Dubai is becoming the one of the world’s PREMIER GOLF DESTINATIONS with excellent weather condition and Top Class facilities . In the place where it hardly rains the golf courses are welcome splash of color in the desert. There are quite a few international standard golf courses around the city:Dubai Creek Golf Club
Located in Deira has at least 9 (PAR) course with floodlight. There is also the original Dubai Golf Academy with PGA qualified Instructors. The Club House is a shape of pillowing sails .
Dubai Country Club
Dubai Country Club was the first 9 holes course opened 1971 in Dubai . It is a sand course so there is rather “Browns instead of Greens.” Later, they opened a new 18 holes sand course in Al Awir .
The players are carrying the artificial turf with them and use it to play off when on fairways.
Jumeirah Golf Estate
The Jumeriah Golf Estate is scheduled to open in 2007 - 4 18-hole Championship Golf Courses will be built around a gated residential community, designed around elements of Earth, Fire, Air and Water. Greg Norman has designed the Fire and Earth courses and Vijay Sing will design the Water course.
Emirates Golf Club
It has two courses: The Majlis and The Wadi (The Wadi is under re-construction at the moment). It has a club house shaped as Bedouin Tents.
Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa
On this golf course 9 first holes are surrounded by exotic trees and players are companied by peacocks and large number of other birds. From 18 holes 5 are surrounded by salt water lakes.
The center piece of Dubai Festival City. Designed around 11 lakes and was open just recently.Limited public play.
Montgomery’s Course
Located in the Emirate Hills Residential Estate. Designed by Colin Montgomery and Donald Murhead. It has the world’s largest green area which is in shape of UAE.
As important as the shape of the green or clubhouse is also the modern technology in this sport…
Desert Course
In Arabian Ranches is the newest course and was designed by Jack Nicklaus . The Club employs the Golf Plus System that uses GPS technology to inform the player extract distance from the cart to the green .
Dubai Golf City
The world’s largest single based Golf Estate development. 5 World Class-themed signature Golf Courses will be opening 2009 in Dubai Land.
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