Golf

Dubai used to only have one golf course, the Emirates Golf Club.. this is just not the case these days. from nine holes to 18 holes, from easy to challenging we even have courses that can be played on at night.

At all the courses we can arrange either individual play for the guests or tournements.

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. 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.

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."