Looks like the economy is causing havoc in a lot more places than just Wall Street in the United States of America. Looks like it’s even causing problems for people that you’d never, ever expect to have to deal with it…yes, we’re talking about the richest golfer in history, Tiger Woods. The bad news for him is that his upcoming golf course, the first he’s ever designed, has seen it’s grand opening pushed back by at least six full months, maybe more.
Economy Forces Project Off Schedule
That’s right, the economy in Dubai, the location for the first ever Tiger Woods’ designed course called Al Ruwaya Golf Course, has taken a turn for the worse and because of that, construction has slowed monumentally, pushing back the opening by at least 6 months. When asked about the situation, Tiger had this to say:
“It’s six months as of right now, It’s going to be behind schedule. Obviously, the economy has turned over there and they’ve slowed down construction because of it…It all depends, the economy needs to turn around. If it gets stimulated, we can pick up to the point where we might open earlier, but who knows? It’s out of my hands.”
Tiger Woods Dubai Sees Delays
Bad news for Tiger and bad news for anyone invested in the new project called “Tiger Woods Dubai.” Considering it is much more than just a golf course, and actually includes 100 villas, 75 mansions, 22 palaces and a 360,000-square-foot boutique hotel, not to mention a 139,000-square-foot clubhouse and a golf academy, this project has a lot to lose if it slows down even more than 6 months.
Two Other Tiger Courses On Schedule
It’s not all bad news for Tiger, however, as the other two courses he has designed, one in North Carolina and one in Mexico, are still on schedule and just waiting for all of the appropriate permits to go through. Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see what happens in Dubai, things could go from bad to worse.
