The experience begins in the clubhouse where the Desert classic trophy is displayed and previous winners have their own lockers that the seem to share with past captains of the club.
The course itself is in fantastic condition and the view towards the seemingly endless skyscrapers are impressive. None more so than on the 8th that is possibly the signature hole, a pretty harsh left to right dogleg with a challenging second up the hill.
The thing I found most difficult apart from the endless doglegs were the grainy greens that for me, a novice on such things made putting a total lottery.
My overall impression was that the course had many 'good' holes but was a bit short on 'great' ones. Having watched the dubai desert classic over the years, my personal highlights were playing the 9th and 18th to the huge double green in front of the stands.
It's a course that should be played when in dubai for the history alone, though if I'm back in the area I'll need to check out the impressive looking Yas Links.
Below , a view to the !st green, a tricky par 4 with a long bunker lodged right in front of the green that is also a bit of a recurring theme.
The most photogenic area of the course, the 8th tee and the manicured bunkers beside that green
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The rather impressive clubhouse and the famous 9th/18th double greens with the corporate boxes still present after the ladies masters.
The view to the 16th green, one of numerous tight doglegs
On the 18th fairway from 250 yards out where Monty smacked a driver to the green and birdied to win. My attempt was less than perfect but managed to get pin high to the left of the green
One of the more famous finishing holes in golf, quite intimidating even from 120 yards here. The 18th was one of only 2 pars for my on what was a very bad day golf-wise but a fantastic experience overall
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