London (August 3): The special winning touch of golf legend Tony Jacklin has worked its magic in North Africa.
Leading his team under the Jacklin Design Group banner, the British golf maestro has landed two lucrative golf course design projects in Morocco. One of these projects, called the Bouskoura Golf City Resort, is located just 20 minutes from downtown Casablanca. The setting is a spectacular 220 hectare tract of land nestled in the picturesque Bouskoura Forest. The second course will be in Marrakesh.
The resort, close to the Casablanca Mohamed V International Airport, is developed under the Prestigia luxury real estate brand which is operated by Addoha Group, Morocco’s leading real estate conglomerate.
Besides a world-class, 18-hole Tony Jacklin Signature design course and golf academy, the resort of Bouskoura Golf City willoffer different types of villas including unique stand alone villas with direct access to the golf course and stunning views of the forest, featuring their own private swimming pool and upscale apartments tastefully blending original architecture and modern comfort, as well as integrated amenities like commercial and leisure activities, educational activities, a first class hotel, a spa, etc.
“Jacklin design Group is delighted to be designing golf courses in Casablanca and Marrakesh with Prestigia. I truly believe Morocco will witness a significant growth in golf tourism over the next few years given the golf courses which are being built in natural surroundings close to the city centres which offer such a rich cultural experience and a vast number of other attractions,” said Oliver Dury, Director, Sales & Marketing, Jacklin Design Group.
The golf course will be designed by Tony Jacklin in association with Martin & Stirling (golf course architects), and will be built on 65 hectares and will be a 6,423m long, par 72 course. The front nine is scheduled to open in the summer of 2012 and construction for the back nine is planned to start in late 2011 ready for opening in 2013.
The official signing ceremony for the project took place on June 25 at Bouskoura Golf City and was witnessed by some 100 specially invited guests. One of the highlights of the ceremony was the unveiling of the new resort’s logo and the logo for the Tony Jacklin Casablanca signature golf course.
About The Jacklin Design Group
Jacklin Design Group is a full service company with traditional values with a rapidly growing international portfolio. It is now represented in Southeast Asia and India (by Club Advantage Inc 😉 and is in talks with various parties about new projects in other territories around the world including Cuba, Europe and Brazil. Jacklin Design Group is ready to undertake projects ranging from turnkey design and construction of new courses to upgrading and renovation of existing courses.
About Prestigia
Prestigia is the luxury real estate brand of Addoha Group, the leader in the real estate sector in Morocco, listed in the Casablanca stock exchange. Prestigia, which has been launched in February 2009, currently develops seven major mixed real estate programs spanning the most sought after cities in Morocco, such as Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, and Fès, totalling 30 000 residential units.
Contact:
Name: Oliver Dury
Tel: +44 (0)7940 507 892
E-mail: odury@omsports.com
Name: Mr Abdelhaq Bensari (Director Business Development)
Tel: +212 5 22 67 99 71E-mail: a.bensari@groupeaddoha.com
Web site: www.prestigia-morocco.com
