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Emirates Golf Club

Emirates Hills, Dubai · United Arab Emirates

Two 18-hole championship courses, the Majlis (par 72, 7,301 yards) and the Faldo (par 72, 7,052 yards), plus a nine-hole par 3 academy course. The Majlis opened in 1988.

The courses

CourseHolesParLengthDesignerOpenedType
The Majlis Course18727,301 yd1988
The Faldo Course18727,052 yd
Par 3 Academy Course91,239 yd

Blank cells: the club does not state it on its website.

Visitors

Valid handicap certificates are mandatory.

Dress code

Collared golf top and golf shorts, skirt or trousers; no tee shirts, denim, gym clothing, sandals or metal spikes.

Practice and lessons

  • TrackMan Range
  • Peter Cowen Academy

Clubhouse

  • carine
  • Jones the Grocer
  • Spike Bar
  • BŌTA Express
  • BŌTA Cafe
  • Golf shop
  • Spa

Tournaments

  • Hero Dubai Desert Classic

Good to know

  • Soft spike policy; metal spikes are not permitted.

Golfer’s facilities

  • PracticeDriving range
  • After the roundSpa, Sports massage, Physiotherapy

From the club’s own website.

Lessons

Peter Cowen Academy

  • PGA professionals
  • Private lessons
  • Playing lessons on the course
  • Group clinics
  • Junior coaching
  • Ladies’ coaching
  • Club fitting
  • TrackMan

Women and juniors

  • Ladies’ programme
  • Junior programme

Short on time

  • Par 3 Academy Course: nine short holes with six progressive tees on each

Rain or shine

Topgolf Dubai, beside the club: three levels, 96 climate-controlled hitting bays, open to non-golfers.

Rainy-day golf →

Reciprocal clubs

Emirates Golf Club lists reciprocal clubs for Dubai Golf members, among them Archerfield Links, Woburn, The K Club and Royal Auckland & Grange, and is part of European Tour Destinations and IMG Prestige, whose clubs include Finca Cortesin.

Ways to play

Once in a lifetimeWhere the pros playGolf academiesLessons for beginners and juniorsWomen’s and junior golfReciprocal clubsShort on time

Who has played here

  • 1989Mark James won the 1989 Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.
  • 1992Seve Ballesteros won the 1992 Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.
  • 1994Ernie Els won the 1994 Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.
  • 1996Colin Montgomerie won the 1996 Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.
  • 2005Ernie Els won the 2005 Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.
  • 2006Tiger Woods won the 2006 Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.
  • 2008Tiger Woods won the 2008 Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.
  • 2009Rory McIlroy won the 2009 Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.
  • 2015Rory McIlroy won the 2015 Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.
  • 2023Rory McIlroy won the 2023 Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.
  • 2024Rory McIlroy won the 2024 Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.

Champions and records at every course →

Sources: official tour, championship and club records

Championships coming up here

How the club plays

  • Metal spikes are not permitted.
  • A shared golf cart comes with the round, except in the walking season set by Golf Operations.
Sources: the club’s own website

When to play

Temperature, sunshine and rain by month for Dubai, from the official weather service.

Weather and wind by month in Dubai →

History and heritage

Plan the trip

Hotels, restaurants and things to do nearby are on the ULTIMATE Dubai guide.

Open the Dubai guide →
Sources: the club’s own website, checked 2026-11-13

Around the course

Hotels nearby, and restaurants and bars from the ULTIMATE Dubai guide, by straight-line distance.

Stay

Eat

Drink

For the non-golfer

While the round goes on: spas, beaches, shops and culture from the ULTIMATE Dubai guide, by straight-line distance.

Shopping

Culture

Arrive in style

All private travel →

Private aviation, helicopters, chauffeurs and yachts from the ULTIMATE City Guides’ own listings, by straight-line distance.

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