REPORT Anew 18-hole golf course will debut at the forthcoming Moon Palace resort in Punta Cana on the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic, which is expected to open towards the end of 2025. Described by Greg Norman Golf Course Design (GNGCD) as an ‘Eco-Signature’ layout, the project incorporates renewable energy, water preservation, indigenous plant preservation and proliferation, wildlife sanctuaries and pollution prevention. Construction of the course began in June 2019 and most of the mass excavation was done by March 2020, when the pandemic forced developer The Palace Company to halt work. The project eventually restarted in February 2024. During the GNGCD team’s first site visit, Norman described the place as a New moon in the Dominican Republic Photo: Wallgrow International A lake with high, vertical rock walls was excavated to become the main feature for holes two (pictured), three and four Greg Norman’s firm has designed an 18-hole course for a luxury resort in Punta Cana. 86
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