87 Photo: Wallgrow International “tropical gem, attractive for its diverse jungle landscape, deep cavernous terrain and interesting elevation changes that make for long views and dramatic backdrops throughout the course.” Rogelio Abarca, lead designer who worked alongside Norman and the late Jason McCoy, says: “During the clearing process, carried out with the project biologists and landscapers, an intensive rescue and regeneration programme was carried out in the golf course corridors. This process is part of our design philosophy and drove the decisions relating to tee angles, landing areas and location of green complexes. We managed to achieve a great balance between landscape preservation and regeneration, and a unique golf experience.” “Our philosophy is characterised by promoting minimal disturbance in the course design and construction process,” says Norman. “The project levels were subtly integrated with the natural terrain levels, creating a seamless connection, with the aim of preserving the site’s identity and conserving the greatest number of endemic specimens within the golf course corridors. “The site possesses exquisite natural beauty, nestled in the middle of the jungle in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic. It is undoubtedly a golf course that integrates naturally into the unique context of the site.” On the Norman team’s first site visit, large caverns were identified in the fairways of the original holes six, seven and eight (now two, three and four). “We made the decision to create a large-scale body of water and, due to the depth of the caverns, incorporate this element into the design as the main feature of that complex of holes,” The golf course and Moon Palace resort are expected to be complete in time for a late 2025 opening “T he site possesses exquisite natural beauty, nestled in the middle of the jungle in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic”
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