Thought this was worthy of its own Topic, gazzillionare Palmer has purchased the iconic Coolum golf resort with plans to construct 150 life sized dinosaurs around the course. No doubt with the intention of creating a surreal Jurassic Park golf experience. They will open their mouths, move tails etc. This is the first one…

I think Royal Melbourne are considering the same sort of thing.

Flying pigs instead of dinosaurs.

This may sound funny- but if he is able to attract more people to come stay at his resort- a point of difference from the rest?

As much as I dont like his approach to business Im interested to see what happens over time with business at the resort.

Will it attract more kids and families to stay and play>

If he could put REAL dinosaurs that could randomly eat the patrons….than THAT could work.

If Big Brother was like that, I’d watch.

Most clubs have dinosaurs roaming the fairways anyway. They usually play off about 34 and drive a Volvo. I don’t see the difference.

This may sound funny- but if he is able to attract more people to come stay at his resort- a point of difference from the rest?

As much as I dont like his approach to business Im interested to see what happens over time with business at the resort.

Will it attract more kids and families to stay and play>

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Agreed Madam, my initial reaction was WTF ? But when you think about it, the kids will absolutely love it and the Japanese will go bananas for it. Coolum is just another Australian course and I think he will be building more rooms pretty soon.

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I have an even greater respect for Peter than before.

First katter, now this clown. What is with people up north going a bit batshit.

Senior better draw the long putter out of the bag slowly around the Dinosaur.It may look like a caveman about to chuck a long spear.Mr Palmer wanted bearded Lucas Glover to stand near Dinosaur(as the missing Link) for the week,but he wasn`t interested.

First katter, now this clown. What is with people up north going a bit batshit.

Lack of daylight savings maybe;)

Call me cynical, but the purchase of Mr Palmer’s golf courses around the same time as the introduction of a carbon tax seems way too coincidental.
As long as he has the green pastures on his asset register, he can offset some of the tax that he would otherwise pay from his other interests.
I don’t think filling either motel rooms or tee times is his number one concern.

Just my 5c.

Call me cynical too, but to purchase this course with the PGA about to be played, put up one of his dinosaurs, and all the kerfuffle about pissing off the PGA, would be free millions of dollars of advertising for his new venture.

call me cynical too, he is a very astute businessman. Nothing he does, is being done without careful consideration. He is a goose, but Clive makes some very clever decisions that will benefit Clive.

call me cynical too, he is a very astute bisnessman. Nothing he does, is being done without careful consideration. He is a goose, but Clive makes some very clever decisions that will benefit Clive.

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Couldn’t he just buy a forest somewhere for a fraction of the price

Dino will produce more methane than his grass and trees can remove. Next on Julia’s list will be a Dino tax.

Call me cynical too, but to purchase this course with the PGA about to be played, put up one of his dinosaurs, and all the kerfuffle about pissing off the PGA, would be free millions of dollars of advertising for his new venture.

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Not all advertising is good advertising – Coolum is now off my list, I have no interest of being attacked by a Pterodactyl while lining up a putt.

Love the Peter Senior comment!!!

First katter, now this clown. What is with people up north going a bit batshit.

Danz, I never cross the Tweed. It’s like NZ up there, everyone desperate to convince you of how great it is and why property prices should be higher. I aint buying either story.

Suk, only some of us have 2 heads.

I dont care about the dinosaurs but my 2yo does. For the first time ever my wife has sugested we stay at a golf resort – Palmer Coolum – so he can see the dinosaurs and I can play golf! Thanks Mr Palmer.

Since he has bought the Colonial and Robina Woods on the gold coast the courses have been in fantastic condition and he is spending money to improve and promote them.

As a golfer its hard not to like Mr Clive Palmer!

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I dont care about the dinosaurs but my 2yo does. For the first time ever my wife has sugested we stay at a golf resort – Palmer Coolum – so he can see the dinosaurs and I can play golf! Thanks Mr Palmer.

Since he has bought the Colonial and Robina Woods on the gold coast the courses have been in fantastic condition and he is spending money to improve and promote them.

As a golfer its hard not to like Mr Clive Palmer!

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They tell me that he sacked most of the greens staff at Coolum and replaced them with his landscape/groundsman blokes.We’ll soon see exactly how it’s all worked out I guess.

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He is a businessman, and that’s all I have to say about that. The dinosaurs will not affect the course or the golf, I hope.

First katter, now this clown. What is with people up north going a bit batshit.

You left out Newman and his corporate group, he has gone a lot batshit