Golf Park Dubrovnik - DalCasa

40p r o j e k t ip r o j e c t shistorical and cultural features. When we add to all this ahigh-quality cultural, entertainment and culinary offer,and accommodation facilities of the highest level, it isclear that this is an appropriate concept, which shouldallow Dubrovnik to become one of the major tourist destinationsin the Mediterranean.It is important to mention that both golf courses weredesigned by Greg Norman himself, one of the most famousgolfers of all times. This 58-year-old Australian pro,who spent 331 weeks as no. 1 in the world ranking ladderin the 80’s and 90’s and won during his career more than85 international tournaments (thanks to his light hair, aggressiveplaying style and origin, he gained the nickname“The Great White Shark”), is today a very successful businessmanand one of the most sought after golf coursedesigners in the world. His company, Greg Norman GolfCourse Design, has developed so far more than 70 golfcourses on six continents seven of which are in Europe.When it comes to designing a golf course, Greg Normanis known for his very careful approach to each fieldand using the advantages of the location for creating aunique aesthetic experience. His basic premise is thatthe course must provide an unforgettable experiencefor the player, something that will indelibly be etchedinto his memory. Furthermore, his design has minimalintervention in the area and respects the natural featuresof the environment. Quite logical, because one of themain attractions of golf is exactly the sports experiencein authentic nature, competition on idyllic playgroundswith challenging obstacles in the form of lakes, streams,hills ... therefore high environmental standards and principlesin design and execution of the same are extremelyimportant. Namely today, when in the world one of themain complaints about the construction of thousandsof golf course relates to the disruption of the ecologicalbalance and destruction of nature, then the words of theauthor of project Golf Park Dubrovnik saying that theproject “will be an example of environmental sensitivity,sustainability, but also of an advanced design, inspired byunique beauty of the natural environment”, sound reallyencouraging.“No other course in the world offers a view like the onefrom Srd”, and besides that, Dubrovnik is the pearl of theMediterranean. This will be one of the three most beautifulcourses in the world, and Dubrovnik will therebybecome an exclusive golf destination”, claims Greg Norman,who has in his career seen many court-beautieslike the South Korean designer gem Nine Bridges, Ailsain Turnberry with impressive views along the Mull ofKintyre, the spectacular Mexican Cabo Del Sol, America’sflagship Pebble Beach in the Pacific Ocean, the SouthAfrican Leopard Creek or Spanish, as well as the Europeanfavorite Valderrama.All these famous locations from the world of golfsound very appealing in the context of Dubrovnik, becauseno one doubts that top tournaments organizedon Srd would gather every year the world’s most famousgolfers and send out into the world the most beautifulpicture of our biggest tourist asset.In any case, perhaps one of the most importantfeatures of the project Golf Park Dubrovnik is based ongiving value to the unused area of Srd, the cult part ofDubrovnik’s history, the creation of an exclusive sportingand recreational destination of the highest world-classlevels, as well as a place for relaxation and entertainment,that would stretch out the tourist season in this areauntil the end of the year, this is precisely what Dubrovnikundoubtedly deserves.