Month

January 2014
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has recently shared a report naming the Top 10 Fastest Growing Tourism Hotspots in 2013. UAE secured a position in the top 10, and continues its’ rapid growth in the tourism world. UAE was among the fastest growing in this category and registered a 10.4% growth in international...
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Dubai Golf Holidays
Dubai is known as one of the fastest-growing metropolitans in the world. It has witnessed a positive population growth attracting tourists and the workforce to the City. Among all this razzmatazz around Dubai and what it has to offer, Golf has found itself another home in the UAE. The weather and the impressive clubhouse facilities being the two...
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UAE and “Green” do not sound enharmonic, predominantly due to the Massive desert- the Arabian Desert that holds much of UAE’s geographic footprint. To add another interesting factor to what we know as a barren landscape called ‘a desert’, is that the UAE has a Population Growth of 315% in the past 10 years between...
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Course Design – Kyle Phillips (2010) Yards – 7414 Par – 72 Total score – 66.29 Yas Links Abu Dhabi has been recognized as one of the topcourses of the world, voted among ‘The Top 10 New International Golf Courses’ by USA’s Golf Magazine. The Course being of signature Links landscape, and the only Links...
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Course Design – Karl litten (1988) Yards – 7301 Par – 72 Total score – 64.63 When the Emirates Golf Club was inaugurated back in the 1988, it was rightly called the ‘Desert Miracle’ as it is a spectacle to something new on such a landscape. The brainchild of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid...
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Course design – Ernie Els (2008) Yards – 7538 Par – 72 Total Score – 60.90 One the sport’s greatest and well-known names, Ernie Els, is a prominent ambassador of Golf in the Emirates. He is the only player to have won the coveted Dubai Desert Classic the most times with 3 wins. The region...
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Course design – Greg Norman (2009) Yards – 7675 Par – 72 Total Score – 62.35 Neighbor to The Els Club, is another one of Dubai newly developed Golf locations, the Jumeirah Golf Estates. Out of the two courses designed by Greg Norman on the estate, the ‘Earth’ is critically acclaimed and said to be...
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Course Design – Thomas Bjorn (1993) Yards – 6967 Par – 71 Total Score – 61.10 Another one of Dubai’s classic courses which has been around for a while now, the Creek’s reputation as a famous finisher is well earned. The Final couple of holes get most of the credit for the Club’s renown and...
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