Christoph Günter
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Interview with Christoph Günter, founder of ‘PROject GOLFacademy’
Christoph Günter is a former Tour Professional and founder of PROject GOLFworld Golf Academy in Germany. The Academy has partnered with Heritage Gold Club and offers world class tuition to both Heritage guests and visitors to the Golf Club.
MGT: Where is the Academy based? C.G.: We currently run four Academies; two in Germany at GC Bad Wörishofen, and at Germany’s no. 1 Golf Course, GC Budersand on the island of Sylt. Outside Germany you can find us at the Blue Bay Golf & Beach Resort on the Caribbean island of Curacao; and, at the Indian Ocean’s no. 1 golf course, the Heritage Golf Club, on the paradise island of Mauritius.
MGT: Can you tell us a bit about PROject GOLFacademy? Christoph Günter: A good friend of mine, Marcel Haremza and I started PROject GOLFacademy in Germany. We initially joined up in 2008 and created a company called PROject GOLFsports to promote and manage ourselves as Tour Professionals. We played on professional tours around the world for a number of years and the business evolved to encompass different sectors, all within the golf industry. We now offer golfing holidays, organise and promote golf tournaments for amateurs and professionals, as well as support and offer our experience in golf marketing to young players and companies. The newest edition to PROject GOLFworld is PROject GOLFacademy, which we formed in 2017 with fellow professional Steffen Kefer.
MGT: We are glad you refer to Mauritius as being a paradise island! What were your reasons for choosing Heritage Golf Club (HGC) and Mauritius for your Academy venue? You just have to look outside to see why – there’s simply no better place to be! Marcel and I have been Ambassadors for Heritage Resorts for 10 years now and have been coming to Domaine de Bel Ombre for just as long. Two years ago, we had just founded the Academy with Steffen in Germany and an opportunity came up for us to set up base at HGC. Naturally, we jumped at the chance! On top of that, we consider Mauritius to be a perfect golfing destination, with its fantastic courses, wonderfully friendly people, set in a breathtakingly beautiful environment.
