Desert Miracle

Tee it up in Dubai, the burgeoning mecca of Middle East golf

 WHERE TO PLAY

Emirates Golf Club *****

Emirates Golf Club Wadi CourseHome to two of the region's most outstanding tracks, the club was hailed the Desert Miracle when it first opened almost twenty years ago. The Majlis Course here is a personal favorite of Ernie Els and it’s easy to see why. It winds majestically around dunes and man-made lakes, and the holes are distinguished by a number of blind tee shots and lengthy par fours. A mammoth double green, shared by the ninth and eighteenth holes, sits in front of a stunning clubhouse modeled on a bedouin camp. The Majlis hosts the Dubai Desert Classic every January. The second course, called the Wadi, went under the creative knife of Faldo Design a couple of years back and has emerged as an excellent strategic test.

 

+971 4 399 5060, dubaigolf.com

Yardage: 7,185. Par: 72.

Architect: Karl Litten (Majlis Course), Nick Faldo (Wadi Course)

Greens Fee: US$200

 

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Written by Alex Jenkins

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