Dubai Golf Courses, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Emirates Golf Club, Nad Al Sheba Club, The Al Badia Golf Resort, The Montgomerie Dubai, The Desert Course at Arabian Ranches, Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa
Dubai Golf Courses, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Emirates Golf Club, Nad Al Sheba Club, The Al Badia Golf Resort, The Montgomerie Dubai, The Desert Course at Arabian Ranches, Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa
Dubai is known to have one of the best golf courses in the Middle East. The courses are not only appealing for the golfers, but they are a must visit for all the tourists coming to Dubai. The scenery is beautiful and the clubhouses have spectacular designs.
Al Badia Golf Club: Challenging 18-hole course with floodlit driving range and extras including MATT swing analysis and a Science and Motion putting laboratory (SAM PuttLab).
Rates valid until May 31 2012: Dhs595 (Sun-Thu), Dhs875 (Fri, Sat, and public holidays). Festival City,www.albadiagolfclub.ae (04 601 0101).
Arabian Ranches Golf Club: A middle-range desert course with yardage of 6,531, par 72. Also boasts a floodlit driving range and putting green, and 11 guest rooms are available at the club.
Rates valid until May 31 2012: two for one, Dhs645 (Sun and Wed), Dhs340 (Mon), Dhs345 (Tue), Dhs1,100 for four players (Thu), Dhs720 (Fri and Sat). Dhs21,950 for annual membership. Dhs21,950 for annual membership. Arabian Ranches, www.arabianranchesgolfdubai.com (04 366 3000).
Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club: This award winning course is one of the most scenic 18 hole championship courses in Dubai and its location in the middle of the city makes it very accessible.
Creek Course Spring Rates Dhs695 Fri-Sat, Dhs595 Sun-Thu for 18 holes; Dhs420 Fri-Sat, Dhs360 Sun-Thu for 9 holes. Par 3 green fees Dhs80 (adults); Dhs60 (EGF members and juniors). Rates include green fees, golf cart hire and range balls. Deira, www.dubaigolf.com (04 295 6000).
Emirates Golf Club: This club boasts two courses. The Majlis is one of the top 100 courses in the world, while the Faldo has floodlighting for night golf. Call for more info. Majlis from Dhs600 for nine holes. Faldo from Dhs360 for nine holes off peak. Night golf on the Faldo, from Dhs255 for nine holes.
Rates includes green fee, golf cart hire and range balls, valid until May 31 2012. Open daily 6.45am- 3.30pm (last tee for Majlis); 9.55pm (last tee for floodlit Faldo). Emirates Hills, Sheikh Zayed Road, www.dubaigolf.com (04 380 1234).
Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa: The winter and spring rates at Jebel Ali are available until May 31 2012, though do not include cart or trolley hire or balls. Golf tee times are throughout the day, subject to availability.
Dhs160 for nine holes, Dhs250 for 18 holes Sun-Thu; Dhs200 for nine holes, Dhs330 for 18 holes Fri-Sat. Open daily 7am-4.30pm. Jebel Ali, www.jebelaliinternational.com (04 814 5555).
Jumeirah Golf Estates: The new Fire and Earth courses (the latter being more challenging) are giving the Majlis at Emirates Golf Club a run for its money. Perfect for serious social players looking for a challenge, these Greg Norman-designed courses offer classic links-style play at championship level.
Pay and play is Dhs495 in summer, Dhs795 in winter. Dhs32,000 for annual membership. Open daily 6.30am-5.10pm. Jebel Ali, www.jumeirahgolfestates.com (04 390 3333).
The Address Montgomerie Dubai: Designed by Colin Montgomerie and Desmond Muirhead, this course boasts 123 acres of playable turf in a 265-acre environment. The course also offers a floodlit driving range open until 9pm, a putting green and a nine-hole par 3 course open until 10pm. The Montgomerie is unique in that pay and play prices fluctuate depending on demand.
See the website for a latest price updates and get the best deal. Dhs17,500 for annual weekday membership. Emirates Hills, www.themontgomerie.com (04 390 5600).
The Els Club: The first thing you will notice about this course is that it looks quite easy; but the second is it’s not as easy as it looks. Wide, inviting fairways lure you into trouble around every hole, in the form of deep, well-hidden bunkers. The course measures a whopping 7,538 yards, but is made up of five sets of tees, giving players of all skill levels a fair test. The two nines loop around the villas of Victory Heights at what was first venue completed in the multi-billion-dollar Dubai’s Sports City.
18 holes costs Dhs565 (weekends), Dhs465 (weekdays) from 7am-2.50pm; Dhs475 (weekends), Dhs395 (weekdays) from 3pm-4.50pm; Dhs295 from 5pm onwards. Open daily 7am-sunset, Dubai Sports City, Dubailand, www.elsclubdubai.com (04 425 1010).
The Track: The Track is a new nine-hole pay-and-play golf course with no membership fees, located next to the Meydan Racecourse on the site of the old Nad Al Sheba course. Tee markers (shaped like horse shoes, naturally) in five colours transform the course from a challenging 3,700 yards in length to a more manageable 2,690 yards.
Preview-play green fees Dhs300, full rates to be announced shortly. Open daily 6.30am-sunset. The Meydan Hotel, Nad Al Sheba (04 381 3733).
Optimalfitness Golf Academy by Glyn Meredith: Learn all aspects of golfing technique in this indoor academy, which offers the latest V1 golf swing video analysis, flightscope, training aids, a putting area and a dedicated golf fitness room.
Lessons from Dhs290, packages from Dhs1,450. Open Sat-Thu 8am-10pm. Studio City (opposite Arabian Ranches), glyn@optimalfitness.ae (055 275 6234).
