Jack Nicklaus sees golf business growing in Cambodia this year

Published: 28-Jan-12

PHNOM PENH (Cambodia Herald)- The golf industry is expected to grow in Cambodia this year, legendary American golfer and golf-course designer Jack Nicklaus reportedly told the Golf Channel.

The television channel's website said that Nicklaus made the comment during an interview at the three-day PGA Merchandise Show which opened in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday.

"Nicklaus anticipates that in 2012, the United States will not see a lot of growth in any sector of the golf business but that some emerging nations like South Korea, China, Brazil, Russia, Argentina, Cambodia and Malaysia will see growth in a number of sectors in the golf industry. The United States will recover but it will take some time," it said.

Nicklaus Design, the Florida-based company owned by the Nicklaus family, has designed 350 golf courses in 34 countries including the Grand Phnom Penh Gulf Club.