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Golf enthusiasts looking for a little sun and sea on the side will be in for a treat when the world's first floating course opens in the Maldives. Located five minutes from the Maldives airport, the 18-hole golf course will include luxe accommodation overlooking the green fairways and surrounding beaches. Underwater glass tunnels will serve as linkages between the holes and various facilities, while allowing golfers a fish-eye’s view of the island nation’s glittering reefs. The artificial floating islands will also incorporate cutting-edge green technologies such as water cooling, water desalination and the use of floating solar blanket fields. Developed by Dutch Docklands and designed through a collaboration between golf course developer Troon Golf and Waterstudio.NL, the zero-footprint solar-powered golf course will be one of the first floating developments of its kind, and is expected to bring in a wave of new tourists. ...