Cliffs Communities' Tiger Woods Course Set to Release Initial Real Estate

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(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) - The country's first real estate associated with a golf course designed by Tiger Woods is scheduled to be unveiled Saturday at the Cliffs Communities. This rare real estate offering comes a little more than a year after Woods and the Cliffs Communities announced they were collaborating on Woods' first golf course design project called the Cliffs at High Carolina.

The Cliffs at High Carolina, located just minutes from downtown Asheville, is actually the eighth golf club development in The Cliffs' collection of private, master-planned residential communities. After announcing the Cliffs deal last Aug. 14, Tiger Woods Design Inc., has since introduced another North American project near Ensenada, Mexico, called Punta Brava.

The debut of Woods' golf design work was Al Ruwaya, the centerpiece of The Tiger Woods Dubai project in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Al Ruwaya and Punta Brava are also master-planned residential communities, but the Cliffs will be the first to test the U.S. real estate market.

According to a Cliffs spokesperson, High Carolina's initial release of homesites this weekend will range in price from $500,000 to more than $2.5 million. The 3,000-acre community, situated about 4,200 feet up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, will offer an array of residential units, including estate-sized properties, cottages and townhomes.

The project also features some condominiums located in the heart of the community - The Cliffs at High Carolina Village. Future plans for the High Carolina Village call for an Inn, clubhouse, restaurants and shops.

The rare Woods-designed golf course real estate project is the latest in a string of impressive amenities at the Cliffs.

For starters, the Cliffs Communities have the distinction of being the only club in America with two Jack Nicklaus Signature courses and two Tom Fazio-designed layouts. Meanwhile, Hall of Fame golfer Gary Player has a new golf course under construction called the Cliffs at Mountain Park.

Additionally, Cliffs members enjoy $100 million-plus in luxurious amenities, including numerous world-class wellness centers and clubhouses and privileged access to several international properties in Patagonia, Chile, British Columbia, Canada and the Bahamas owned by Cliffs founder and developer Jim Anthony.

Then there's the endless natural amenities showcased throughout the Cliffs. For instance, where else does a developer set aside more than 25 miles of groomed trails and approximately 2,500 acres as additional parks and open space throughout eight master-planned communities. And that doesn't even take into account more than one million acres composed of four national forests, 14 state parks and other protected land surrounding the Cliffs Communities.

Anthony is naturally thrilled to be associated with the only Woods-designed course in America.

"What excites us about working with Tiger is the alignment of our visions to enhance the golf experience by working with the land, beauty and conservation - an overall commitment to excellence," Anthony was quoted as saying. "The Cliffs at High Carolina will offer the unique combination of an unparalleled mountaintop golf experience and convenient access to all that the city of Asheville offers.

In terms of design philosophy and style, one of the fundamental elements at High Carolina will be walkability. Daniel Brazinski, the Cliffs vice president of agronomy overseeing construction of the course, also said Woods is a fan of classic minimalist golf course architecture and has strong opinions on bunkering (for example, expect Aussie Sand Belt-style bunkers at High Carolina).

"When I got to the top of the mountain and looked across those meadows I knew this would be the site of my first American design," said Woods, who also plans on taking an active role in the development of the overall master plan at High Carolina. "I hope this will become one of the most talked about views in the country.

"The land lends itself to a walking golf course. Walking is integral to golf, and it will be very unique to have a walking golf course at elevations up to 4,000 feet."