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2009
Marks Opening of Jumeriah Golf Estates and
Al Ruwaya by Tiger Woods Dubai
Recognized
as one of the fastest rising stars on the
international golf circuit, Dubai continues
to break boundaries and attract top industry
professionals with its golf innovation,
service, and design. In 2009, Dubai will
complete two ground breaking golf projects,
including the highly anticipated four-course
Jumeirah
Golf Estates and Tiger Woods
first self-designed property, Al Ruwaya
Golf Club solidifying Dubai's place
as a world-class golf destination.
Jumeirah
Golf Estates is destined to be one of the
world's premier golf course communities
with four PGA Championship courses.
Inspired
by the natural elements of Fire, Earth,
Wind and Water, Jumeirah Golf Estates draws
on the remarkable talents of some of the
game's most famous names: Greg Norman, the
Great White Shark'; former world champion,
Vijay Singh; European Ryder Cup hero Sergio
Garcia; and "the father of modern course
design", Pete Dye.
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Designed
by golf legend Greg Norman, the Fire
Course will be the first
of Norman's two Eco-Signature courses
at Jumeirah Golf Estates and
his first Eco-Signature property in
the world. Designed to exist in harmony
with the natural desert landscape,
Fire will no doubt prove a tough challenge
for golfers of all abilities.
The
Fire course's tees have been placed
to provide variety, with length, direction
and elevation constantly changing
throughout the course. The use of
existing natural features and topography
will allow for a unique perspective
from each tee, increasing both interest
and challenge.
The
second of Greg Norman's two Eco-Signature
courses, the Earth
Course, is inspired by
the great parkland courses of Europe
and North America. Incorporating lush,
garden-like vegetation and traditional
fast-flowing water features, Earth's
design will enhance the already picturesque
landscape and offer panoramic vistas
of the entire course.
Earth
will use bunker placement and a myriad
of trees to guide players, while at
the same time protecting the ideal
line. Broad, rolling fairways will
be broken on several holes by daunting
water features, strategically positioned
to capture shots that stray from the
fairways and greens.
Vijay
Singh is behind the design of the
Water
Course. This course will
wind through naturally vegetated dune
troughs, following ribbons of wetland.
The dunes themselves will be vegetated
with native salt-tolerant tall grasses
and sedges, for a natural look, and
oasis and pond areas will be fringed
with palm trees. This approach is
unique in Dubai, and will result in
a challenging, traditional course
that is dramatic in both appearance
and feel.
A
variety of teeing options allows for
a wide range of course lengths, from
7,500 yards down to less than 5,000.
Greens are open in the front but pin
placements are closely guarded. The
hazards, many of which are water hazards,
have been strategically placed to
challenge longer hitters, while allowing
shorter hitters a little more space.
The
Wind
Course takes golf back
to its most elemental roots, with
a traditional course in which the
power and energy of the wind plays
a core role. This course is a world
first combining the creative forces
of golf greats Sergio Garcia, Greg
Norman, and Pete Dye, a giant of golf
design.
Wind
is Sergio Garcia's first design project,
the result of a partnership unique
in the history of golf course design.
Sergio's excitement and raw energy,
Pete Dye's experience and wisdom and
Greg Norman's power and skill converge
to ensure that Wind will be among
the world's most challenging and satisfying
courses.
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Jumeirah
Golf Estates
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Fire
Course
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Earth
Course
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Tiger
Woods at Al Ruwaya
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Clubhouse
at
Al Ruwaya
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With
a varied range of teeing options, Wind promises
to pose a unique challenge to golfers of
every skill level. Tight fairways cushioned
between rolling dunes allow little room
for error, with approach shots to well-protected
sloping greens ensuring that precision is
the key to unlocking the vast rewards of
this course. The course is characterized
by undulating fairways, thick rough, pot
bunkers, and the swirling patterns of the
wind in a design reminiscent of where
golf started.
The
Tiger
Woods Dubai is an exclusive golf
community development featuring a 7,800
yard, par 72, 18-hole championship Al Ruwaya
Golf Course, the world's first golf course
to be designed by Tiger Woods Design.
Tiger
Woods, the world's number one golfer and
Chairman of Tiger Woods Design, said: "It's
exciting to see my first ever golf course
design coming to life. My vision, and the
work of my design company, is being realized."
Embodying
Tiger Woods' vision of creating a spectacular
and challenging golf course, Al Ruwaya spans
over 13 million square feet and feature
dramatic elevation changes and lush landscaping
with over 11,000 trees and 140,000 shrubs.
The course also boasts stunning water features,
including 3.3 million square feet of lakes
and an overall design that will challenge
and entertain golfers of all playing abilities.
Located
at Dubailand, the landmark leisure, tourism
and entertainment destination, The Tiger
Woods Dubai is fast taking shape as an exclusive
golf community encompassing 22 palaces,
75 mansions, and 100 luxury villas and community
service facilities. The Al Ruwaya Golf Course
is slated to tee off its first match in
Fall 2009.
Dubai
is truly a leader in golf innovation and
continues to prove itself as a world-class
competitor. Golf in Dubai is not just about
the sport it is about the experience,
challenge and beauty courses like the Jumeirah
Golf Estates and the Tiger Woods Dubai golf
course offers golf travelers from across
the globe.
04/09
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For
more details on these
amazing golf courses,
please visit...
Jumeirah
Golf Estates
www.jumeirahgolfestates.com
Tiger
Woods Dubai Golf Course
www.tigerwoodsdubai.com
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