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michaelbush
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Hi All
I thought I would start something that may turn out to be controversial!!
I thought I would start something that may turn out to be controversial!!
The definition of most European golfers could quite easily be "mad". As I said in my post above, I love golf in the conditions mentioned but why anyone would want to play golf in any other conditions than a nice warm (although not too hot) summer day is beyond me.Hi Michaelbush, according to a norvegian developer I spoke to in Sept when I was in Natal, as I' m skeptical as well, he reckon that lots of scandinavian are mad for golfing and the weather is not a problem at all.
I don't think the courses are being built for the locals, which is pretty obvious to most people. The climate is not much different from Florida and is in fact a hell of lot less humid than Florida where loads of people play golf all year round.Well, I understand what you are saying, but here in Natal, of the 800k or so Brasilians 25% are under the age of 14, probably 65% or more are female, and I have not met one Brasilian male (or female) interested in the game. If you go south to Salvadore, and much further south to the temperate climate zones, then the story is very different. GS used Ronaldo for their publicity - he is not Natalese! I dont know if he plays golf, but if he does he probably played in the south of Brasil, and in Spain. Since there are no courses yet in the NE there has to be a good reason. My point was that the European developers have not properly researched the business model they would use for Spain or Portugal for example, for this area where the climate conditions have not encouraged the construction previously of even one course.
Excellent, I have taken the title from Golfxxxx.I think you, Been there, seen it, done it, are the type of know-it-all, self opinionated bigot, that everyone would like to meet!!