"It’s very nice to be recognized as doing the best work in China right now. We intend to maintain that reputation with our work there in the future," said Arnold Palmer about the No. 1 designation.

The design of the 18 holes at Beijing Cascades Country Golf Club began in May 2005 and the 7,272-yard, par-72 golf course opened in 2007. The location is in Beijing’s Chaoyang District, on Dongwei Road.

Arnold Palmer Design reached the Chinese capital three decades after Palmer reintroduced golf to that country. Palmer's Chung Shan Hot Spring design in southern China in the 1980s was the first new golf course in the country in more than half a century and touched off China’s still-on-going golf boom.

A private golf club for members only, Beijing Cascades features deluxe villas designed by DFS Architects of Canada and a top-notch clubhouse which includes a swimming pool, restaurant, cafeteria, pro shop, business center, meeting rooms and guest rooms.

Beijing Cascades takes its name from the breathtaking scenes of cascading water to be found on the property. Clear lakes, winding bridges and manicured gardens may also be seen.

An additional nine holes at Beijing Cascades have been designed and are currently under construction. The new holes should be open next year, and Palmer promises they will be "just as stunning as the first 18."

Work is also underway on a new Arnold Palmer Design course in Kunming, China, and should be completed next year.

The theory of golf ’s Asiatic origins continues with the suggestion that the Mongols brought this ancient version of golf to Europe during their invasions of the 12th and 13th centuries, along with a set of rules that bore an uncanny resemblance to those first formulated by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews some 500 years later.

WOODS HAS ANOTHER UNBELIEVABLE FINISH FOR HIS FIFTH VICTORY IN ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY MASTERCARD

Ed Seay loved life and lived it to the fullest. He was a highly respected mentor and leader to those he worked with. He is survived by his wife, Lynn, and adult children Mason Seay and Tracy Raymond.

More information on Mr. Seay's career, as well as video clips of him discussing his work, is available at the ASGCA Architects Gallery.

ETOWAH - Arnold Palmer traded a golf club for a shovel Monday as he and his design team, along with developers, broke ground on the Palmer Premier championship course at Seven Falls Golf and River Club.

With bulldozers roaring in the background, the retired professional golfer spoke at a gathering of property owners and the media as part of the groundbreaking ceremony for the 18-hole course to be built off Pleasant Grove Road.

Seven Falls Golf and River Club will be a private community on about 2,000 acres along the French Broad River west of Hendersonville.

The natural beauty of the land was the primary reason Palmer chose the location for his Palmer Premier golf course, the first in the nation, he said.

"I think you've got so many advantages here," Palmer said. "Let's start with the property. You've got a perfect piece of property. It's as natural and inviting as anything we've ever seen for a golf course. The best part is you'll be able to play golf year-round because of the nice climate. I think people who are going to live here are very fortunate."

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With a little more time on his hands now that his playing career is officially over, Arnold Palmer wants to offer golfers more of the game the way he likes it played: as pure golf in exceptional surrounds with service to match.

Such is the foundation of Palmer Premier, a new product from the Palmer stable that promises a “golf and luxury lifestyle experience elevated to the standards of Mr. Palmer himself.” The product includes services in five key areas: design, construction, agronomics, operations and communications.

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