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‘Trump World Golf Club
Dubai’, 18-Hole Championship Golf Course will be designed
by Tiger Woods!
DAMAC Properties Announce Tiger Woods Design to Create Golf Course
for ‘AKOYA Oxygen’
by Joe Stine, Editor
FGM
Tiger
Woods will design the new 18-hole championship golf course in
Dubai to be built by luxury real estate developers, DAMAC Properties
and operated by The Trump Organization. Set within the 55 million
sq. ft. master community of AKOYA Oxygen, in Dubai, ‘Trump
World Golf Club, Dubai’ will include a state-of-the-art
clubhouse, world-class restaurant and pro shop. The course will
be situated at the heart of the development, with some of the
highest premium, residential developments in Dubai overlooking
the course.
Woods has already
gained a strong reputation for golf course design, with projects
underway in Mexico and the United States. His first course to
open for play will be El Cardonal in Mexico, which is scheduled
to open before the end of 2014.
In reference
to the style of course that he is creating, Woods said: “I’ve
been fortunate to play great golf courses all over the globe,
from the original links courses in Scotland to the famous parkland
courses in America and the distinctive layouts on the sandbelt
of Australia. I hope to bring elements of those great courses
and others to the Trump World Golf Club Dubai with the end result
being a course that golfers will want to play again and again.”
Tiger Woods has
won 14 major championships, second only to Jack Nicklaus, and
is one of the most iconic sportsmen ever to grace the game. The
two-time winner of the Dubai Desert Classic (2006 & 2008),
who had previously looked at the opportunity to design a course
in Dubai, is now returning to realize that dream.
He has won a
total of 105 tournaments, 79 of those on the PGA TOUR, including
four Masters Tournaments, four PGA Championships, three U.S.
Open Championships, and three British Open Championships. With
his second Masters victory in 2001, Woods became the first player
ever to hold all four professional major championships at the
same time.
“I can’t
wait to see this stunning project come to life,” added Woods.
“Dubai is fast becoming one of the most influential golf
destinations in the world, both for the professional game and
for amateurs looking to enjoy the great weather, great courses
and amazing lifestyle.”
“We plan
to create a distinct and memorable golf course that players of
all abilities find enjoyable,” he added. “I’m
very much looking forward to adding to the great courses of Dubai.”
Site preparation
work on the Trump World Golf Club Dubai is already underway,
with the course due to open by the end of 2017. This will be
the Trump Organization’s 18th golf property in the world
and marks the second world-class course in Dubai with DAMAC Properties.
“Tiger Woods
is the biggest name in professional golf,” said Donald J.
Trump, Chairman & President of The Trump Organization. “His
expertise comes from winning on every great course in the world,
including his win at the WGC - Cadillac Championship at Trump
National Doral, Miami. Tiger will be a tremendous asset in developing
the course at the Trump World Golf Club, Dubai - and together,
with DAMAC Properties, we will be doing something very special.”
The Trump World
Golf Club, Dubai will anchor the AKOYA Oxygen master community.
AKOYA Oxygen will showcase the greenest living spaces in Dubai
with parklands, green open spaces and private gardens. The development
will include luxury living experiences in a lush, peaceful environment.
More information is available at www.damacproperties.com
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