Maldives floating golf course construction completed in 2015 500 million
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24, 2009, a Dutch company announced a plan that is invested in the Maldives to build a $ 500 million floating golf courseGolfers around the world will soon see the floating islands on a luxurious 18-hole, where they can overlook the coral reefs and islands and the holes will be connected through the underwater channel.
Charge of the project 荷兰达克兰 (Dutch Docklands) claims that this is "a scar-free development projects in the Maldives region is zero-footprint" Golf course in this program floating in the Indian Ocean by the number of islands, each island contains two or three holes.These floating islands will be underwater channel and through a series of more closely linked to the hotel from the hotel overlooking the golf course and the surrounding coral reefs.
From environmental considerations, the project will use solar design and water cooling technology, and rising sea levels in response to the Maldives to cooperate in this problem. Floating 18-hole golf course is expected to completed in 2015, located in the stadium from the Male International Airport is only five minutes the place, waiting for flights to attract golfers.
Maldives in South Asia, the Indian Ocean on an island by more than 1,200 small coral islands, with an average elevation of 1.2 meters to sea level is rising at a rate of 2 cm per year,TaylorMade R9 Ironsthe country is expected in the next 50 years will disappear. Maldives president has announced that it is raising funds to purchase land in other countries to prepare for flooding in the Maldives before the whole country moving. Maldives wants to use floating golf course to improve their tourism revenue, online golf clubsbecause tourism is their country's economic pillars.