Construction work at Cyprus' long anticipated Larnaca Golf Resort and Country Club at Tersefanou has started and will include the island's first PGA Golf Academy.
The resort's architecture will reflect the island's history and cultural ancestry. It will comprise an area of 1,500,000m2 and feature an international 18 hole golf course designed by the world's leading golf course architects - European Golf Design.
The haven will also feature the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) National Golf Academy of Cyprus. The first PGA Golf Academy in Cyprus, it will cover over 270,000m2 and include a Practice Driving Range, 3 and 4 Par coaching holes, a Clubhouse and supplementary sporting facilities. The PGA will oversee the management of the golf course and make certain the resort is added to their register of European destinations. The Academy will also instruct children.
DJK Corporation Chairman Demes Karapatakis said: "With the PGA, we can have professional championships here and bring the big names in golf to the island. The ambition is to put Cyprus on the golden map of the professional golfers."
The area will benefit from an one-of-a-kind landscaping design where more than 400,000 traditional Cypriot plants and trees will be planted. "Only 7% to 8% will be build area. It will be an ecological park with a nice 18 hole professional golf course."
The centre of the resort will be styled to appear like a traditional Mediterranean village and contain an effervescent mix of both retail and leisure facilities. Other facilities will include an exhibition hall, two restaurants, a PGA restaurant and a Day spa and Gym. Water treatment will be provided by a desalination plant. The resort has a license to take 5,000 metric tonnes of seawater per day.
The Euro 350 million project will be completed in three stages. The first stage, which will include the golf course, the clubhouse and the desalination plant, will take 18 to 24 months. The second stage will be the building of nearly 250 villas and 150 apartments. The third stage will be the finishing of the villas.
The project is anticipated to take approximately five to six years. Karapatakis continued: "We will definitely go on in spite of the economic situation. After seven years, it's a dream come true. I would like to see Cyprus as a golf destination. I think that the golf of Larnaca will be one of a kind. I'd be happy to see more golf clubs coming up."

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