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Tiger Woods announces his next golf course design—and it has a familiar name

By Alex Myers

October 03, 2024

It was a rough year for Tiger Woods on golf courses, but when it comes to building them, the 15-major champ remains busy.

Woods competed just five times in 2024 before announcing he underwent a sixth back surgery in September. His timetable for returning to the PGA Tour is unknown, but in the meantime, he announced a new design project on Thursday.

According to Woods, Bluejack Ranch, "an exceptional new golf community," will be coming to Aledo, Texas at some point in the future. Woods said his design firm has partnered with the same people who created Bluejack National, his first U.S. design in 2015.

According to the website, "Bluejack Ranch is more than just a private residential club, it’s a 914-acre working ranch and sanctuary where tradition meets innovation, inspired by the rich heritage of Fort Worth." No timeframe on when the course will be built was given.

Woods is also working on a golf course in Utah, as well as one in New Jersey with MLB star Mike Trout.

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Many who’ve played Bluejack National have commented on its resemblance to Augusta National, particularly at the par-3 12th, which plays over water to a shallow diagonal green backed by a pair of bunkers. While some suspect this is Tiger’s homage to the 12th at No. 2 Augusta National, where he has won five Masters, it could be based on the 12th at No. 16 Muirfield Village, where Tiger has won eight times. Nonetheless, Bluejack is most likely an ode to Augusta. At the course opening, Tiger told reporters, “When I visited the site for the first time, I was blown away. It’s definitely not the kind of site that comes to mind when you think of Houston. The terrain features a number of elevation changes and lots of tall, mature trees, more like something you would find in Georgia.”

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