Where will I be in 2013? Well, probably sitting at home…but I’d rather be in Cairo, Egypt for the grand opening of this new golf resort being built by MGM Mirage!
Thomson Perrett & Lobb, a golf design group founded by five-time British Open champion Peter Thomson, has won the bid to design a world class golf course at the site of “New Giza.” New Giza will combine luxury residential areas, a five-star hotel, restaurants, shopping, spa, sporting facilities, parks, and a high-end golf course. The course will be set on hills overlooking the great pyramids of Giza. Peter Thomson said, “New Giza is an iconic site to build a golf course. The striking combination of rugged desert, views of the Pyramids and a world class golf course will give it instant recognition.”
Well, he’s damn right about that. This could potentially be one of the coolest golf courses in the world, once they’re finished. But what’s this going to cost me? If I had to venture a guess, I would say the price will be outside of just about everyone’s budget (except for oil tycoons, politicians, royalty, and whoever else is rich out in the Middle East). I’m also not sure how to feel about this; sure, the view will be breathtaking…but are we ruining one of the greatest sites on Earth by putting a casino/resort next to it? In addition, just because you build a great course in a remote country…how do you ensure that people will come?
Check out this link for details of the New Giza project.
I wonder where they will get the water from. Hopefully, not from the Dead Sea.
Great post – what an experience to play golf with the great pyramids in the background! But don’t worry about one of the seven manmade wonders of the world being ruined from a nearby golf course – does Pebble Beach ruin your view of the Pacific? OK, I guess it depends on who you ask. But as for us golfers? Bring it on!
I read this with mixed feelings. What does this do to the environment surrounding these fragile monuments?
Then again — I just wrote a guest post on “The World’s Most Inspirational Golf Courses” http://www.andyhayes.com/worlds-most-inspirational-golf-courses — with 11 courses all over the world (China, Norway, Denmark — places you might not think would have spectacular courses). I have to wonder, as you’ve pointed out, who would have the money to play them… Not your average golfer.
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