Dubai

Emirates Golf Club and Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club are the most established courses in the region – and are better than ever.

The culmination to the European Tour’s Middle East Swing in 2016 was in Dubai, where golf in this part of the world started and where it remains at its most  compelling. It was back in 1988 that Dubai Golf unveiled Emirates Golf Club – the first grass championship course in the region and in over 27 years the region has come a long way and is recognised as one of the world’s finest golf destinations.

A year after opening, Emirates hosted the European Tour for the first time and since then has seen many of the sport’s top names claim the Omega Dubai Desert

Classic title including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson and most  recently, Danny Willett in February 2016. Dubai’s courses continue to set the

benchmark for quality and service, backed by luxury hotels, leisure and cultural attractions. Under the management of Dubai Golf, Emirates GC has been at the heart of Dubai’s rise to fame, offering members and guests a diverse and challenging golf experience as well as first-class leisure facilities and a host of international-standard cuisine.

The showcase Majlis course, ranked in Golf World magazine’s Top 100 Courses of the World, continues to captivate, blending the natural rolling desert terrain with strategic design, offering an enjoyable and diverse challenge. The strategic Faldo course offers one of the best tests of course management and accuracy in the region. It is also the only course in Dubai to offer a full 18 holes under floodlights. The clubhouse at Emirates, in the shape of Bedouin tents, is one of golf’s iconic landmarks. As well as the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, the Majlis also hosts the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, the season ending Ladies European Tour event, luring the very best players from America’s LPGA circuit for a rare foray on the European Tour. 

Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club opened in January 1993 to world acclaim and since then it has hosted numerous tournaments, including the Dubai Desert Classic twice. Located in the heart of Dubai it offers well groomed fairways lined with date palms and coconut trees, attractive water hazards and shrubbery lending a tropical air to the undulating 18-hole championship course. The majestic clubhouse – its design mirroring the sails of the traditional Arab dhow – captures the essence of Dubai’s seafaring traditions and presenting the perfect fusion of heritage with modernity and style. It is one of, if not the only, golf clubhouse in the world to feature on a national currency (AED20 note).

Leading the way in its environmental practices, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club has recently become GEO Certified®. GEO Certified® is golf’s internationally accredited ecolabel which is awarded based on the club demonstrating a commitment to continual improvement in six main areas of sustainability; water, nature, energy, supply chain, pollution control and community.

Dubai Creek joins Emirates Golf Club in being the only two clubs in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region to hold this title. The facility also incorporates a nine-hole Par-3 course, 18-hole Pearl Putting course, golf academy, seven restaurants and bars, gymnasium, tropical swimming pool and a 121-berth marina. 

Want to know more?
Visit dubaigolf.com to learn more about both clubs.