Published on : Monday, December 24, 2018
The fourth-generation Northlander was specially selected to be the associate director of golf for the ‘Red Sea’ project, supervising the golfing landscape development and planning.
On January 7th, Kerr will fly out of New Zealand to start her work.
“I can’t wait to get there really, it’s all very exciting,” she said.
Over 200kms of stunning coastline, the Red Sea project will open up and 50 reef-fringed islands with the growth of hotels and luxury residences in a designated tourist zone.
The first phase of the project will be completed by 2022, with anticipated visitors increasing to 1 million every year by 2035.
When it comes to golf course design and management, Kerr has an inspiring resume. Since she was 23 years, she has made effort on projects worth tens of millions of dollars in Asia and Europe, along with the Kuala Lumpur golfing club and Zhongshan International Golf Club in Nanjing, China.
“This is probably one of the biggest projects ever undertaken in the world with potentially multiple golf courses,” she said.
“They want more than just a run of the mill or a high-ranking golf course, they want it to be unique.”
Kerr was raised on her grandparent’s dairy-turned-beef cattle farm in Glenbervie. Later, Kerr recognized it for her success and why she loved her job, growing up in the New Zealand outdoors.
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