[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]Tiger to design his first U.S. course[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]By Alan Bastable
Senior Associate Editor, GOLF Magazine[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]
Published: August 06, 2007
[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]Tiger Woods is seeking his "lucky 13th" major win at this week's PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., but two days after the tournament ends Woods will be announcing a first: his inaugural golf course design in the United States.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]According to a source close to the situation who requested anonymity, the world's No. 1 player has signed a deal to design a course located just east of Asheville, N.C., for Cliffs Communities , a prominent golf real estate developer. [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]"It's pretty major," the source said. "Tiger will be intimately involved with the design."[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]Cliffs Communities has five high-end, master-planned residential properties in North and South Carolina. Jamie Prince, a spokesperson for the company, declined comment, saying that no official announcement would be made before a press conference with Woods scheduled for Aug. 14. An invitation to that event that was sent out on Monday highlighted a new development called The Cliffs at High Carolina.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]Woods launched his design company in November 2006 and soon announced his first design project, a course named Al Ruwaya, in Dubai, U.A.E. It was reported at the time that he would be paid $25 million for his work, a sum that is roughly 10 times what even the most established golf course architects can command.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]Mark Steinberg, Woods's agent, did not immediately return a call for comment. [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]By Alan Bastable
Senior Associate Editor, GOLF Magazine[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]
Published: August 06, 2007
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]Tiger Woods is seeking his "lucky 13th" major win at this week's PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., but two days after the tournament ends Woods will be announcing a first: his inaugural golf course design in the United States.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]According to a source close to the situation who requested anonymity, the world's No. 1 player has signed a deal to design a course located just east of Asheville, N.C., for Cliffs Communities , a prominent golf real estate developer. [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]"It's pretty major," the source said. "Tiger will be intimately involved with the design."[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]Cliffs Communities has five high-end, master-planned residential properties in North and South Carolina. Jamie Prince, a spokesperson for the company, declined comment, saying that no official announcement would be made before a press conference with Woods scheduled for Aug. 14. An invitation to that event that was sent out on Monday highlighted a new development called The Cliffs at High Carolina.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]Woods launched his design company in November 2006 and soon announced his first design project, a course named Al Ruwaya, in Dubai, U.A.E. It was reported at the time that he would be paid $25 million for his work, a sum that is roughly 10 times what even the most established golf course architects can command.
blink That course is scheduled for completion in 2009. [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace] [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2][FONT=Monaco, Courier New, Monospace]Mark Steinberg, Woods's agent, did not immediately return a call for comment. [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
