Golf Courses in Dubai
Al Badia Golf Club by InterContinental Dubai Festival City
Al Badia Golf Club by InterContinental Dubai Festival City boasts an 18-hole championship golf course designed by the renowned Robert Trent Jones II, as well as award winning club house facilities. This serene and picturesque setting beautifully complements the five dynamic bars and restaurants of Al Badia Golf Club, including the signature ‘Terra Firma’ steakhouse, the Asian-fusion ‘Blades’ restaurant, chic ‘Tee Lounge’ and exclusive ‘Trent’s’ bar. Al Badia Golf Club is also home to the region’s only TaylorMade Performance Lab golfing academy, for seasoned golfers to fine-tune their swing, or the novice to learn their first pointers. The golf course is managed by the neighbouring InterContinental Dubai Festival City, which offers its guests a 30% discount on green fees, including complimentary transfers to and from the golf club. Read more about Al Badia Golf Club by InterContinental Dubai Festival City Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Arabian Ranches
Arabian Ranches Golf Club located in the heart of the Arabian Ranches opened its doors in February 2004 and was built as a true 18 holes, par 72 desert-style grass course. This signature course was designed by Ian Baker-Finch in association with Nicklaus Design. A challenge for golfers of all abilities, miss the immaculate grass of the fairways and greens and you enter the 'sandy waste', which makes the most of the natural terrain with its indigenous shrubs and bushes. All standards of golfers will appreciate the GPS yardage service available on every golf cart. Read more about Arabian Ranches Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Dubai Creek
The par 71 course that measures 6,857 yards is a memorable journey from the first tee to the 18th green. The superbly manicured fairways are undulating, demarcated by mounds, date and palm trees, and most other times by water. Apart from the creek, which comes into play on at least four holes, several artificial lakes add to the beauty and difficulty of various other holes. The presence of multiple tees ensures that golfers of all calibres enjoy their day out at the course. While length of the tee helps, the premium is certainly on accuracy, especially with the approach shots as most of the greens are multi-tiered with subtle borrows. The Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club course sets up for a thrilling finale to a round with its two par 4 closing holes. The 17th and 18th have the Creek guarding the entire left side of the fairway. While the 17th can still be conquered with some smart play, the 18th requires mandatory cerebral involvement on every shot. There is water on the left and a long bunker on the right, beyond which is water again. A good drive will still leave you with a long iron into the tiered and sloping green, which is guarded at the front and right by a body of water. Read more about Dubai Creek Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Emirates Majlis
Emirates Golf Club sports two championship courses, a friendly yet testing 9-hole par 3 course, the Emirates Golf Academy, numerous practice facilities and two driving ranges. Named among the world's top 100 golf courses in a survey conducted by influential US-based magazine Golf Digest, the Majlis is the home of world-class events like the Dubai Desert Classic and the Dubai Ladies' masters, inspiring awe among all those who play its verdant greens. Read more about Emirates Majlis Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Emirates Wadi by Faldo
Emirates Golf Club sports two championship courses, a friendly yet testing 9-hole par 3 course, the Emirates Golf Academy, numerous practice facilities and two driving ranges. Redesigned by golf legend and six-time major winner Nick Faldo, Emirates Golf Club's second course, The Faldo, combines a stunning visual design, with the nuances and challenges of any championship course in just the right measure, providing visitors an exceptionally enjoyable golfing experience - and one that is completely unique. Read more about Emirates Wadi by Faldo Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Jebel Ali Golf Club
The 9-hole, par 36 championship standard Resort Course is situated within the idyllic grounds of the Resort. Designed by Peter Harradine and opened in 1998, the Resort Course has hosted the world's best players as part of the official curtain raiser to the European PGA Tour event, the Dubai Desert Classic. The layout of the course is playable for 18 holes of golf with the tee boxes placed in different locations to ensure an enjoyable 18 holes of golf with a difference. Each hole is uniquely landscaped with exotic trees, shrubs and original desert flora and the course also features a saltwater lake, which comes into play on five holes. The wooden gazebos, views of the Arabian Gulf and peacocks, which freely roam the fairways, have added a special charm to this course that is a fair and exciting challenge for golfers of all abilities. Read more about Jebel Ali Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Jumeirah Golf Earth
