While the 250-room Ritz-Carlton at Dove Mountain won’t open until late 2009, construction and grassing of the resort’s Jack Nicklaus Signature courses at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club are already complete and the courses will open on Jan. 17, 2009.
The course is the site of the 2009 World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship to be held Feb. 23 - March 1.
The courses’ 27 holes and 50,000-square-foot clubhouse complex represent $6o million of the total $500 million, 850-acre complex, which also includes 300 luxury single-family homes at the Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain.
 Jack Nicklaus golf course at Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain. Photo courtesy: Ritz-Carlton |
The first 18 holes, comprised of two tournament nines, are par 72, measuring 7,810 yards. The third nine measures 3,880 yards at par 36. A final nine holes, planned for construction in 2010, will measure 3,780 yards at par 36.
Nicklaus has been involved in the design of 261 courses open for play worldwide. His business, Nicklaus Design, has 321 courses in 31 countries and 38 states. At least 83 have hosted a combined total of almost 600 professional tournaments or significant national amateur championships and 59 have appeared in various national and international top 100 lists. Nicklaus’ firm has projects under construction or development in 40 countries.
The Dove Mountain courses were designed with irrigation by reclaimed water. The Dove Mountain course was designed to accommodate gallery areas for viewing the unique match-play tournament format.
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