Tiger Woods Unveils Golf Course Design for The Cliffs at High Carolina
First U.S. Golf Course Created by Tiger Woods Design is Centerpiece of Premier Residential Wellness Community in Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville
To a crowd of over 1,000 people, Tiger Woods, Chairman of Tiger Woods Design, and Jim Anthony, Founder and CEO of The Cliffs Communities, today unveiled The Cliffs at High Carolina, featuring Tiger Woods Design’s first golf course in America. The debut of the course’s design, held on site at The Cliffs at High Carolina near Asheville, NC, followed a celebration of the inaugural release of homesites available for purchase within the community — the culmination of a highly anticipated, reservation-based sale process with buyers hailing from across the country.
In his remarks about the course, Woods called out its distinguishing features, beginning with the uniqueness of the topography of the site itself.
“The Cliffs at High Carolina is designed to be a walkable, mountain course that takes advantage of the amazing views and varied landscape of the Blue Ridge Mountains,” said Tiger Woods. “The course will play looking out over stunning 50-mile views, in the midst of a mountain meadow, and alongside lakes and streams, while maintaining the mature forest as a signature element.
“The golf course will have the feel of an old parkland course with classic bunkers and green complexes accessible to running shots,” Woods added. “I enjoy creating a lot of options for players, allowing them to think their way around the course, and High Carolina will definitely be a reflection of that.”
Like the two other Tiger Woods Design projects underway — Al Ruwaya in Dubai and Punta Brava in Ensenada, Mexico — The Cliffs at High Carolina course is designed to be enjoyable and challenging to players of all skill levels. From its back tees, High Carolina will measure almost 7,500 yards but is designed to test golfers of all skill levels. Each hole can be played from one of six tee boxes, allowing an enjoyable experience for higher handicappers, ladies and families playing with junior golfers.
Walking the course, while not required, will be encouraged, thanks to the course being routed within a mountaintop meadow.
Special care and time were taken by Woods and his design team to ensure that all 18 holes receive southern exposure of sunlight, resulting in year-round playability at 4,000 feet elevation.
“The energy and passion that Tiger and his team have brought to this project have been incredible,” commented Jim Anthony. “As Tiger’s goal is to create the best golf course, our goal is to create the best place to live, work and play in America. At The Cliffs at High Carolina, we continue a nearly 20-year tradition of building communities that align with our owners’ needs and reflect the core values of the culture here — an enriching quality of life created through authentic experiences focused around what’s most important: one’s family, friends and well-being.”
With The Cliffs at High Carolina, the line-up of The Cliffs’ championship golf courses increases to eight, all of which are located within a short distance of one another and are accessible by a single membership. The High Carolina course is currently in the permitting stage and is expected to begin construction in 2009 with a grand opening planned for the fall of 2010.
The Tiger Woods Design course is the centerpiece of The Cliffs at High Carolina, the eighth residential community in The Cliffs’ award-winning collection. High Carolina will feature amenities, including an Inn and Spa, Clubhouse, Residents Village and an extensive trail system. Properties offered in the grand opening release at High Carolina this weekend are priced starting in the $500,000s to more than $3 million.
Source: The Cliffs Communities
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