Richard Schulze is proof that even billionaires have bucket lists. For years he wanted to own a golf property and that came to fruition in 2020, when he acquired Aurora Anguilla Beach Resort & Golf Club in the British West Indies. The new Greg Norman-designed Avalon Links short course opened in November and is the perfect complement for the 18-hole championship course, International Course, also a Norman design. . A keen observer of such revered places as Augusta National and Pebble Beach (where he was among 110 owners until three years ago), Schulze knew that short courses, par-3’s and layouts in general less than 18 holes and holes no greater than 300 yards, were a growing common denominator among the world’s elite courses. Although the property was in disrepair when he bought it, he saw the possibilities. “I’m somewhat of an optimist.’’ In early 2021, Schulze asked Norman about creating a short course along a 19-acre piece of land between the International’s sixth and seventh holes. Aurora Anguilla Beach Resort & Golf Club Adds Short Course By Steve Pike, The Art of Travel Ohio Golf Journal
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