Tiger Woods is in the process of designing his second golf course in Texas. (Image: 2024 Getty Images)
Golf legend Tiger Woods has announced his latest venture, taking on the design of a new golf course in Aledo, Texas, as he partners again with Bluejack National and the Mitchells.
The 48 year old shared his excitement about the project on their website, saying: “I’m grateful for the encore opportunity to reteam with Bluejack National and home-towners Andy and Kristin Mitchell to design a course around this incredibly special property and community.”
On the cusp of expanding his Texas golf course repertoire, Woods also remarked, “It’s extremely motivating for me to contribute to the golfing legacy of Fort Worth, and I’m excited to see what we’ll build together. We’ll share more after our next design meeting in Aledo.”
While delving into golf course design, Woods remains embroiled in ongoing negotiations between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) regarding talks of merging with the contentious LIV Golf. These key discussions have seen Woods at the heart of them for over a year.
Alongside these pursuits, Woods is setting the stage to launch an innovative new golf league come January, alongside Rory McIlroy. This forward-thinking TGL league will feature 24 top PGA Tour players competing in a specially constructed arena in Florida, broadcast live on television weekly.
Woods and McIlroy are joining forces with acclaimed course designer Beau Welling to revolutionise the game by introducing digital holes for an avant-garde 1,500-seater arena at Palm Beach Gardens’ SoFi Center. Luminaries like Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, and Justin Rose are also set to dazzle in the venue.
Woods, whose time is spread thin across multiple endeavours such as developing a virtual golf experience for TGL, nurturing his clothing brand Sun Day Red, and designing fresh courses, has reduced the frequency of his appearances on traditional golf courses, focusing only on select tournaments. The sporting legend looks forward to participating in the Hero World Challenge scheduled for Dec 5.
Although Tiger Woods may be nearing the end of his active playing days, he is not stepping out of the spotlight but rather stepping into a pivotal role in guiding the future of golf. Despite lengthy discussions between PGA Tour officials and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) that produced an impressive draft agreement last June, the deal remains unsigned after 18 months.
ESPN has reported recent talks between Woods and PIF spokespeople in New York.
The golf titan has been reserved since sharing a hopeful message during The Open Championship in July, remarking: “I can tell you we’re making progress. I can’t tell you more than that just because we’re not going to negotiate on the outside.”
He underscored the importance of discretion and a positive outlook on the current talks, stating: “We’ve got to keep everything at a high level and private, but things are moving and things are changing… There’s a good interchange of ideas and thoughts on how the game could look going forward. It’s just a matter of putting that all together legally.”
“Obviously we have the DOJ with oversight looking into that as well and making sure that we don’t do anything improperly there, as well, but also making sure that all the players benefit from this as well as everyone who’s involved. They want to make money as well. They want to make that return.”