DUBAI CREEK GOLF & YACHT CLUB
The Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club’s sail-shaped roof is a landmark beside the waterway that separates old and new Dubai. Voted one of the ‘Top 100 courses that must be played’ by UK’s Golf World magazine, many of the club’s holes run alongside the scenic Creek.
For keen golfers there is also a floodlit nine-hole course and driving range, but after dark most head to the club’s award-winning bars and restaurants. Many venues have decks or terraces, which enjoy some of the best views of Dubai’s futuristic skyline on the opposite side of the creek.
The Dubai Creek complex also includes a 225-room Park Hyatt.
www.dubaigolf.com/dcgyc
ARABIAN RANCHES GOLF CLUB
Golfing at the Arabian Ranches Golf Club provides a desert experience away from downtown Dubai. Designer Ian Baker-Finch created the longest desert-style course in the world that takes golfers through the dunes via an oasis of fairways and greens.
The Arabian Ranches Golf Club is experienced at organising golf days and tournaments for corporate groups of up to 100. Its Spanish colonial-style clubhouse can host functions for up to 300 under the desert skies on a terrace overlooking the 9th and 18th holes.
Smaller groups can gather at its Ranches Restaurant and Bar. The clubhouse also has 11 luxurious guestrooms on site.
www.arabianranchesgolfdubai.com