The Tiger Woods Dubai is a proposed Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...

-designed golf course

Golf course

A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

 and residential development in Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

. It is a joint venture between Tiger Woods Design

Tiger Woods Design

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." The company...

 and Tatweer

Tatweer

Tatweer is a member company and subsidiary of Dubai Holding, a Dubai-based holding company set up by the government of Dubai to manage its assets and investments...

, a member company of Dubai Holding

Dubai Holding

Dubai Holding is a holding company that belongs to the Government of Dubai . It manages and controls 20 companies, which operate in real estate, hospitality, finance, healthcare, energy, research, education, entertainment, media, internet, tourism and biotechnology...

. It was Woods' first announced course design project, but as of 2011 it is unlikely that it will ever be completed.

The golf resort

Golf resort

Golf resorts are resorts that cater specifically to the sport of golf, and include access to one or more golf course and or clubhouse. Golf resorts typically provide golf packages that provide visitors with all greens and cart fees, range balls, luxury accommodations and...

 was planned to cover an area of 580 acres (2.35 km²) at Dubailand, with a par

Par (score)

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 72 golf course called "Al Ruwaya", a 60000 square feet (5,574.2 m²) clubhouse, a golf academy, boutique hotel

Boutique hotel

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 and residential properties around the golf course.

Al Ruwaya

The Tiger Woods Dubai course ("Al Ruwaya") was slated to open in September 2009. The golf course will be known as Al Ruwaya Golf Course. In June 2009, officials said that only three holes had been completed. In December 2009, the course was still not open, and a spokeswoman for the project was unable to say exactly how much of the course was complete.

The golf course which will be managed under a ten year contract by IMG Golf Course Management. The course will be a 7,800 yard, par 72 design.It will require 4,000,000 gallons of water every day.

Updates

According to Dubai Properties Group Chief Executive Officer Khalid Al Malik "Work on the course, designed by Woods and originally due to be finished by September 2009, has gotten as far as the eighth hole". (Feb 2010) On January 31, 2011, the golf course developer acknowledged the project has been shelved because of "market conditions." "It's been put on hold," Woods told the Associated Press on Sunday. On 2 April 2011 The New York Times quoted an official from Golf in Dubai, which markets the emirate as a golfing destination, as saying that the project was "as good as dead and buried". http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/business/03tiger.html?_r=2&hpw=&adxnnlx=1301770957-DbfXAaW3iD1AVi4z%20c5wfQ&pagewanted=all The holes that were built are expected to be reclaimed by the desert.

External links

• Tiger Woods Dubai - Official Website