Shameless Self-Promotion, December 2010

In the just-published issue of the World Edition of the Golf Course Report, we ask an eternal question of Annika Sorenstam: Does she or doesn't she?

No, we aren't wondering if she dyes her blonde, Swedish hair. We're wondering about her golf project in China.

Sorenstam, the retired golf star, recently let it slip that she has a design project in China. She even said where it was. But now she's zipped her lips, and her associates and handlers at IMG aren't talking either.

Still, we believe we've found it. And frankly, if we had a commission from the same client, we wouldn't be talking either.

Speaking of IMG, in December's World Edition we also profile a course that Paul Casey, another one of the firm's clients, is designing in China. It's on Hainan Island, and it's Casey's first "signature" layout.

We also give the low-down on new courses designed by Nick Faldo, Kyle Phillips, Graham Cooke, Ian Woosnam, Paul Thomas, Graham Marsh, Phil Ryan, and Jeremy Pern. They're in Cambodia, South Africa, Croatia, St. Kitts, Brazil, Australia, China, and Morocco.

There's more, too: New projects in Jamaica, Cuba, and Morocco, plus renovations in Thailand, Venezuela, England, and Australia.

If you'd like to see this month's World Edition, give me a call at 301/680-9460 or send an e-mail to me at WorldEdition@aol.com.