Mangalore to get beachside golf course

 

Mangalore, 23 Apr 2014 (TOI): Here’s some good news for golf aficionados: coastal Karnataka will have its first beach-side 18-hole course. Located amidst the undulating greens overlooking the Arabian Sea at Tannir Bavi, it will be the second golf course in Mangalore, the first one being at the Pilikula Golf Club, part of the Pilikula Nisargadhama Trust.

 

This project is part of the Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation’s plan to develop a golf course and an aquamarine park at an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore-Rs 300 crore.

 

Sources closely associated with the project said an Australian-based golf course design company is likely to develop the project. A meeting regarding it will be held with the district administration this month-end.

 

Of the total 135 acres available, the golf course will be developed in 125 acres. The club house and other recreational facilities will come up in the rest of the area. Tannir Bavi will be the largest golf course in the coast; the Pilikula Golf Course is spread across 60 acres. It has 18 holes, Par 72, nine Greens (9 x 2 and two holes per green) with a range of 6,095 yards. The strength of the club is 631 members.

 

The Australian company has designed 14 golf courses in India. Its India representative doesn’t want to be identified till the deal is finalized.

 

The Opus Group Berhad, a subsidiary of the US-based UEM Group, has won the bid for the land development. It is an investment holding company whose assets and facilities include highways, rail and transit systems, maritime and airports, strategic viaducts, bridge linkages, healthcare facilities, golf courses, villas, hotels, apartments, and sporting facilities.