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From Michael Buteau, Bloomberg

Tiger Woods''s first golf course in the U.S. will be a walking-only layout that emphasizes his ``minimalist'''' design philosophy.

Woods, coming off a victory at the PGA Championship two days ago, unveiled plans for the Cliffs at High Carolina as part of a new residential community 4,000 feet (1.2 kilometers) up in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina.

After his PGA Championship win at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Woods said his Fitness level was instrumental in withstanding the 101-degree (38 Celsius) average high temperatures that baked the course.

``Obesity is a huge problem,'''' Woods said today at a press conference at The Cliffs Valley course in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. ``Our cars have gotten bigger because we have gotten bigger. Walking a golf course is a beautiful thing.''''

The Cliffs Valley course, which was designed by former CBS Corp. golf commentator Ben Wright, is one of eight courses planned as part of the Cliffs Communities. It''s located about 10 miles west of Tigerville, South Carolina.

Woods, who is designing his first course in Dubai, said he wants his initial U.S. course ``to be difficult and challenging, but fair.'''' Two things it won''t have are blind shots or manmade lakes and waterfalls.

``I''m more of a minimalist,'''' Woods said. ``I enjoy older- style Golf Courses that are right in front of you, where they basically left the ground where it was and put the course on top of it. I won''t move a lot of dirt.''''

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