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Dubai is now one of the fastest growing holiday destinations in the world, which has been largely driven by the government’s commitment to quality ranging from the hotels available for the tourist or business traveler, to the golf courses to suit all standards.

Bookings for tee times for several clubs listed below can be made through a central reservations office on +971 4 390 3931 or online at www.dubaigolf.com.

The UAE Golf Association (www.ugagolf.com) is the governing body for the sport in this country. Yearly membership is Dhs200 and entitles players to reductions on green fees, lessons and merchandise at all UAE clubs.

Al Badia Golf Resort
Tel +971 4 285 5772
Taxi Directions Dubai Festival City, Al Rebat Street, Ras Al Khor, Deira
Open 7am-2.30pm (last tee-off) daily
Price Dhs490 Thur-Sat; Dhs395 Sun-Wed (public); Dhs440 Thur-Sat, Dhs355 Sun-Wed (UGA members and course residents); all green fees include 18 holes and shared cart
www.albadiagolfresort.com

Information : Dubai Festival City sees a golf course within a residential community. Just two miles from Dubai International Airport, the Al Badia Golf Resort, designed by Robert Trent Jones II LLC, has no less than eleven lakes of varying sizes and several smaller streams, all feeding water down to Dubai Creek. 'Rivers of Sand' have also being created to cast contrasting shadows, which fall across the course as the sunsets. The clubhouse is currently under construction.
The Al Badia clubhouse and driving range will open in early 2006. In the interim a beautifully appointed six bedroom golf villa offers a boutique meeting place complete with executive facilities and exceptional service. Four Seasons has been awarded the resort’s management contract.

Club Joumana
Tel +971 4 883 6000
Taxi Directions Jebel Ali Hotel & Golf Resort, Sheikh Zayed Road, Exit 13 (past Interchange 7)
Open 7am-3.30pm (last tee-off) daily
Price non-resident 18 hole, mid-week Dhs215, weekend Dhs230. Cart fee Dhs50. Club hireDhs85 per set. Set of 50 range balls Dhs20
www.jebelalihotel.com

The Desert Course
Tel +971 4 884 6777
Taxi Directions Arabian Ranches, Emirates Road off Junction 4
Open 6.30am-7pm daily
Price Dhs345 Sat-Wed (public), Dhs425 Thur-Fri and national holidays
www.emaar.com

Information : Designed by Ian Baker-Finch and Nicklaus Design, the Desert Course measures a monster 7,691-yards from the championship tees and is the first true desert course in the city. With no water hazards to face, players tackle the elements and one enormous twisting bunker - the desert itself - on a sprawling course cultivated from the desert topography. The spectacular Desert Course is an unforgettable golfing experience.

Dubai Country Club
Tel +971 4 333 1155
Taxi Directions Al Awir, off the Ras Al Khor road south of Dubai
Open 8am-6pm daily. Driving range 8am-8.30pm daily
Price Dhs65 per game, plus Dhs30 for piece of artificial turf
www.dubaicountryclub.com

Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club
Tel +971 4 295 6000
Taxi Directions Opposite Deira City Centre mall, Garhoud
Open 7.30am-2.50pm (last 18-hole tee-off) daily
Price Dhs525 Thur-Sat, Dhs445 Mon-Wed (public); Dhs400 Thur-Sat, Dhs345 Mon-Wed (UGA members). Includes shared cart
www.dubaigolf.com

Information : Although the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club has hosted just two of the sixteen Dubai Desert Classics staged so far, the city-based club is also a popular venue for tourists and is a landmark in this bustling metropolis.
Situated in the heart of the city on the shores of the creek, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club has recently undergone a major redevelopment, transforming it into a true golfers’ paradise. The club’s 18-hole, par 71 course rolls 6,857 undulating yards along well-groomed fairways lined with date and coconut palms, attractive water hazards and shrubbery that lend a distinctly tropical air. The course boasts a new front nine, re-designed by Thomas Björn, providing an even greater challenge for residents and tourists alike. There is also a new nine-hole Par 3 course, a hi-tech studio, a floodlit driving range, and extensive short game practice facilities.
The championship standard golf course is the centrepiece of a resort that now incorporates the luxury 225-bedroom Park Hyatt Dubai, 92 four-bedroom executive villas, a 121-berth marina, yacht club, golf clubhouse, restaurants, gym and leisure swimming pool.

Emirates Golf Club
Tel +971 4 380 2222
Taxi Directions Sheikh Zayed Road, off Interchange 5
Open 6am-3pm (last tee-off) daily
Price Dhs525 daily. Non-members should book 18-hole sessions at least a week in advance
www.dubaigolf.com

Information : Venue of the PGA-sanctioned European Tour event, the Dubai Desert Classic. The signature clubhouse at the Emirates Golf Club – modeled like Bedouin tents – remains the most eye-catching in the region, while the original 7,185 yard, par-72 Majlis course has been complemented for the past eight years by a second par-72 challenge, the 7,100-yard Wadi course. Both combine the natural rolling desert terrain for a serious test of golf.
The Wadi is now closed until the fall of 2006 for a major redevelopment. The course is being redesigned by Nick Faldo, who together with IMG Design, will take the course and all of the practice facilities at the club to a much higher level. A new residential golf development will also be added to the site.

The Montgomerie
Tel +971 4 390 5600
Taxi Directions Emirates Hills, Sheikh Zayed Road, off Interchange 5
Open 7am-1.50pm (last tee-off) Sat, Thur, Fri; 7am-4pm (last tee-off) Sun-Wed
Price Dhs550 Thur-Sat (Dhs440 UGA members); Dhs425 Sun-Wed (Dhs340 UGA members)
www.themontgomerie.com

Information : Designed by Desmond Muirhead and Colin Montgomerie, The Montgomerie is another five-star course enjoying growing popularity with overseas visitors. It embraces the traditions of a Scottish links course making it a unique golfing experience in this part of the world. One hole which always provokes comment is the par-3 thirteenth which is not only designed in the shape of the UAE but also lays claim to being the largest single golfing green in the world. At 58,000 sq ft, it is the size of nine greens combined.

Nad Al Sheba
Tel +971 4 336 3666
Taxi Directions Off the Dubai–Al Ain Road
Open 7.30am-8pm (last tee-off for 18 holes) daily
Price Dhs220 Sat-Wed (public, 7.30am-3pm), Dhs325 Sat-Wed (public, 3-8pm); Dhs220 Thur-Fri (public, 4-8pm). Members-only 7.30am-4pm Thur-Fri.
www.nadalshebaclub.com

Information : Nad Al Sheba Club is a 6,630-yard, par 71, 18-hole golf course, which famously provides a warm welcome to all visitors. Sharing the site with the world famous Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, home to The Dubai World Cup (the world’s richest horse race), the front nine of the golf course meanders around the outside of the racecourse and the challenging back nine is laid out inside the racecourse perimeter.
The accurate golfer is rewarded with lush, rolling fairways and gently undulating greens, but wayward golfers may need to watch out for the nine course lakes and deep pot bunkers. Moreover, the course presents an additional experience for golfers under floodlights and the cool, Arabian night sky. Nad Al Sheba Club was the first fully floodlit 18-hole course in the Middle East region, and golf can be enjoyed until midnight, every night of the year.

Source : DubaiGolf.com