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Golf Industry News - Yas Links

Karl Whitehead is the Cluster Club Manager for Viya Golf in Abu Dhabi. He possesses a wealth of experience in golf operations, having previously worked in the UK, Cambodia and throughout the Middle East region. Here, Whitehead talks to GBN about leading teams, the recent investment into Yas Links and his plans for the future with the entire Viya Golf cluster.

The 10th edition of the annual Asia Golf Tourism Convention has taken place in Abu Dhabi, attracting 340 delegates from 52 countries and making it the most international Asian convention since the event’s inauguration in 2012.

The first true links course in the Middle East, the 18-hole layout at Yas Links is combined with the iconic W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island hotel to make up the Yas Links Resort

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