Doha Golf Club is where grass golf arrived in Qatar. It opened in 1998 and staged the first Qatar Masters that year, won by Andrew Coltart, and the European Tour, now the DP World Tour, has kept coming back. It is a 27-hole venue on the edge of the West Bay Lagoon, north of the city towers: an 18-hole championship course and a full-length, floodlit Academy nine. Visitors can book and pay online, and the rates are published, which is not always the case in the Gulf.
Doha Golf Club green fees and tee times.
Book through the club’s online tee sheet, where you pay in full when you reserve. Online payments are not refundable if you fail to turn up, but you can move a booking to another date or pass it to a friend; refunds that are agreed carry a QAR 90 international transfer fee. Weekdays here are Sunday to Thursday and the weekend is Friday and Saturday. Clubs (QAR 200 for 18 holes) and shoes can be added during the online booking. You can also call +974 4496 0777, use WhatsApp on the same number or email info@dohagolfclub.com. No visitor handicap ceiling appears on the club’s pages, but where2golf says visitors need a handicap, so carry a certificate.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From QAR 700
Non-member 18-hole rate, Sunday to Thursday, 6.30am to 12.50pm, including a shared cart and 25 range balls; Friday and Saturday QAR 850; weekday twilight from 1pm QAR 400.
Championship, weekday morning
QAR 700
Championship, weekend morning
QAR 850
Championship, weekday twilight (from 1pm)
QAR 400
Academy nine, weekday to 4pm
QAR 250
Academy nine, weekday evening
QAR 295
Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The round, in perspective.
Peter Harradine designed both courses, on land that was graded from sand and rock in the mid-1990s. The Championship Course is a par 72 of 7,437 yards from the gold tees, 6,640 from the whites and 5,867 from the reds, and it is long in the way tour players notice: the par-5 9th is 639 yards from the back and the 1st is 591. The par-3 3rd is 235 yards from the gold tees. Eight lakes and thousands of trees and shrubs, some brought in from desert regions such as Arizona, frame the holes, with sandy waste ground between them. The routing has two starting and two finishing holes, so both the 9th and 18th finish at the Arabian-style clubhouse. The club notes that the wind tends to rise in the afternoon.
Know before you go.
Booking
Online, full payment at booking; transferable, not refundable
Carts
Shared cart included
Range balls
25 included with Championship fees; 25 extra for QAR 35
Club hire
QAR 200 (18 holes), QAR 100 (9 holes)
Weekend
Friday and Saturday
Make the trip work.
Book a morning on the Championship Course: the morning rate covers tee times up to 12.50pm, and the wind is usually lighter early. The Academy nine is floodlit and open well into the evening every day, with tee times listed until 8.16pm, so it works on an arrival evening. The club describes it as having larger fairways, shorter holes and fewer hazards than the big course. The Qatar Golf Academy, run by PGA professionals, takes lessons, and the refurbished Club House restaurant and terrace on the ground floor is open to non-members.
The club is on Golf Course Street at West Bay Lagoon, north of the West Bay towers on the way to Lusail. Hamad International (DOH) is on the opposite, south-eastern side of the city, roughly 25 km by road; in light traffic a taxi takes around 25 to 30 minutes. Taxis and ride-hailing apps are the practical way to arrive with clubs.
Where it is.
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Somewhere to settle in.
Doha Golf Club has no rooms of its own. The closest bases are the hotels of West Bay and the West Bay Lagoon area, a few minutes south, and Lusail to the north, both of which keep the drive to the first tee short. The Pearl and Katara Cultural Village are also nearby if you prefer restaurants and a waterfront walk in the evening. Hotels near the airport add the length of the city to every trip to the course.
Make a trip of it.
Doha is a one-club city for championship golf, so most visitors pair a round here with a stopover. Spend the rest of the day at the Museum of Islamic Art on the Corniche, Souq Waqif in the evening, or the National Museum of Qatar. If you are flying on through Hamad International, Al Mouj in Muscat and the Dubai courses are each short flights away.
Find your season.
October to April is the season. The Qatar Masters usually falls early in the year, and the club’s Qatar Open championship was played here in early April 2026, so check the events calendar before you fix dates. From June to September midday heat pushes most golf to early mornings and the floodlit Academy nine.
Yes. Non-members can book either course online and pay at the time of booking. The 18-hole rate is QAR 700 from Sunday to Thursday and QAR 850 on Friday and Saturday, with a shared cart and 25 range balls included.
Is there night golf in Doha?
Yes. The nine-hole Academy Course at Doha Golf Club is floodlit and open into the evening every day, with tee times until 8.16pm. Non-members pay QAR 295 on weekday evenings and QAR 250 on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Where is the Qatar Masters played?
Doha Golf Club’s Championship Course staged the first Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in 1998, when Andrew Coltart won, and the club calls itself home to the annual DP World Tour event. Check the tour schedule for the current year’s venue and dates.
Can I cancel a Doha Golf Club tee time?
Online payments are not refunded for no-shows, but you can move the booking to another date or time, paying any difference, or pass it to a friend or family member. Any refund that is agreed carries a QAR 90 international transfer fee.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
