He played there as a promising youngster, now Tiger Woods is adjusted to design a public golf course that will benefit the whole of Chicago.
The former world No.1 and his TGR Design team are lead architects on a proposition to redevelop the Jackson Park and South Shore Golf Courses in downtown Chicago.
Woods, the 14-time major champ, learned the game on the municipal courses of California and is keen to leave a legacy for future generations of golfers who are without the signifies to join an exclusive club.
The scheme, which will be privately funded, will involucre a newly restored 18-hole golf course and a shorter family course on the urban banks of Lake Michigan with substantial views of the city's skyline.
"We did not have enough cash in our family to be part of a country club so it was big for us to be prepared to play on a public golf course," Woods mentioned in a film for the Chicago Parks Golf Alliance.
"To construct a public golf course in Chicago is pretty much it gets. You can see the skyline, it feels right down the road. It is really amazing. We have the chance to develop something so specific."
Woods, who will be 43 on December 30, has teamed up with NBC golf commentator Mark Rolfing, who is head of the Chicago Parks Golf Alliance.
The project is working in tandem with former US president Barack Obama's proposed Obama Presidential Center, which is adjusted to be sited in Jackson Park, subject to federal approval.
The golf development, which consists of community programs like a caddie scheme for youngsters, was given the potential go-ahead at an appointment of Chicago Park District's Board of Commissioners in mid-December. Work could kick off in 2019.
Woods won his first tournament in 5 years when he clinched the Tour Championship in September at the closing of a remarkable comeback season following 4 back surgeries.
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