Nibsy

Hello everyone,

Nice forum you have going here.

I'm in the process of sorting out a contract to move to Dubai in March. I have hundreds of questions, but the one i suppose i'm keen to know more than anything, is how much is golf out there?

I'd ideally like to join a club rather than pay each time i go.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Alex

Ethos83

It's about 800AED for a round of golf - per person. Use that as the base fr

Cheaper courses in Sharjah and Al Ain, but they require a long drive.

As for membership:
http://www.elsclubdubai.com/Membership/Default.aspx

lionheart

Bloody Hell. Am I glad I don't play golf. Mind you, it can cost over Dhs300 just for 45 minutes of rifle shooting at the local range.

Nibsy

Thanks for this.

Quite expensive, but heard the courses are pretty special. I'm hoping golf will come as part of my package but wanting to look at everything before i make my decision.

Alex

Blue Cat

www.dubaigolf.com might help answer those questions, if you want to be a member somewhere it costs a fortune. My husband plays as a non member at Sharjah (sand) and Al Hamra in RAK (grass) where it is cheaper

Nibsy

Thank you for this.

Will have a read today. Will also check out the courses your husband plays. I was told golf wasn't cheap and they're not kidding!

Alex

Blue Cat

Look up Golf in Ras Al Khaimah there are two courses

lionheart

Any company that provides golf packages to prospective recruits is certain to go bust, mark my words.

Nibsy

Having looked at the cost of some golf courses i think you're right! You'll most probably catch me playing crazy golf on the beach...

Thank you all for the advice and sites, very helpful.

Hopefully all going well i may be chatting to you more often and asking for advice on nice bars and restaurants to try.

Alex

Blue Cat

not all, I know a few who get club memberships, the Emirates Pilots for example

Hello.Kitty

if you buy the Family Entertainer book, there's buy-one-get-one-free rounds of gold at about 4 or 5 different courses, which makes it "reasonable" in Mr Kitty's mind. His summary of courses here is that they're well maintained and a step up from UK courses, but gosh are they expensive!

Millhouse

where do you go for that? I'm sure it was cheaper at Jebel Ali when I went there.

Nibsy

Thanks for advice on this.

I have just accepted my offer and will be heading over in the next month or so. All very exciting, my offer didn't come with golf membership (gutted), but it is discounted. So i'm hoping to be playing a fair bit, if anyone is interested in a game, please let me know, will be a nice way to meet some people.

On the topic of meeting new people, i will be coming over on my lonesome. So wondering if you guys organise any social things on here?

Alex

commander

many sales guys for in my line of work get golf as part of thier package.

Mogs

Jebel Ali is only a 9 hole course....hence at least half the price of 18 holes elsewhere (around 200 dhs from memory)