Dubai Golf Course

Dubai Golf Course

Golf

Dubai offers a lot for golf lovers. Dubai has number of world class golf courses where international golf events are hosted. Golf visitors to Dubai can be assured of never getting rained-out, but in July and August, temperatures shall be high. golf courses in Dubai are an excellent example for successful landscaping and greening of desert. International industry associations count Dubai as one of the best emerging golf destinations in the world, but one has to see it to believe it. Most of the golf courses in Dubai allow guest play. Central booking can be done at www.Dubaigolf.com . Flollowing are the golf course in Dubai,

Dubai Country Club

27 holes: Al Awir Course: 6,477 yards, par-71. Opened in 1971. 9-hole Creek Course shorter for beginners and juniors. Note: Entire course is sand. Golfers are given a piece of artificial turf to carry with them and hit their shots from. Greens are soaked in oil and brushed for smooth, fast putting.

Emirates Golf Club

36 holes: Majlis Course, 7,101 yards, par-72. Opened: 1988. Architect: Karl Litten. Wadi Course, 7,100 yards, par-72. Opened: 1996. Architect: Jeremy Pern/Karl Litten. Note: Majlis Course hosts the European Tour's Dubai Desert Classic. Ernie Els shot course record 61.

Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club

27 holes: Championship Course: 6,839 yards, par-71. Reopens in Dec. 2004. Architect: Ryder Cup star Thomas Bjorn. 9 hole, floodlit, par-3 course. Note: The landmark clubhouse is designed to resemble the sails of a traditional Arab dhow (boat). Park Hyatt is building attached hotel.

Nad Al Sheeba Club

18 holes: 6,503 yards, par-71. Opened: Front nine: 1993; back nine, 1996. Completely floodlit for night play. Links-style course has double green and crossing fairways. Note: Inward half plays inside the oval of the Nad Al Sheeba Race Course, home to the Dubai World Cup, the world's richest horse race.

Jebel Ali Golf Resort and Spa

9 holes, 3,299 yards, par-36. Four sets of tees allow for varying lengths on second loop. Played alongside the marina. A saltwater lake comes into play on five holes. Note: Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Darren Clarke, and others have played in challenge matches at Jebel Ali as par of the Dubai Desert Classic.

The Montgomerie Dubai

18 holes: 7,308 yards, par-72. Opened: 2003. Architects: Colin Montgomerie and Desmond Muirhead. Note: 14 lakes and 72 bunkers, plus the world's largest green: 58,000 square-foot 13th is built in the shape of the United Arab Emirates.

Arabian Ranches Golf Course

18 holes: 7,698 yards, par-72. Opened: 2004. Architects: Jack Nicklaus with Ian Baker Finch. Note: No water hazards just desert sand bunkers.

Dubai Festival City Al Badia Golf Resort

18 holes to open in late 2004. Architect: Robert Trent Jones II. Note: 11 lakes, small streams, and "rivers of sand."