JimG2018

Last day before they close for 6 months to redo all the greens so I don't know what normal is here - the greens were brick hard and lightening fast - impossible. The restaurant closed before we finished and the tiny locker rooms were full of stacked chairs so, if they have changing facilities, we couldn't see them. Layout is good, but par 3's a bit too short for ladies - we hate 80-90 yard par 3s!. Starter was great and club cleaner was friendly. Water and ice available on the course. Overall, a nice enough experience for the price paid (70 usd) and WAY better than L.A. golf for quality and value.

Weather in late November was perfect for golf (low-mid 20s). Course has no water at all so no lost balls. Relatively straight-forward course with a few challenging holes - everyone should enjoy. Greens were excellent, international standard.. Not as scenic as other perhaps and quite a long drive into the village from the main road to get to the course but for $50 including cart for golf in Dubai, who's complaining! Note that you can also get the Montgomerie course for $50 and, on occasion the Els course, so there's plenty variety in Dubai.

From the minute we arrived until the minute we left we felt like we were part of the family. All the staff (and I do mean all) were extremely courteous and helpful but special praise for Bobby the starter who told us not to rush to the tee (we were running a bit late) but go play some practice balls, get a coffee and come back for our briefing when we were ready. When we were ready, he gave us the course brief but also some history about the place and the rebuild before telling us to relax and enjoy ourselves. Great guy. And a great place too. The practice facilities are excellent, the course is in great shape (greens not as fast as the practice greens) fairways good, allowing you to cleanly hit through the ball. You need to be accurate off the tee otherwise you are likely to find water but keep the ball on the fairway and you can score very well here. My only gripe is that some of the ladies tees were ridiculously short (61 yards in one case). Otherwise a 5 star rating in every respect. The hotel is immaculate, the spa and changing rooms are wonderful. There's a fantastic swimming pool with security etc if you want to drop your kids off. A sumptuous treat for any golfer and, looking at it in totality, it's probably the best golf day I have ever experienced. My entire group felt the same. And all for $99. Amazing. Play the Blue or Red courses and I would imagine you'd have the complete 5 star experience.