Tiger Woods has upped his involvement in golf course development from financier to course designer, announcing this week that his first design will take shape in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

Details are scant for the scheduled 2009 opening, but the course will be a long one, nearly 8,000 yards, and will be complemented by a huge clubhouse, a golf school, more than 300 upscale villas and a small, luxury hotel.