Dubai Golf Holidays: Tournament Courses, Desert Landscapes & Luxury Golf Packages 2026/2027

Dubai has ten golf courses, more than any other city in the GolfLux UAE portfolio, and two of them carry tournament histories that matter. Emirates Golf Club operates two 18-hole layouts, the Majlis and the Faldo Course, and the Majlis hosts the Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour every year. Both courses demand precision off the tee and disciplined approach play, and the Majlis in particular is regarded as one of the more recognizable championship layouts in the Middle East given its tournament television exposure. Jumeirah Golf Estates, with its Earth and Fire courses, hosts the DP World Tour Championship, the season-ending event on the European Tour calendar. Playing the Earth Course means playing the same fairways the world’s top-ranked players compete on each November.

Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club takes a different approach entirely, set along the Dubai Creek with views across the waterway and a clubhouse design that has become one of the more photographed pieces of golf architecture in the region. Trump International Golf Club at DAMAC Hills, a Gil Hanse design, and Al Zorah Golf Club, which integrates the surrounding desert and mangrove landscape into its routing, round out a course selection wide enough that a five to seven day Dubai golf holiday can cover genuinely different styles without repetition: championship tournament venues, a creekside resort course, and a desert-integrated layout.

The floodlit option matters more in Dubai than it does at most golf destinations. The Faldo Course at Emirates Golf Club offers night golf, which keeps Dubai playable through the punishing summer months when daytime temperatures make a standard round impractical. That flexibility is part of what separates Dubai from destinations that effectively shut down outside their dry season.

Extend Your Trip: Abu Dhabi Is 90 Minutes South and Adds Yas Links

Dubai and Abu Dhabi sit close enough on the same coastline that combining both cities in one UAE golf holiday is straightforward, and several of the longer packages on this page reflect that. The drive takes around 90 minutes on a well-maintained expressway, with no border crossing or domestic flight required.

The case for adding Abu Dhabi is specific: Yas Links Golf Club, designed by Kyle Phillips, is the only true links course in the Middle East, built among coastal mangroves with a genuinely different playing character from anything in Dubai’s parkland and desert-integrated layouts. Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, a Gary Player design with wildlife including dolphins and gazelles visible from the course, adds a further contrast. Golfers who play five or six rounds split across both cities get tournament-pedigree desert golf in Dubai and links-style coastal golf in Abu Dhabi within a single trip, which is a combination unmatched by any single Gulf city alone. The Dubai Golf Package 8 Days from USD 1,155 per person and Dubai Golf Package 7 Days both run long enough to accommodate this kind of extension if you want to build it into your itinerary with our advisors.

Who a Dubai Golf Holiday Is Best For

Dubai suits golfers who want the golf to sit inside a broader luxury city break rather than be the only reason for the trip. The Burj Khalifa, Palm Jumeirah, and the city’s high-end shopping and dining scene give non-golfers in a group as much to do as the golfers have on the course, and the Address Montgomerie Stay and Play Package 5 Days from USD 695 per person reflects this balance, combining a round at the Montgomerie-designed course in Emirates Hills with resort time built into the same stay.

It also suits golfers planning around October to April, when temperatures sit between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius and conditions are comfortable for a full day outdoors. This window also overlaps with the Dubai Desert Classic and the DP World Tour Championship, which means golfers visiting during tournament weeks can watch professional competition at the same venues featured in their own package. The Dubai Golf Package 6 Days from USD 855 per person covers the standard format across this season, and the Dubai Golf Package 4 Days, which includes a round on the Faldo Course, suits golfers with less time who still want at least one tournament-pedigree round.

One practical note worth confirming before travel: Dubai’s golf clubs enforce a dress code, generally collared shirts and tailored shorts or trousers for men, with soft-spike golf shoes required and sandals not permitted. Most packages confirm these requirements as part of the booking process, which removes any uncertainty on arrival. For golfers transiting between Europe and Asia, Dubai International Airport’s connectivity also makes a three to five day golf stopover a practical way to break up a longer journey without adding significant travel time.