A sharply defined, sculptured course inspired by the great parklands of Europe and North America, Earth by Greg Norman paints a magnificent pastiche of flora, rolling terrain and rushing water. These natural components also provide differing angles and changing perspectives from each tee. The meandering, and occasionally daunting, water features will be an ever-present factor when lining up the next shot, forcing a careful drive and constant consideration of ball carry. The Earth course is the proud host of the inaugural Dubai World Championship—the culmination of The European Tour season and golf’s ultimate prize—staged in November 2009. Never before has a course been closed to the public for so long, awaiting its debut. Fully grassed since April 2008, Jumeirah Golf Estates has given Earth an unprecedented two full seasons to mature before the Championship. Until then, intensive maintenance will ensure that the links of Earth have the look and feel of an established course, but conditions more pristine than most professional players will have experienced in their careers. Read more about Jumeirah Golf Earth Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Jumeirah Golf Fire
Framed by a wide variety of captivating flora, carefully selected to reflect the overall theme and to enhance its natural setting, Fire is in complete harmony with its surroundings. The undulating topography, with its considerable protrusions, creates a more challenging level of play. Rustic, and so visually stunning as to captivate even those who do not golf, the Fire course demands a well-thought-out strategy. Going directly at the flag may not always be the best approach, which gives Fire a strong sense of classic links-style play. Read more about Jumeirah Golf Fire Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Nad-Al-Sheba
Nad-Al-Sheba Club is the only club in the Middle East that offers a fully floodlit 18-hole golf course. Nad-Al-Sheba Club provides a truly unique experience for all visitors as well as golfers. Read more about Nad-Al-Sheba Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
The Els Club Dubai
Stretching 7,538 yards with four sets of tees allowing players a selection of differing lengths from which to play, The Els Club has set a new benchmark for golf in Dubai since March 2008. The course offers players a challenging round accompanied by all the essential facilities that extend beyond the immaculate fairways and greens. Set on undulating slopes of native desert vegetation, it is a links style layout combining traditional, classic design. On arrival at the clubhouse, lighten the load a little and take advantage of the bag drop where your golf butler will be waiting to welcome you. Check in at the well-appointed professional shop, while your personal buggy is prepared behind the scenes. The generous intervals between tee times assist in the truly unique experience found at The Els Club. Each golfer will be able to enjoy their game in a relaxed setting, and each hole will be yours for that moment. Read more about The Els Club Dubai Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
The Montgomerie Dubai
The Montgomerie, Dubai’s championship golf course was designed by Colin Montgomerie in association with Desmond Muirhead. The course covers 265 acres which consist of 123 acres of turf, 49 acres of man-made lakes (a total of 14 lakes), 93 acres of landscaped gardens and is scattered with 81 large bunkers. The course provides the player with undulating "links land" style fairways with generous landing areas, which challenge and intrigue all levels of player. Although large in size, the greens can be very misleading, especially as they are consistently rolling above 9.5 feet. Plenty of shape throughout the greens can result in some very trying putts. One of the signature holes is the par 5 fourth, dubbed the Snake hole for its saddleback fairway which doglegs towards the green, with two bunkers behind forming the eyes of the snake. Further on, the par 5 ninth, with water down the left, is a tough finish to the opening half. The par 3 thirteenth, a hole designed in the shape of the UAE, boasts a 360 degree teeing area around an island fairway and green, allowing for a completely different golf hole to be played every time. However, it is the par 5 eighteenth that offers a more classic test. At 656 yards it is a monster and, with water protecting the front of the green, it defies even the best player to hit the green in two. Read more about The Montgomerie Dubai Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Tiger Woods Dubai
Playing Al Ruwaya, meaning "serenity" is an experience reserved for those seeking a respite from the city in a beautifully landscaped, impeccably designed environment. Serving as the centre pieces of the Tiger Woods Dubai, Al Ruwaya reflects Tiger Woods' goal of designing a very unique experience that plays to all skill levels and rewards smart, creative thinking. Al Ruwaya's one-of-a-kind experience is a true reflection of the golf its designer loves to play. A stunning setting that showcases some of the most unique golf in the world - all from the mind of Tiger Woods. It's a combination that's almost impossible to resist. Read more about Tiger Woods Dubai Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
