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By Editor in {CATEGORY} on 27 Dec 2007

In 2008, international property developer, Thunderbird Resorts, will excite golf enthusiasts with the opening of its world-class golf course in Poro Point, La Union Philippines.

To ensure that golfers experience a first rate playing experience, Thunderbird Resorts forged a partnership with International Management Group (IMG), to lead the design development for The Cliffs Golf Course & Beach Club situated on a peninsula, within the property owned by Thunderbird Resorts. One of IMG's areas of expertise is its prolific golf enterprise. IMG is currently responsible for representing Tiger Woods and Annika Soren­stam, the world's number one male and female golfers.

Now, in the Philippines, IMG is handling the design of the first world-class golf course in Poro Point, La Union. The Cliffs Golf Course & Beach Club will feature a 9-hole par 72 all-weather championship golf course, with signature holes by the cliff side and a breathtaking 270 view overlooking the South China Sea. The course is touted to give golf aficionados an exciting new place to tee off in the North. Only an hour away from Baguio City and with its proximity to Vigan and Pagudpud, it is the perfect alternative destination for golfers who flock to the greens of Camp John Hay and Baguio Country Club to practice their swings.

The Cliffs has several unique water features which provide challenges for shot making. Several old trees in the area give the impression that the course is mature, and minimal construction changes allowed for the retention of the natural beauty of its environment and its surrounding areas.

Sand-capped and built to USGA specifica­tions, the entire course uses the newly released Sea Isle Supreme Seashore Pasplalum turf. Besides being environmentally friendly, the Sea Isle Supreme is the most tolerant turfgrass used in the golf industry, tolerating droughts and having a fine leaf blade for putting greens, fairways, and tees.

According to Tim Walker, VP Golf Develop­ment, Sta. Elena Properties, Inc., "The Cliffs will feature two unique ocean holes, one of which is potentially the best par 3 hole in Asia."

The golf course is efficiently designed to hold all water run-offs from the fairways to go through the canals and to be assimilated into the earth so that it will be channeled back and recharged to the trenches and back again for irrigation purposes. The rolling terrain is also another asset, offering various elevation changes and challenges perfect for golf players. The course's planned expansion to 18 holes is something to look forward to, along with its hotel opening and introduction of forty guest suites.

With IMG and international property developer, Thunderbird Resorts, The Cliffs Golf Course & Beach Club has already staked claim to being the first ever peninsula golf course in the country.

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