida.

"We have designed three golf courses in India, two in the national capital region and one outside Mumbai. We plan at least five more in the next five years— it takes more than two years to design a golf course," says Bart Collins, President, Great White Shark Enterprises, a $200 million group.

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