Dubai & Abu Dhabi golf courses: tee times & green fees 2027
Six courses across two emirates carry most UAE golf trips, and every one of them takes visitors. Four are in Dubai. Emirates Golf Club and Jumeirah Golf Estates each have two championship layouts and host the January Desert Classic and the November season finale. Dubai Creek sits on the Deira waterfront close to the main airport, and Dubai Hills, the newest of the city’s four, looks across at the Burj Khalifa. Abu Dhabi adds a pair run by Viya Golf: Kyle Phillips’ Yas Links beside the Gulf, a few minutes from the airport, and Gary Player’s Saadiyat Beach, where gazelles graze the dunes. Nobody prints a rate card, so the real differences lie in handicap rules, floodlights and tournament closures. This page sets all six side by side, with the drive times that decide where to stay.
- Courses compared6
- Green feesDynamic, no rate cards
- Fly intoDubai (DXB) or Abu Dhabi (AUH)
- Best monthsNov–Mar
- Floodlit 18 holesFaldo, Emirates GC
Compare Dubai & Abu Dhabi courses
Tap a pin for photos, prices and a booking link.
| Course | Green fee from | What’s included | Getting there | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1Emirates Golf ClubTwo championship courses | Rates on request · how to book | BookRead the guide | ||
 2Jumeirah Golf EstatesTwo championship courses | Rates on request · how to book | BookRead the guide | ||
 3Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht ClubChampionship course & marina | Rates on request · how to book | BookRead the guide | ||
 4Dubai Hills Golf ClubChampionship course | Rates on request · how to book | BookRead the guide | ||
 5Yas LinksChampionship course | Rates on request · how to book | BookRead the guide | ||
 6Saadiyat Beach Golf ClubChampionship course | Rates on request · how to book | BookRead the guide |
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Which Dubai & Abu Dhabi course should you book?
Emirates Golf Club
The Majlis, opened in 1988 as the Middle East’s first grass championship course, where Ernie Els still holds the record with a 61. Bring a handicap certificate (28 men, 36 women), then play the LED-lit Faldo after sunset.
Green fees & bookingYas Links
Yas Links, laid out by Kingsbarns architect Kyle Phillips and listed in Golf Digest’s world top 100. It is ten minutes from AUH, and a floodlit nine-hole par-3 course takes tee times until 8.30pm.
Green fees & bookingDubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club
Dubai Creek, with its dhow-sail clubhouse, an island green at the 13th and two closing holes along the water. It sits about ten minutes from DXB, so your clubs can go straight from the 18th green to the terminal.
Green fees & bookingWhat a round really costs.
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- Peak days
You will not find a printed green fee at any of the six. Dubai Golf runs Emirates, Jumeirah Golf Estates and the Creek, and Viya Golf runs Yas Links and Saadiyat, and both show a price only once you pick a date in their app or tee sheet. At Emirates and JGE that price covers a shared cart outside the walking season and an hour on the range, with peak pricing from Friday to Sunday and on public holidays. Dubai Hills quotes by phone or email. Extras are listed in dirhams: Emirates hires clubs at AED 255 for 18 holes and shoes at AED 90, 5% VAT included.
Getting around.
Dubai International (DXB) serves the four Dubai courses. The Creek is about ten minutes from the terminal and Dubai Hills 20 to 30, while Emirates takes 30 to 45 minutes depending on traffic. Jumeirah Golf Estates is quicker from Al Maktoum (DWC), at 25 to 30 minutes. In Abu Dhabi, Zayed International (AUH) is about ten minutes from Yas Links and 30 to 40 from Saadiyat. Taxis and ride-hailing apps carry clubs easily. A base in Dubai Marina keeps Emirates and JGE within half an hour, and Yas Island is a little over an hour south on the E11.
When to play.
November to March is the main season, with the coolest days and the busiest weekend tee sheets. Three tour weeks shut or restrict a course. The Desert Classic takes the Majlis in January, the Dubai Invitational has used the Creek in mid-January since 2024, and November now brings both the Abu Dhabi Championship at Yas Links and the DP World Tour Championship on Earth. From June to September daytime heat regularly passes 40°C, so book dawn starts or use the floodlights on the Faldo and the two lit par-3 courses at Yas and the Creek.
Questions golfers ask.
Do I need a handicap certificate to play golf in Dubai?
At Emirates Golf Club, yes: the limit is 28 for men and 36 for women. where2golf lists the same limits and a certificate requirement at Dubai Creek. Jumeirah Golf Estates asks only that you can play to those levels, with no certificate needed. Dubai Hills, Yas Links and Saadiyat publish no limit, but carrying a certificate costs you nothing.
How do I book tee times in Dubai and Abu Dhabi?
Most rounds go through an app. Dubai Golf’s Viya app covers Emirates, JGE and the Creek and pays up to 10% back in rewards; the Viya Golf app and website cover Yas Links and Saadiyat. Dubai Hills takes bookings on +971 4 362 7555, by email or on its website, and Golfscape lists the Creek and Dubai Hills too.
Can you play golf at night in the UAE?
Yes. The Faldo at Emirates Golf Club has LED floodlights on all 18 holes. Yas Links’ nine-hole par-3 Academy course is lit from 7am to a last tee time of 8.30pm, and the Creek also has a floodlit par-3 course. Saadiyat Beach has no lights, so play it early.
Is it easy to combine Dubai and Abu Dhabi on one golf trip?
Yes. Yas Links is a little over an hour from Dubai on the E11, and Saadiyat is about 90 minutes from Dubai Marina. Fly into DXB, play the Dubai courses first, then drive south and fly home from AUH, which is ten minutes from Yas.
Do Dubai golf courses have caddies?
Mostly not. Emirates, JGE, Yas Links and Saadiyat are cart courses and list no caddie service. Golf365 reported in 2024 that a caddie at Dubai Creek cost about US$42 per player, and Golfscape lists caddies at Dubai Hills without a published rate.