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The Club House
Food:
Six food options leave you spoilt for choice: the aQuarium
seafood and steak restaurant has fabulous views of the
Creek and a tropical indoor floor to ceiling aquarium;
all day and night, international snacks are offered
at The Boardwalk and Lakeview; enjoy a pizza, shisha
or puff on a hubbly bubbly at QDs; try black angus steaks
nightly at Legends; or modern international cuisine
in The Academy café.
Changing rooms:
Large changing facilities for gents and ladies - both
equipped with a steam room.
Pro shop:
Stocks a wide range of logo clothing depicting the iconic
"sail" design of the clubhouse, golf accessories
and souvenirs. The Academy shop has a similar stock
plus the latest golf clubs including demonstration sets
and club-fitting systems.
Interior & exterior:
The distinctive contemporary sail design, which depicts
a traditional Arab dhow, makes Dubai Creek the Sydney
Opera House of the golf world. Designed by UK architect
Brian Johnson in 1993, it won Best Clubhouse in Golf
World's "Best of the Best" Awards. The interior
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Background to the
course
Architect:
Karl Litten (who also designed Emirates Golf Club) designed
the original Dubai Creek which opened in 1993. The course
was re-designed in 2004 by European Golf Design in association
with Thomas Bjorn. There are big changes planned for
the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club in 2005, with the
addition of a large hotel necessitating the re-design
of some of the course.
Type:
Resort-style riverside course
Landscape:
Its rolling green fairways sit on the edge of Dubai
Creek, the saltwater inlet running like life blood through
the heart of the city, which comes into play on four
holes located alongside it. Numerous water features
and tropical palm foliage creates an atmosphere of seclusion
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Score Card
Address:
Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Garhoud Area, PO
Box 6302, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Website:
www.dubaigolf.com
Telephone number:
+9714 2956000 Fax: +9714 2956044
Course and length:
An 18-hole course par 72, 6857 yards championship course
from the back tees, and a 9-hole floodlit par 3, 774
yards course from the gents tees.
Dress code:
Rubber but no metal spikes allowed. Shirt with collars
and sleeves, no denim, beachwear or otherwise inappropriate
attire.
Tee times:
Open during daylight hours with tee times in 10 minute
intervals. During most weekends, 'shot-gun starts' for
corporate and society groups operate which means that
everyone starts and finishes at one time, usually early
in the morning and lunchtime.
Handicap:
Certificate required - 28 for men and 45 for ladies.
No handicap required for the 9-hole course.
Green fees:
The 18-hole course costs 395 AED ($108) Sunday to Wednesday,
and 475 AED ($130) Thursday to Saturday and Public Holidays.
The 9-hole floodlit course is a modest 50 AED ($14).
Other costs:
Carts cost 50 AED ($14) per person, and Ping club hire
is 120 AED a set ($33), with 20 AED ($5.50) for practice
balls.
Facilities:
Flood lighting allows golfers to play through the darkness
until 10pm. Dubai's first-created Golf Academy offers
tuition to all ages and abilities using V1 - the latest
in swing analysis technology. Three floodlit practice
holes, a marine and yacht club, swimming pool with a
'swim up' bar, and a Health Club Gym 2000 with personal
trainers keep the active occupied day and night. The
superbly facilitated club has hosted concerts by major
names including Rod Stewart and Elton John.
Location:
A few minutes drive from Dubai International Airport
on the Al-Garhoud Road just across the Al-Garhoud Bridge,
opposite the City Centre Shopping Complex. |
