Muscat, 24th September 2005

GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION IN FULL SWING

Muscat Golf Course Project reaches six month stage

Six months on from the initial ground-breaking of the 18-hole Muscat Golf Course Project, and visitors are now seeing the design take shape, with significant progress clearly visible on the course layout.

Project Managers, Laing Oman, part of the worldwide company, Laing O’Rourke, are fully moving ahead with the project, which continues to aim for completion before the end of 2006. Operating alongside the UK’s leading golf course construction company, Southern Golf, the project leaders are working on the final shaping of greens and bunkers, using equipment provided by Arabian Projects.

Mr. Mohammed Suleiman Al Wahaibi, personal representative to His Highness Sayyid Kais Bin Tarik Al Said, who is Promoter of the project, said, “We have all been eagerly awaiting the shaping of the course and now that this is underway, it allows us to see our long-awaited vision quickly turning into reality. The course is being constructed to the highest international standards by Southern Golf, a world renowned and highly respected golf course construction company, and we are delighted with the progress.”

In addition to the course layout, contractors are continuing to divert major power lines away from the golf course. So far, the power lines on wooden poles have been transferred and the lines on steel towers will be transferred once final sign-off of the systems has been made by OETC. The end result will be a site completely clear of any overhead lines.


The Golf Course is an integral part of the larger Muscat Golf Course Project (MGCP), which is forging ahead on all fronts. Earthworks to produce building platform levels and road profiles are underway with tenders now issued for the construction of villas, apartments and irrigation installation.

Villa designs have been finalised and refined in the past 3 months and finishes on kitchens, bathrooms and flooring will soon be finalised for buyers to select. Mike Caines, Director Contracts & Planning for MGCP said, “The designs have been through numerous reviews and we have taken into account the feedback received from our buyers. We will soon be in a position to offer our buyers the opportunity to select finishes and fittings for their homes.”

Buyers of properties in the development will soon be receiving their sales and purchase agreements with an information pack on the site progress and completion details.

The Muscat Golf Course Project is a Ministry of Tourism endorsed site, aiming to attract international tourism and investment into Oman. Close to Muscat’s Al Seeb International Airport, the Project is already attracting a huge amount of interest from the overseas golfing market.