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It's Great To Be Tiger Woods...

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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 01:37 PM
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Tiger went to the Desert Classic in Dubai for which he received a $1 million fee (just for showing up), and he gets to shag balls from the tallest hotel in the world.

This hotel, the Burj Al Arab, is 322 meters high (1056 feet), which puts it somewhere between 80 and 90 stories. It is the only hotel in the world with a 7-star rating and rooms starting at $2000 US per night. Note the shape of it which was intended to look like a sail with a stabilizer on it. No, the building does not pivot in the wind!

It is built on a man-made island joined to the mainland by a causeway.

Attached are pictures of Tiger practicing on the helideck of the hotel. The other hotel on the mainland isn't all that shabby either. Note the yacht basin in front of it.

Thought you golfers would be interested in booking this driving range.

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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 01:38 PM
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 01:39 PM
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 01:40 PM
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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Sucks for the people on the ground who can't hear him yelling "Fore!!!".
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 01:43 PM
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 01:55 PM
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What if those golf balls hit someone below?
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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Might be the angle, but there is no way anyone could ever hit a ball far enough to come close to that beach
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 02:31 PM
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That is one beautiful building!

Yeah, that would have to do some serious damage if it reached the beach, or someone hanging out in the surf, or on a boat, etc. Must not have a very active plaintiffs' bar in Dubai...
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