Tiger Woods unveils his Dubai golf course

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

DUBAI (AFP) — Tiger Woods unveiled Monday the master plan for The Tiger Woods Dubai, an exclusive residential golf community in the United Arab Emirates, encompassing the first golf course designed by him.

In his capacity as the chairman of Tiger Woods Design, the golf champion is cooperating with Tatweer -- a Dubai government-owned real estate enterprise, to build a 13 million square feet (1.2 million square meters) golf course, according to company statement.

Al-Ruwaya, the name given to the golf course, will be a 7,800 yard, par 72, 18 hole championship course, the statement said.

The Tiger Woods Dubai is being built on a 55 million square feet (5.1 million square meters) of desert land. It will feature a "state-of-the-art" golf academy, a luxury boutique...

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