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Tiger Woods Design, or TWD, is the name of Tiger Woods's golf course design company. The stated mission of TWD is "to utilize Tiger's world-renowned experience, his boundless pursuit of excellence and his love of golf to create a unique collection of amazing courses around the world."[1] The company currently has three golf courses under construction. Woods has stated that he and the Company are content with one or two select projects at a time.[2]
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Courses
The Tiger Woods Dubai
The Tiger Woods Dubai (Arabic: زي تايجر وودز دبيّ) is the first Tiger Woods-designed golf course and golf resort in the world. The planned golf course and resort is located at Dubailand, Dubai's largest tourism and leisure complex. The golf course and resort is a joint venture between Tiger Woods Design and Tatweer, a member company of Dubai Holding.[3]
The planned golf resort will contain a par 72 golf course called "Al Ruwaya", a clubhouse, a golf academy, boutique hotel and residential properties around the golf course.[4]
The Cliffs at High Carolina
The Cliffs at High Carolina is the Company's first course in the United States. The private course will sit at about 4,000 feet in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Swannanoa, North Carolina.[5] It will be the eighth course developed at The Cliffs. Others have been designed by Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio and Gary Player.[5]
Punta Brava
This golf course started being constructed in early 2009, which will be completed in late 2010, and will be 6,835 yards par 70 course. The course will be located in Ensenada, Mexico, which the name of this course translates to the meaning of "wild point." This golf course is being designed on a peninsula with 17 of the tees or greens touching the Pacific Ocean. Punta Brava will feature with its 16th, 17th and 18th holes run-up the Pacific Ocean a unique ending sequence. This will be Tiger Woods' first golf course designed on the oceanfront. The course property will have 40 estate sites, 80 villa residences, private hotel with 20 villas each having a private pool.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Official Website for Tiger Woods". http://www.tigerwoods.com/defaultflash.sps?page=twdesign. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ "Tiger to design his first U.S. course". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2974491. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ "Tiger to build first course in Dubai", Golfweb Services.
- ^ "The Tiger Woods Dubai breaks ground", AMEInfo, 2007
- ^ a b Jerry Potter (2007-08-15). "Woods chooses N.C. site for first U.S. course". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/woods/2007-08-14-woods-course_N.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ http://www.tigerwoodsdesign.com/Global/Courses/Punta%20Brava.aspx
- ^ http://www.puntabrava.com/
External links
- Tiger Woods Design - Official site
- Tiger Woods Dubai - Official site
Tiger Woods Family Golf achievements Foundation Tiger Woods Design Other ventures Categories: Golf course architects
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