his Springs Hotel in England will be built -- despite the appointment of a British receiver for the company which hired the course's designer.

Dave Thomas Ltd., a renowned UK-based golf course firm, was last month granted a petition to wind up Xanadu Investment Ltd. over a claim for 65,000.

DTL, based in Altrincham, Cheshire, said it was hired by Xanadu to design the course at the Springs Hotel.

Mr. Sommer said Xanadu, which he said he does not own but had a management contract with, has no assets. It used to own a leading French restaurant but that was sold in 1989. Xanadu is owned by a group of European investors, he added.

"Xanadu, an exempted Bermuda company, is still in business,'' he added.

The petition was co-served by DTL and Geneva-based Terence J. Cocks et.

associes (TJC) on October 12. The latter's share of the claim is 24,000.

"Xanadu was the company we signed a contract with to design the course,'' DTL managing director Mr. Paul Thomas, said yesterday.

The contract, as well as information regarding Mr. Sommer's Springs Hotel company, as well as other related documents, have been forwarded to the receiver, he said.

"We felt we fulfilled our obligations within the contract. TJC also signed a contract,'' he added.

"In May, we presented our demands for payment to Mr. Sommer and then proceeded with application for a court date for a winding up petition once no payment was received.

"The receiver, called in as an investigator of the court, will now attempt to determine the circumstances of the company and find out why the bills have not been paid.'' Mr. Sommer said yesterday DTL will be paid once construction starts, as the contract stipulated.

"I did not have a problem with Dave Thomas Ltd. it is still my golf course architect, the problem was with the Geneva company, which I fired,'' Mr.

Sommer said.

"I have filed a lawsuit within the last 24 hours for 25,000 against Terence Cocks for services not rendered.'' Ground must be broken on the course by March, 1995, or it will lose planning approval.

But Mr. Sommer said work will start in January.

If built, the course and accompanying buildings, located along the Thames River, could cost around 1.8 million.

"We believed in the project for five years, I feel it is unfortunate. The location would have been wonderful,'' said Mr. Thomas, whose father Dave, with Mr. Peter Alliss, designed the Belfry, in the English Midlands. The Belfry, one of Europe's premier golf course has played host to the Ryder Cup.