Harrah’s renames Macau golf course

Harrah’s Entertainment has renamed its Macau golf course Caesars Golf Macau as part of a redevelopment that includes the establishment of Asia’s first Butch Harmon School of Golf.

The the par-72 golf course development will include an expansion of the clubhouse to 32,000 square feet with a 4,000-square-foot spa, a pro shop and restaurant, according to a Tuesday press release.

No cost for the project was given in the release but Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Loveman told the Macau Daily Times the cost was $25.8 million.

In September 2007, the casino giant acquired the 175-acre Macau Orient Golf Course and rights to a land concession contract for $577.7 million.

Some gaming observers believed Harrah’s had planned to transform the land into a hotel-casino site before Chinese officials announced in April no new casino licenses would be approved.

Harrah’s owns six golf courses in the United States, including Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson and Cascata Golf Club in Boulder City.