The Els Club, Dubai

The Els Club is part of the extraordinary, $3 billion Dubai Sports City, a sports-lover’s dream.

This Ernie Els signature golf course is a ‘desert links’ with a natural look and feel; in essence, a combination of a links golf course and traditional ‘classical era’ design. It features broad and gently rolling fairways, steep greenside bunkers, grassy swales and imaginatively designed greens. The putting surfaces are fine-textured Bermuda grass, conducive to maintaining smooth, fast greens that are a joy to putt on all year round.

The course measures 7,538 yards from the tips, but there are five sets of tees allowing players of all standards a selection of different lengths.

Status: Opened for play in April 2008
Visit the website: www.elsclubdubai.com or www.dubaisportscity.com