Imagine playing 18 holes of golf on an island overlooking coral reefs and walking in underwater tunnels to get to your next tee. In your dreams right, amazingly, soon your dream can become a reality! A Dutch company has announced plans to build a $500 million floating golf course in the Maldives.
The course will feature 18 holes connected by underwater tunnels, the course will be made up of several islands floating in the Indian Ocean, which will contain two or three holes each.
The floating islands will also be linked to a series of hotels by more underwater tunnels, which will overlook the golf course and surrounding coral reefs.The development will be powered by solar energy with sustainable desalination and water cooling systems, the project will also work in accordance to the Maldives rising sea levels.
Dutch Docklands, a company which has a reputation for producing energy efficient and zero footprint floating projects, is the developer behind this latest project, they claim that it will be a "scarless development, which has zero footprint on the Maldives region".
The project will be designed by Waterstudio.NL, Troon Golf is also on board to assist with the design of the golf course.
Due for completion in 2015, the course will be located five minutes from the airport to attract stop-over golfers.
It is still unknown how much a round of 18 holes will cost.
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