TUCSON, AZ— A new golf course is under construction at the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa. The construction project is being directed by 2006 Ryder Cup Captain Tom Lehman and his design team. The new desert-style course will complement the traditional parkland Orange/Gold championship course at the resort, which is home to the PGA Tour’s Chrysler Classic of Tucson. This year’s event takes place Feb. 23-27. Along with the construction of the new course, two holes on the championship course will be redesigned to lengthen and tighten the holes in time for the 2006 tournament, pending approval of the PGA Tour. The remaining 16 holes will remain unchanged. Lehman and his team will create the new desert course by adding nine holes to the existing nine-hole Green course. The new nine will be built on an undeveloped parcel along the eastern edge of the property. Construction is slated for completion by November 2005. Located in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, the 650-acre Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa has 167 guestrooms and suites, and 13 meeting rooms with 15,000 square feet of space. Additionally, the resort has a 13,000 square-foot spa; two pools; lighted tennis courts; and two restaurants. Lehman will lead the American team into the 2006 Ryder Cup matches against the European team. He was named PGA Tour Player of the Year in 1996 after he won both the British Open and the Tour Championship. The Lehman Design Group is based in Scottsdale and currently has golf courses in the planning or construction stage in Arizona, California and Canada.
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