Councillor says Tiger Woods chosen for Bellarena course

Tiger Woods has been identified by a local councillor as the designer chosen for a proposed championship links course at Bellarena in Northern Ireland, though developer Galgorm Collection has not confirmed the appointment. The councillor, from Causeway Coast and Glens, said a briefing confirmed Woods had been signed up to design the course. The account has been repeated in reports, but all trace back to that councillor’s statement. Galgorm Collection said it was progressing plans for a proposed championship course and would confirm a design appointment in due course. The proposed development is planned for Bellarena, near Magilligan, on the north coast. Reports have described the project as a £30 million or €30 million development, while another account says Galgorm Collection previously announced an investment of more than £35 million. The available reporting does not clarify whether those figures refer to different project estimates or scopes. If confirmed, the appointment would mark Woods’s first golf course design commission in Ireland. His TGR Design firm has worked on courses including Bluejack National in Texas, El Cardonal at Diamante in Mexico and Paynes Valley in...