Best new golf course in Asia: Anvaya Cove now among the big boys

MANILA, Philippines - The Anvaya Cove golf course recently bagged the “Best New Golf Course in Asia” distinction at the Asian Golf Awards hosted by Asian Golf Monthly, a member of the Asia Pacific Golf Group, one of the premier organizations of golf enthusiasts in Asia.

The Asian Golf Awards is widely regarded as the “Oscars” of the golf industry in the Asia Pacific and is the only one of its kind in the region. This year’s award program smashed records in terms of the number of nominees and voters, which numbered to 69,000 golfers throughout the continent.

“We are very honored and proud to have placed the Philippines on the international golf map with this achievement by Anvaya Cove,” said Jose Juan Jugo, head of Ayala Land Premier, the developer of Anvaya Cove.

The golf course is located in Morong, Bataan and covers 82 hectares, has 18 holes, and is playable all year long. Mountain Nine or holes 1-9, is situated on or near the peaks and ridges of the development and offers majestic vistas of the sea and the Zambales and Bataan mountain ranges. Seaside Nine, holes 10-18, is reminiscent of popular seaside courses and combines panoramic sea views with those of the forest reserves.

The course at Anvaya Cove was designed by Golfplan, the Santa Rosa, California-based golf course architecture group that is behind some of the world’s beautiful award-winning golf courses including the Royal Brunei Golf Club in Jerudong Park, Brunei; Eagle Ridge Golf Club in California; and The Club at Nine Bridges in Jeju Island, South Korea.

Ayala Land Premier said to date, it has sold over 80 percent of its property or almost P9 billion worth of inventory in Anvaya Cove, including beach and golf club shares.

“Since its launch in 2005, Anvaya Cove has had a warm and steady reception from the domestic and international second-home market. With the launch of the beach club in 2008 and the golf club in December 2013, the pace of our sales has even increased further,” said Jugo.

“This year, we have seen a 58 percent year-on-year growth spike in sales from real estate and golf club shares worth P400 million, attributed to both domestic and foreign investors,” Jugo added. Anvaya Cove Golf and Sports Club has sold over 750 shares.

Anvaya Cove is a 470-hectare seaside residential community and Ayala Land Premier’s first venture into leisure real estate development. The prime location, nestled between the Bataan range and Subic Bay, features a mountain retreat and a seaside resort with a coastline that spans 3.5 kilometers in two private coves. Peak elevation is 130 meters above sea level. It is accessible via North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) through the San Fernando Exit, Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), and Angeles Exit. It is 25 minutes away from the Subic Freeport Zone.

The exclusive property is divided into distinct neighborhoods of low-rise condominiums and maisonettes, the Seabreeze Verandas and Seascape Ridge respectively, ranging from P6 milion to P25 million; and 400 to 1,500 square-meter lots which start at P5 million or P12,000 per square meter, where residents can build their own houses. Lots are classified according to their location. The Vistas at Mango Grove lots are on the Bataan ridge and has picturesque views of the sea and the mountains at 65-95 meters above sea level. On the northern section of the development are the Woodridge Hills lots sitting on rolling hills. Horizon Point lots are located in the southwestern ridge with a backdrop of the forest. Narra Grove lots sit 100 to 120 meters above sea level, offer breathtaking horizon views, and are nearest to the Anvaya Cove main gate. To date, 58 homes have been built and an additional 17 will be completed in 2015.

The Anvaya Cove Beach and Nature Club has various adventure hiking trails, function rooms, spas, pools, among others. Residents have the option to buy either beach club shares starting at P800,000 or golf club shares from P1.45 million. The reciprocity agreement between the two clubs allows golf club shareholders to use all the amenities at the beach club, while beach club shareholders have access to all the golf club facilities except for the golf course.

Anvaya Cove centers its masterplan around a vigorous and progressive environmental sustainability program to maintain its beauty and lushness. With a conscious effort to minimize earthworks and to enhance the ecosystem, endemic flora and fauna were used in and around Anvaya Cove including the golf course to lessen water and maintenance requirements. Neighborhoods, amenities, and roads were designed and built to merge and flow well with the natural landscape and contours of the mountains and the coves. Anvaya Cove structures use locally available materials and passive solar features. As a private sector representative in Morong’s coastal resource management planning for Bataan, Anvaya Cove contributes to the enhancement of the surrounding marine and terrestrial ecosystem. Together with the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, Anvaya protects and monitor nesting of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles.  

“No residential leisure development has come close to Anvaya Cove. And we plan to raise this lead further by consistently improving on our product offerings while maintaining a gold standard in our beach and golf club services as we gear up to launch more residential projects and amenities until full development completion in 15 to 20 years,” said Jugo.

Among the Anvaya Cove projects recently launched is the very limited 29-lot Fairway Crest neighborhood, which overlooks the golf course and have 180-degree views of the sea. Over 80 percent of lots in Fairway Crest have been taken up since its launch. It will be completed in 2016.