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The
Emirates Golf Club is an experience
to add to your life list. Located 10 minutes
from Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, the club is
comprised of two award winning 18-hole Championship
courses, the Wadi and the Majlis,
along with additional amenities and a level
of service that has become synonymous with
the “City of Gold” including:
restaurants, bars, sports and leisure facilities,
plus space for hosting meetings, conferences
and special events.
The
Emirates Golf Club created by Sheikh Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum opened in 1988 as
the first all-grass championship golf course
in the Gulf Region, an accomplishment that
earned the club the nickname “The Desert
Miracle.” The playing handicap for
these courses is 28 for men and 45 for ladies.
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At
first, the Majlis was the only
course at the Emirates Golf Club.
Opened in 1988, it was named after
the Arabic “meeting place.”
The course is surrounded by Dubai’s
remarkable skyscrapers and is world
renowned for its challenging design.
One of the course’s most challenging
holes know to intimidate even the
professional players is the par 4,
dogleg 8th Hole. The manmade lakes,
local flora and fauna, and the sand
masses surrounding each hole make
this a truly authentic desert course.
Amidst
the growth of Dubai, the expansion
of the Emirates Golf Club was a natural
next step, so seven years after The
Majlis was introduced to the world,
a second course, The Wadi came to
life in 1996. The word “Wadi”
translated from Arabic means “valley,”
a suitable name for a course with
a yardage of 7,328 dominated by a
spectacularly landscaped valley running
the length of the course. The Course
was redesigned in 2005 by six-time
PGA major winner Nick Faldo and subsequently
opened in 2006 as the renamed “The
Faldo.” A par-73 course it
is often called a “thinker’s
course” because of the strategies
required for a victorious end of the
game. Faldo’s trademark tees
and bunkers have combined with the
naturally rugged terrain to create
a unique golfing experience. The ‘The
Faldo’ has surpassed all of its
expectations and is destined to be
regarded as one of the finest courses
in Dubai.
The
Wadi and The Majlis have features
to suit both professional and weekend
players alike. The Peter Cowen
Golf Academy, run by one of the
best coaches in Europe, offers classes
for a variety of experience levels
ranging from beginner to advanced
creating a one-of-a-kind environment
for players who want to improve their
golfing skills.
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#8
on the Majlis course
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Aerial
photo of Emirates Golf Club
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Beyond
the exquisite golf courses the Emirates
Golf Club is a world of its own: sports
facilities, restaurants, golf classes, a
pro shop, bars and a VIP lounge spreading
on more than 7,100 yards make the club a
traveler’s seemingly unlimited playground.
Among the sports facilities are six tennis
courts, two squash courts, football pitches,
and a swimming pool with a private bar.
Swimming coaches are also available to provide
the high-quality service we have already
grown accustomed with when in Dubai. The
clubhouse, built to resemble the Bedouin
tents that are now easily recognizable images
of Dubai, create the perfect backdrop for
an international golf getaway experience
that is beyond compare. This makes the Emirates
Golf Club one of the world’s wonders
that you have to see to believe.
In
2005, as the traditional home of the European
PGA Tour Event the Dubai Desert Classic,
the Emirates Golf Club was recognized as
a Top 100 Golf Course outside North America
by Golf Digest. After 21 years the Emirates
Golf Club is stronger than ever. The global
appreciation of the club remains in 2009
as well: on February 4th, the Emirates Golf
Club won the award for Best Golf Club of
the Year Overall in the Region and the award
for the Best Order of Merit Event for the
Emirates Amateur Open at the Middle East
Golfer Awards.
Similar
to so many other parts of Dubai, the Emirates
Golf Club is one of those things that must
be seen in order to be appreciated to its
full extent, as its eccentricity makes it
hard to describe. Golf adds even more luxury
and class to a land where anything is possible,
to a land where palm tree-shaped islands
constitute the 8th wonder of the world and
where the financial market is the secondary
market for trading securities and bonds.
What
is behind the club’s high aspirations?
Easily answered, the club aims to maintain
the reputation for award-winning service
and facilities. In addition to sports and
recreation the fine dinning award-winning
restaurant Le Classique is one of the best
in the area. At Le Classique the award-winning
chef, named “Best Chef in Dubai”
in both 2004 and 2007, prepares his exquisite
French cuisine for guests after a long day.
For
more information visit
www.dubaitourism.ae
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