The Els Club

Incredible course Well kept fairways like a lot of greens on other courses. Spectacular views. Not as tough as expected. Quite expensive to play here but no more than expected Great locker rooms, showers, towels, full amenities. Nice bar and inexpensive food and beverages. Can highly recommend. Lots of monkeys to add to entertainment if golf gets too tedious.

Firstly ....check the score card and make an intelligent tee block decision. Unfortunately the custom tournament card didn't add or had a mis print. So blues were a reported 6300 and whites 6180ish. Slopes 130ish plus. We played the blues and were a few holes in before realizing the real yardage was 6800! Large forgiving fairways that are littered with traps and often bordered by sand and scrub areas that you Are suppose to hit from. The Greens are brutal. Impossible to hold from approach shoots over 100 yards. Green fronts are usually evaluated to prevent bump and run approach. Our group had many chips run off the green or roll back sometimes further away. Very frustrating. Lots of deep pot bunkers just add to the fun. So bring your short game you will need it. Good range and service , Club house etc.. Conditions good

This is a great course, fantastic staff and great facilities. It is not that cheap....but none of the courses in Dubai, are but you definitely get value for money. The course is always in great condition and the pace of play is normally very good. I would not advise a complete novice to play as it may be a bit over challenging. If you play, good luck!