LEADING Property developer, WestProp Holdings Limited, officially unveiled The Hills Championship Golf Course and launched its membership plan at a glittering ceremony at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Harare on Friday night.
The event was attended by the Zimbabwe-born and award-winning golf course architect Peter Matkovich who designed the golf facility which is expected to revolutionise the country's golfing scene.
The 18-hole championship golf course will be completed by December 2026.
However, the plan is to partially open it in July next year, with a soft launch allowing golfers to experience the course.
Matkovich, who won the best golf designer gong at the World Golf Awards last year, promised a world-class facility.
"It's an honour to be here. This is where I grew up and I love the people, I love the country and it just fills me up. So the first thing anybody wants to know is, is it going to be a great golf course? First of all, it's not about me. We've got a team here that is world class and they know what we want, how to put it on the ground and that is what counts," he said.
"The other thing is to build it to certain specifications because, at the end of the day, we know people judge a great golf course by its condition. So, the condition of this course is guaranteed because we are using the latest grasses on greens and the tees.
"We have done courses here and every time I come back two years later, they've just deteriorated because they haven't maintained it. Now we have a guarantee that we're going to look after this course for the first three years, guaranteed so those standards will be in place.”
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The Hill Luxury Golf Estate will offer exclusive membership options, tailored to suit one's unique needs and preferences.
There are also luxury property ownership opportunities, including apartments, townhouses, villas and retirement homes.
The Hills Golf Club platinum membership is pegged at US$120 000 when the facility opens and US$30 000 for gold card holders.
However, for the next two months, one needs to pay US$90 000 and US$22 500 for the platinum and gold members, respectively.
There are 10 platinum membership slots available and 300 for the gold card.
At least 10% of the total amount will be required upfront and the remainder paid in instalments.
Benefits for platinum cardholders include covering children under 30 at no additional cost, personalised lockers and golf carts while green fees will be complimentary and one can bring along guests.
Platinum and gold card holders will not pay annual or monthly membership fees.
WestProp chief executive officer Ken Sharpe said The Hills Lifestyle and Golf Estate was a masterpiece of luxury living that "redefines the boundaries of sophistication and elegance on the best golf course in Zimbabwe".
“This exclusive golf community is designed to provide the ultimate holistic lifestyle experience, with a first USGA championship golf course, a wide range of stunning luxury homes, world-class sporting amenities and a strong sense of lifelong community,” Sharpe said in a speech read on his behalf by Ryan Cairns, general manager of The Hill Golf Club.
