Ayala Greenfield Estates breaks new ground in recreation

The nippy weather and soft mid-morning sunlight served as backdrop to the groundbreaking rites of the much-anticipated Ayala Greenfield Estates Golf and Leisure Club project in Calamba, Laguna. Executives of Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) and Greenfield Development Corporation (GDC) signaled the start of the construction phase of the golf course in a ceremony held at the spot where the clubhouse will be located. The all-weather championship-course, designed by world-renowned masterplanner Robert Trent Jones Jr., will be the centerpiece of the residential-recreational development project.

To underscore the significance of the event, Calamba Mayor Severino Lajara, GDC executive director Jeffrey Campos and ALI president Francisco Licuanan III, led the ceremonial placing of important documents into the time capsule. They were joined by Carlos Ejercito, president of Ayala Greenfield Development Corp.; Renato Lirio, GDC senior vice-president; Tristan dela Rosa, ALI senior vice-president; Jun Bisnar, ALI assistant vice-president. The group shoveled sand into the pit and staked symbolic golf pins into the ground to formally start construction work, which is expected to be completed in two years. Rev. Fr. John Taniburgo blessed the site.

Bobby Jones, known in the industry as the father of environmental golf course design, envisioned the Ayala Greenfield Estates golf course to be memorable for its challenge, pleasurable in its variety and unique in its setting. The dramatic shaping of the course was borne out of a need to preserve and protect the natural environment around the golf course. Instead of leveling one of the project’s prominent hills, the fairways will embrace the base of the hill. Professional players and weekend golfers would want to keep coming back to test new strategies or for the simple joys of leisurely playing in a hillside site with an unencumbered view of Mt. Makiling.

More accessible than Tagaytay and Baguio, Ayala Greenfield Estates will soon become the most-talked about new community south of Metro Manila. Swim, socialize or simply soak up the sights; visit Ayala Greenfield Estates. For inquiries, call 848-5000 or log on to www.ayalaland.com.ph or email at [email protected]