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course in Burnham Bucks, and Said PGA Tour European PGA European Tour purchases Tytherington Club may look at further acquisitions Courses Managing Director CHOBHAM, , En- and Country Club Ltd., op- The purchase price was £500 in the future, Sheffield added. Sean Kelly of the Woburn acqui- gland — PGA European Tour erators of the Duke's and Duch- plus the repayment of a £1.525 PGA European Tour Courses sition: 'This transaction gives Courses PLC has acquired The ess' courses at Woburn. million loan owed Club Partners purchased its interest in Woburn our UK operations a flagship and Tytherington Club near The Tytherington Club in- International by Tytherington Ltd. for £5,749,900. Plans are to build fulfills our strategic aim of ac- Manchester International Air- cludes an 18-hole private course, The sale was part of Club a third course there to interna- quiring high quality assets in port from Tytherington Ltd., a practice range, and associated Partner's consolidation, accord- tional tournament standards and good locations where earnings subsidiary of Club Partners In- facilities. The club regularly ing to company spokesman extend the existing clubhouse can be improved through the ternational, and partnered with hosts professional tournaments, Wayne Sheffield. Club Partners and facilities. A major European extension of existing facilities the Bedford Estates to acquire a including a Ladies Tour event continues to operate the tournament should be staged at and promotion by hosting tele- 50-percent interest in Woburn scheduled for May. Lambourne Club, a private Woburn beginning in 1999. vised European golf events."

Burley now with IMG Singapore After manufacturing over SINGAPORE — Paul Burley has joined IMG Singapore as di- rector of operations. Born and educated in the one milli United Kingdom, Paul spent seven years working for the Mid- land Bank, completing a diploma dependable in accountancy and monetary economics before turning to golf. He turned professional in 1985 battery and spent 18 months as a tourna- ment professional before being appointed resident golf profes- chargers, sional at The Coun- try Club at the Sun City Resort in why is this ad South . While there, he became involved in the overall club management and also the the most organization of the Million Dol- lar Golf Challenge tournament. When Sun City's second golf memorable course, The Lost City, opened in 1993, Burley was appointed head golf professional responsible for thing we've management of the resort's en- tire golf operation. A member of the British Profes- produced? sional Golfers Association and the Club Managers Association of America, Burley was appointed The fact that our chargers are so forgettable is what makes them so director of operations for IMG Real Estate Services for the Pa- cific region last November. remarkable. After all, the last thing you want to think about is whether

or not your golf cars have been properly charged. CCA acquires second UK club For over 30 years we've manufactured the golf industry's finest battery HERTFORDSHIRE, — CCA Holdings Ltd., the Hong Kong-based private club devel- chargers under strict quality controls. Many carry the Lestronic label, while oper and operator, has acquired Brockett Hall, the 18th century others are private labeled. Whether you know it or not, you probably already have home, its 543-acre estate and the Brockett Hall . Built in 1760, the mansion has a Lester charger in your car barn. And if been converted into an interna- tional conference center with 46 bedrooms and suites. It is lo- you probably should. cated 24 miles from central Lon- don and has hosted many high level government meetings. Brockett Hall is CCA's second major investment in the UK. The company also operates the Lon- don Capital Club, opened in Sep- tember 1994 and now boasting 1,000 members. The CCA Group is a privately OF NEBRASKA, INC. held firm founded in 1980. It man- Street • Lincoln, Nebraska 68522 • (402) 477-* ages 5,000 staff and 80,000 mem- bers at its 30-plus private clubs in CIRCLE #132 Asia, Australia and .