International Ambassador of Golf to be On-Site for Official Groundbreaking…
LA PAZ, Baja California Sur, Mexico (January 13, 2009) — Alejandro C. Yberri, Managing Director of CostaBaja Resort & Marina, (www.costabajaresort.com), has announced the date for the official groundbreaking of the Gary Player Signature Golf Course.
“The team at CostaBaja Resort & Marina is honored to welcome Gary Player and his design team to La Paz on January 27th,” said Yberri. “We are thrilled to have partnered with Gary Player, who is not only a legend in the game and the international ambassador of golf, but a seasoned course designer with more than 300 courses, all across the globe, completed to date. We feel very honored that CostaBaja is his first course in Mexico.”
The festivities of the day will be shared by the resort developers, local dignitaries, current and prospective homeowners, invited media and representatives from The Player Group, as well as the Black Knight himself.
“I am truly excited to be doing my first design project in Mexico at CostaBaja Resort & Marina,” said Gary Player. “La Paz is gaining wonderful momentum as a tourist destination and the golf course to be built at this stunning site on the Sea of Cortez will do nothing but contribute to that. I look forward to experiencing the well-known Mexican hospitality during my visits to CostaBaja,” Player concluded.
CostaBaja Resort & Marina is a 550-acre resort community situated on the Sea of Cortez just north of La Paz, Mexico, the capital of Baja Sur. The Gary Player-designed course, a 6,800 yard, par 72, will commence construction in January and is scheduled to open for full play in summer of 2010.
Laid out over the coastal desert and offering breathtaking views of the sparkling Sea of Cortez, this stunning backdrop will create a memorable and challenging round for the best golfers while still providing a fun and interesting game for players of all levels.
CostaBaja’s spaciously designed residences include a host of onsite amenities including a private 250-slip double-basin marina with a surrounding Marina Village offering fabulous restaurants, colorful shops and charter services, a 120-room hotel, fitness center and private Beach Club. Phase I of the development has been completed and is already being enjoyed by owners. Two new neighborhoods,VistaMar and Las Colinas, are currently under construction with water and golf views, and prices from the mid $400,000’s to just less than $2 million.
A direct two-hour flight from Los Angeles and less than three-hour drive north of Los Cabos, La Paz is the capital city of Baja California Sur. It is noted as one of the safest cities in Mexico and a second home and retirement destination that is quickly being discovered. La Paz offers a charming array of restaurants, galleries, shops and nightlife.
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About CostaBaja Resort & Marina
CostaBaja is a 550-acre resort community featuring private residences, a 250-slip, state-of-the-art marina, Mexico’s first Gary Player Signature Golf Course scheduled to open in 2010, a 120-room hotel and the Pueblo Marinero – a marina village of fine restaurants, shops, galleries and excursion companies – all ideally situated on the Sea of Cortez by the charming city of La Paz. The community is being developed by Grupo Concord in partnership with PREI, the real estate investment management business of Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: PRU). For more information regarding CostaBaja, visit www.costabajaresort.com or call 1-866-409-9940 (toll free from the U.S.) or toll free from Mexico 1-800 COSTABAJA.
About Gary Player Design
Established in the early 1980s and widely recognized as the most successful international golf course architectural firm in the world, Gary Player Design has branded over 300 layouts with the mark of a champion. Over its existence, the firm has worked on five continents and in over 30 countries, and prides itself on taking Gary Player’s design experience to emerging markets to help develop the game of golf globally. Player’s vast experience in the business coupled with over 50 years of experience as a professional golfer have afforded him a unique understanding of the needs of the average golfer; the objectives of the developer, and the concerns of the environment. The cornerstone of Gary Player Design’s approach is to create playable and memorable golf courses within the constraints of a given site, while being ultra-sensitive to the surrounding environment. And the result is a portfolio of award-winning and environmentally-recognized courses around the world. See www.garyplayerdesign.com for a list of awards.
The Design Company presently has over 50 active projects around the world in Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Contact:
Gida Aden, Media Director
Black Knight International
gida@garyplayer.com
