Al Tellal St,
Emirate Hills, Dubai
Office
+971 (0)4 390 5600Pro shop
+971 (0)4 390 5600Fax
+971 (0)4 360 8981Website
Visit websiteGolf pro
David Laing (PGA, Head Professional).Academy
The Academy by Troon GolfThe Course:
18 holes. Open parkland. Relatively flat terrain.
Surroundings:
Residential (large villas)
Designer:
Colin Montgomerie in association with Desmond Muirhead.
Above distances are for the Championship course. Also at Montgomerie GC Dubai is a nine-hole par-3 floodlit Academy course (662 yds).
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4 km SE of Dubai Marina / 21 km SW of Downtown Dubai/Burj Khalifa.
From the Sheik Zayed Road (E11) in the south-west of Dubai, take exit for Emirates Golf Club / Emirates Hills (the Meadows, not The Greens). Follow signs into Emirates Hills and then signs for The Montgomerie.
Montgomerie Dubai
Montgomerie Golf Club Dubai is home to a big, expansive and open layout, a golfing oasis bounded throughout by large villas, and dotted with occasional palms and small trees within the course. The luxury residences should not come into play, they are thankfully set well back from the prodigious roller-coaster earth mounding that defines the often generously wide fairways.
Your golfing senses will be thoroughly absorbed in Monty's challenging design, which contains its fair share of good-sized water hazards, not least at the par-5 18th that snakes its way through water left and right. Mischievously sloping greens, elevated tee-boxes and substantive greenside and fairway bunkering are also strong components of most holes.
Among many interesting features, is a hand-shaped bunker at the par-3 17th and a gigantic UAE-shaped green at the par-3 13th (see Did You Know section below). This green is surrounded by water on virtually all sides, the water is in turn surrounded by the teeing ground, which forms a near complete circle around the hole.
Scottish links meets Arabian desert is how the literature defines this course - you can make up your own mind on that score, but when in Dubai don't miss out on one of its best and most imaginative designs.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance. Maximum handicap: men 28, women 36. Proof of handicap may be requested.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2025].
Non-metal spike facility.
Excellent
The Montgomerie course used to be able to boast the largest green in the world, a vast acreage at the par-3 13th hole that reflected the shape of the UAE. Nowadays the actual putting surface is cut to about half its original size.
The golf course and facilities at Montgomerie GC Dubai are managed and operated by Troon Golf, a world leader in upscale golf course management.
Middle East & North Africa's 45th best course (Golf World, 2025).
PO Box 36700, Emirates Hills, Dubai, UAE
+971 (0)4 363 1268
Visit website22 stylish, well-appointed boutique guest rooms are available in the Clubhouse. The Address Montgomerie's facilities also include a Spa, full size outdoor pool, golf academy, fitness centre and excellent dining options.
Montgomerie GC Dubai
Emirates (Majlis and Wadi courses)
Jebel Ali; Arabian Ranches; Dubai Hills; Track (Meydan); Dubai Creek; Trump Dubai; Els Club.
PO Box 2341, Marsa Dubai, Dubai, UAE
+971 (0)4 399 1111
Visit websiteLocated alongside the beach on the Arabian Gulf, and close to the rapidly expanding Dubai Media City and new Dubai Marina.
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Emirates (Majlis and Wadi courses); Montgomerie GC Dubai.
Jebel Ali; Arabian Ranches; Nad Al Sheba; Dubai Country Club; Dubai Creek; Al Badia.
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