Emirates Golf Club

The Emirates Golf Club, host of the PGA European Tour sanctioned Dubai Desert Classic, was the first all-grass championship golf course in the Middle East when it opened in 1988. Taking pride in its 36 holes of world-class golf, the Club remains one of the wonders of the golfing world boasting two of the city’s finest must-see courses; the 7,185 yard, par 72 Majlis course and the recently redesigned 7,328-yard, par 72 Wadi course - now officially renamed ‘Faldo Course’. Both courses combine the natural rolling desert terrain for a serious test of golf, while the signature clubhouse, in the shape of Bedouin tents, remains the most eye-catching in the region.

The Majlis course, voted by Golf Digest as one of the 100 Best Courses Outside the USA, was also recently voted Best Golf Course In The Middle East for four consecutive years by Business Traveller Magazine.

The Faldo course, originally designed by Jeremy Pern/Karl Litten, has undergone a major redevelopment by Nick Faldo in 2005 and reopened on 1st October 2006, taking the course and all of the practice facilities at the club to a much higher level.