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OLEADA Pacific Living & Golf, a brand-new 860-acre oceanfront resort community on the southern point of Mexico’s stunning Baja peninsula, is the location for the latest project in the Ernie Els Design portfolio.  OLEADA Golf Links Los Cabos will be an 18-hole links-style championship course, situated 15 minutes from downtown…

Ernie Els Design is a full-service golf course design company wholly owned by its principal Ernie Els. Since its incorporation in 2000, the company's portfolio of courses has been recognised with many accolades. Notably, in 2018 Ernie Els Design achieved the unique distinction of having two of its courses host professional…

Wentworth Club, England, 25 May 2017: A little over 12 months on from the official unveiling of the renovated West Course, an Ernie Els Design-led project, the world of golf has never been richer in its praise for the iconic golf course.  The four-time Major winner, World Golf Hall of Famer…

The Els Club Desaru Coast has further reason to celebrate following the announcement the Valley Course (pictured above) has received the prestigious accolade, ‘Best New Course in Asia Pacific’ at The Asian Golf Awards. This latest recognition adds to the tally of awards The Els Club Malaysia brand has received…

Ernie Els Design is proud to announce that its Design Associate Thad Bell has been awarded membership of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Thad has been part of the team at Ernie Els Design since 2006, when he directed the implementation of the award-winning Anahita Four Seasons golf…

Ernie Els expressed pride and pleasure in the new-look West Course, an Ernie Els Design-led renovation project, after the layout received high praise throughout the 2017 BMW PGA Championship. For Ernie there is a real sense of professional and personal fulfilment in bringing to a close the renovation of an…

To celebrate the official opening of the first Els Performance Golf Academy, located on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam, Ernie Els discusses the inspiration behind this exciting project and what sets it a class apart from other golf facilities in the region. 1. How did this project first take seed?…

The Sultan of Johor, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj (pictured above right), graced the inaugural Laksamana Trophy Charity Golf Tournament 2016 and marked the historic occasion by officially launching the Ernie Els-designed, new Els Club Desaru Coast, Ocean Course. The Troon-managed Ocean Course, located in…

The Els Club Dubai scooped three awards at a star-studded third edition of Sport360’s Middle East Golf Awards (MEGAs) earlier this month in Dubai. The golfing industry in the Middle East once again gathered in one place for a special evening as many of the most iconic golf course facilities and…