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About The Els Club

Inspired by his favourite elements of golf courses from around the world, pro golf legend Ernie Els designed the course of his dreams with a clubhouse to match. The Els Club offers a 72-par course with an extraordinary 60,000 square-foot clubhouse that includes The Big Easy Bar & Grill, 261 Restaurant, a member’s lounge, and numerous conference and boardrooms.

Stretching 7,538 yards with four sets of tees, allowing players a selection of differing lengths from which to play, The Els Club offers players a challenging round.

The course features pleasing undulations and strong elevation changes for visual and strategic interest. Extensive use of sandy waste areas and of native grasses and vegetation between wide fairways, along with a classic style of bunkering, add to the links effect.

The holes all constitute characteristics from Els’ favourite courses around the world; bunkers from Royal Melbourne, greens resembling Pinehurst No. 2 and wide, rolling links fairways. Combine this with strategically placed tee-boxes, strong course management, soft sand, hard sand and carefully-developed undulation, and you are presented with a true masterpiece in golf course design. Winning accolades in 2008 as the ‘Best New International Course’ by Links Golf Magazine and ‘Best New Facility of the Year’ by Troon Golf in the same year, with ‘Best Golf Course in Dubai’ by CNBC Arabian Property Awards in 2009, the Els Club has proven its charm to the golfing enthusiasts.