Source – IMG
Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 10:46 AM “Vijay Singh to design Resort Golf Course in Fiji” announces the article on iseekgolf.com. Actually, as it notes at the end, the source was an IMG press release writer.
You have to admire Vijay’s ability to list all of the top golf course design clichés in one seemless paragraph.
"We have dedicated a lot of effort so far on the golf course routing plan" said Singh, "we created four alternate plans before selecting and further refining the one that not only delivers a great golf course, but one that really showcases the surrounding villas and hotels which are an integral part of the development.”
Yes, golfers love to see those villas and hotels.
“16 of the holes have ocean views and 7 holes play down to or along the water.”
It’s all that time on site that allowed Vijay to know this.
“I really can't describe how visually stunning this course will be, and we're only moving 108,000 cubic meters of earth – which reflects the quality of the routing plan and how well it fits the land.”
He’s an engineer too!
“We're paying particular attention to the needs and skill levels of today's resort golfer so our guests and residents come back again and again.”
Sounds a little too easy Vijay.
“I promise you that we'll be able to hold any tournament in the world if need be, but we're really going to making this a memorable and enjoyable course for everyone."
Whew, that’s good to know, we were worried it wouldn’t be tough enough.
"The course will be challenging, but my approach is not to design a golf course where I'm the only one who can break par."
Ah yes, the p.c. and always safe summary: challenging for the good player, playable for the resort guest.
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