Tiger Woods Teams with Red McCombs on Private Mexico Golf Club

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(PUNTA BRAVA, Mexico) - Texas billionaire Red McCombs has owned several professional sports teams, including the NBA's San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets, and NFL's Minnesota Vikings. Now, the San Antonio tycoon is on the same team with golf great Tiger Woods - thanks to a golf course development deal reached between McCombs' Flagship Group and Tiger Woods Design.

The development, announced Oct. 7 at a press conference in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, is a private golf and ocean club on Mexico's Pacific Coast called Punta Brava. Located 65 miles south of San Diego at the tip of a peninsula that stretches seven miles into the ocean, Punta Brava, or "Wild Point," represents Woods' first oceanfront project.

Woods' other exclusive design projects are Al Ruwaya Golf Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the Cliffs at High Carolina near Asheville, N.C. Both courses are under construction and scheduled to open in late '09 and 2010, respectively.

"The goal for my design company is to create a select collection of amazing courses around the world, and that means working hard to pick the best sites, the best partners and create great designs," Woods said. "I'm very excited about how Punta Brava fits into this goal and think it's going to be a tremendous experience.

"Many of the holes are framed by natural rock outcroppings, steep cliffs and crashing waves.  I really enjoy working with the land, especially at a site so spectacular, so I've designed 17 tees or greens on the water and eight holes that play over the ocean."

Besides the 18-hole, par-70 oceanfront course, Punta Brava's master-plan calls for 40 estate lots (three-quarter to three acres in size), 80 villa residences (4,500 to 7,000 square feet),  and a 20-villa private hotel for residents and guests that includes private pools. Punta Brava also will feature a private clubhouse, an ocean club, a wellness center and spa, multiple dining venues, and various recreational activities inspired by the environment and local culture.

According to the developers, the homesites are priced from $3 million to $12 million.

"Anyone who knows me knows that, like Tiger, I play to win," said McCombs, who co-founded the Austin, Tex.-based Flagship Group. "We're committing significant resources behind this because we know that our buyers and guests will demand a level of quality that exceeds the norm. That's what we'll deliver.

 "With Punta Brava and future projects we'll be announcing, we're bringing to life our vision for a collection of properties that are extraordinary. Punta Brava is indeed an extraordinary opportunity and I'm proud to be a part.

Joining McCombs on the Punta Brava project is Flagship Group chairman/co-founder Brady Oman, fellow co-founder Hal Jones, who will lead conservation initiative efforts, and partner Brian Tucker. Renowned Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta and son Victor Legorreta head up an esteemed architectural team that also includes Fernando de Haro of Abax and A5 Arquitectura from Mexico City.

The developers say Punta Brava will feature modern architecture that is deeply rooted in the landscape using indigenous materials, green roofs with native plants and an environmentally sensitive approach. Construction is expected to begin in early 2009 with the villas, golf course and amenities scheduled for completion by 2011.

"The opportunity to partner with Tiger Woods Design is exciting," said Oman. "Tiger brings the same intensity and passion to course design that he takes to his golf game, so it makes working with him a great experience. At the Flagship Group, we're always looking for unique pieces of land to work with, and we're very fortunate to have found this one. Punta Brava's site is spectacular; the natural setting and beauty of the land and sea are incredibly powerful. For a private golf and ocean club, we believe it will rival anything."