About

Michael L. Keiser is the owner of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, which was recently recognized by both GOLF Magazine and Golf Digest as the No. 1 Golf Resort in North America. Located on Oregon’s South Coast, the Resort now includes five courses designed in the tradition of Scotland’s ancient links. Mr. Keiser also owns Cabot Links Golf Resort in Inverness, Nova Scotia, where there are two world top 100 golf courses, three restaurants, and 72 rooms of accommodation as well as 19 golf villas. In addition, Sand Valley Golf Resort in Rome, Wisconsin opened July 1, 2017, with one Coore-Crenshaw course and a second course by David Kidd opened in June of 2018.

In 2004, Ben Cowan-Dewar set out to turn a former mining site, on the west coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, into a golf resort. Today, Cowan-Dewar, Co-founder and CEO of Cabot Links, and one of the newest recipients of Canada’s prestigious Top 40 under 40 honourees, is not only being credited for his business success, but also for his role in revitalizing the economy in a region in rural Nova Scotia. Along with business partner Mike Keiser, Cowan-Dewar developed the Cabot Links Golf Resort in Inverness, Nova Scotia. The resort opened with one course, Cabot Links, which garnered international attention for its stunning ocean-side location and True Links style. The success of Cabot Links spurred the development of the resort’s second course, Cabot Cliffs. Designed by world-renowned golf architectures Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, Cabot Cliffs was hailed as “the most anticipated golf course of 2015,” leading up to its preview play launch in July of that year. Both Cabot Cliffs and Cabot Links are considered among the Top 100 Courses in the World according to Golf Digest, positioned at #9 and #43 respectively. With two acclaimed courses, 72 rooms of award-winning accommodation at Cabot Links Lodge, 19 upscale Golf Villas, and exquisite dining in three on-site restaurants, Cabot Links offers one of the best golf resort experiences in North America. Outside of Cabot, Cowan-Dewar is the Chair of the Federal Crown Corporation Destination Canada. He is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), and has served on the Boards of the Golf Canada Foundation and Cape Breton University. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by Governor General David Johnston in June, 2017 for his vision in building Cabot and the contributions he and Cabot have made to the Inverness community and economy.

In summer of 2018, George joined the Cabot team as Principal of Cabot St. Lucia, bringing with him 20 years of experience cultivating resort destinations and raising the bar for luxury lifestyle. With a personal passion for the many facets of high-end communities, including great food and wine, golf and tennis, George provides an ideal insider’s perspective in overseeing all aspects of operations for these unique real estate communities. Prior to joining Cabot, George served as General Manager and VP Business Development at Kohanaiki, the first new luxury development on the Kona Coast of Hawaii in the past 20 years. He led the implementation of the project design, development, real estate sales and marketing, as well as the oversight of a 250 person staff to cultivate an exclusive, yet welcoming private residence club experience. Under his leadership, Kohanaiki delivered a 67,000 square-foot clubhouse, one of the largest in the world, with George overseeing all details of the build-out, from the spa, to the cigar and poker lounge, brewery, restaurants, movie theater and bowling alley. The experiences George cultivated at Kohanaiki earned the project an unprecedented two “Best-of-the-Best” recognitions by Robb Report within three years. George has opened and worked at numerous other high-end private communities, including Mirabel in Scottsdale, Spanish Oaks in Austin, The Hideaway & The Madison Club in La Quinta, and Baker’s Bay Golf & Ocean Club in the Bahamas. Before focusing on exclusive residential communities, George spent five years with the Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts Chicago and Scottsdale. George and his wife Julia live in Austin, Texas with their two young children, Alexis and Jaxon.

Richard Hywel Evans founded Studio RHE in 1997. Having overseen more than 50 high-end International projects, Richard built his global reputation on the solid design and delivery of bold and innovative projects – from exclusive lifestyle environments via inspired residential and leisure developments through to truly unique workplace designs.

Richard studied at the Architectural Association in London achieving the only RIBA Professional Honours awarded that year. With original research having been published in the RIBA Journal, he has also contributed to publications such as The Times, The Guardian, The Financial Times and for the BBC.

Ron is an urban designer/community planner with a passion for looking beyond the conventional with a wide range of experience in challenging and unique developments.

Ron’s expertise includes “visioning” and strategic planning, master planning, site planning, design guidelines, community outreach, and entitlement. Ron has planned, designed, and managed many award-winning large-scale projects and resort developments throughout the United States, Asia, and the Middle East. Ron’s practice has focused on systems: the frameworks of open space, circulation, and land use that contribute to a sense of place.

Admiration and respect for the classic golf courses of the "Golden Age of Architecture" inspired Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore to establish the firm of Coore and Crenshaw Inc. in 1986. Theirs is an architectural firm based upon the shared philosophy that traditional, strategic golf is the most rewarding, and the creation of courses that present this concept with the greatest artistry is the ultimate goal. Well recognized for their work in North America, Cabot Saint Lucia will be Coore and Crenshaw’s first Carribean project.