Tiger Woods Unveils His New Course Design at The Cliffs at High Carolina

Tiger Woods and Cliffs Communities CEO Jim Anthony arrive in style at The Cliffs.

Tiger Woods, Chairman of Tiger Woods Design, and Jim Anthony, Founder and CEO of The Cliffs Communities, recently unveiled to a crowd of more than 1,000 people The Cliffs at High Carolina golf course, Woods Design's first golf course in America.

The debut of the new 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.

Incredible topography gives Woods a lot to work with.

In his remarks about the course, Woods called out its distinguishing features, beginning with the site’s remarkable topography.

“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  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.” 

The Woods Design team walks the routing.

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.

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.