The Most Incredible Golf Courses In The World.

Desert project taking shape as grassing begins and it will cost US$1 billion, so it's no surprise that the Al Ruwaya GC promises to be one of the most incredible golf courses in the world.

Located 20 miles inland from Dubai in desert terrain, the course is the first to bear Woods' name and when finished will feature 200 building plots ranging from US$1.5-22m.

A total of 11,000 mature trees have been imported from five countries including South Africa and Australia to grace the course while the water bill for the turf nursery is US$120k per month.

The grass is imported in turf form from America and, when ready, is rolled up in strips then laid like carpet on the course.

No wonder Golf Night's Mark Roe calls it "a wonderful piece of sculpture and engineering".

Woods himself is bowled over by the project and said: "It's hard to believe that it is coming to fruition - a project of this scale is something that has never been done in this region before. It's been an amazing challenge but it will also be unbelievably rewarding for everyone involved."

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Abdulla Al Gurg, project manager at Al Ruwaya, explained how work has been progressing since Golf Night's previous visit last year.

He said: "We have started grassing at the development. We have completed grassing on holes on two holes - the fourth and fifth."The majority of the infrastructure work on the course is in shape. We've shaped all 18 holes and irrigation systems are installed on three. It's quite an exciting time for us. We're seeing everything happen in reality from a vision that we have been living for the last 12 months."

Source : skysports.com