Dubai, UAE · UAE · Greg Norman
Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates
James Kinloch
Golf Travel Specialist · played this course
The Earth Course is the best golf course in the UAE, and it's not particularly close. Greg Norman's 2009 design hosts the DP World Tour Championship — the European Tour's season finale — and deserves every prestige booking it gets. The course plays 7,700 yards from the tips, which places it among the longest championship courses in the world, but the scoring is more accessible than the yardage suggests because the fairways are generous and the design rewards straight hitting over power.
Played in February at 24°C, with the Dubai skyline visible from multiple holes and the course in peak conditioning, the Earth Course is one of the most enjoyable rounds I take clients on anywhere in the world. The contrast between the manicured playing surface and the desert landscape surrounding the estate gives every hole a cinematic quality.
Green fee approximately AED 700 (£145) in peak season. Book tee times in advance from December through February — the busiest months.
Signature hole
Par-5 18th, 583 yards, risk/reward finale
"Water lines the entire left side of the 18th. The aggressive play is to cut the corner over the water. The conservative play is to lay back and play three shots. Most clients try the aggressive line. Most clients don't make it."
Designer
Greg Norman
Par
72
Yardage
7,700
Green fee
from £145
Best for
Best time to go
November to March. April starts to push the temperature. May to October is too hot for comfortable golf.
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