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USA Today
3 days ago
- Business
- USA Today
Saudi Arabian PIF plans to open three new courses, with one LIV golfer involved in design
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund – best known by its acronym PIF and the owner/operator of LIV Golf – has announced plans to build three new golf courses over the next three years in the desert country. One LIV golfer, a former U.S. Open champion, will be involved in the design of one of the courses. There are a handful of golf courses in Saudi Arabia now, and the PIF said in a press release to announce the three new courses that the country plans to triple its total courses in the next few years. The first of the three new courses will be Shura Links on Shura Island alongside the Red Sea. The release said that American-based Curley-Wagner Design signed on to lay out the course, which will play to a par of 72 at 7,601 yards. That course is slated to open in September of 2025. Trojena Northern Golf Course will be the second of the new three courses. Located in the Sarwat Mountains, this mountain-top course will be laid out by McDowell & Dusenberry Design, which includes Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, currently a LIV golfer and winner of the 2010 U.S. Open. An opening date has not been announced. The third of the new three layouts will be Laheq Golf Course near the Red Sea. Curley-Wagner design also will lay out this course, with an estimated opening in 2028. Plans for all three courses will be shown as part of a PIF Future Fairways display at the PIF Championship on the LET Tour at Centurion Club in London on Aug. 8-10, at the Aramco Houston Championship as part of the PIF Global Series on Sept. 5-7, and at the Aramco Shenzhen Championship at Mission Hills in China on Nov. 6-8. The display will include 3D mapping and simulators.
Tourism Breaking News
4 days ago
- Business
- Tourism Breaking News
PIF and Golf Saudi launch PIF Future Fairways, showcasing the future of golf in Saudi Arabia
Post Views: 19 PIF and Golf Saudi announced the launch of PIF Future Fairways, a pioneering platform utilizing advanced 3D mapping to unveil three flagship golf courses in Saudi Arabia, part of a next-generation golf ecosystem. The visionary courses will be located within PIF giga-projects at The Red Sea destination (Shura Links on Shura Island, and Laheq Golf Course on the Red Sea coast) and NEOM (Trojena Northern Golf Course – NEOM Highlands). The courses are designed to position Saudi Arabia as a world-class golf destination. The number of golf courses in Saudi Arabia is expected to more than triple by 2030. Through their partnership, PIF and Golf Saudi are shaping golf's next era, with PIF Future Fairways showcasing both the innovation at play in reimagining the future of the game, and the wider growth of the golfing ecosystem. PIF Future Fairways will be available to golf fans and enthusiasts at all PIF Global Series tournaments for 2025 and into the 2026 international season. These include the PIF Championship (London, 8-10 August ); the Aramco Houston Championship (5-7 September ); and the Aramco Shenzhen Championship (Shenzhen, China, 6-8 November 2025).
