In 2023, Dubai was named the ‘world’s most popular tourist destination’ for the second year running in Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards. What’s more, data from the emirate’s Tourism Performance Report revealed that Dubai welcomed 15.37 million ‘overnight visitors’ between January and November last year, with record numbers of tourists arriving in the first half of 2023. Dubai continues to solidify its position as an international tourism powerhouse, and while its lavish, sometimes ostentatious, character won’t be to all tastes, one common theme runs through everything: a commitment to quality and first-class experiences.
As you would imagine, that ethos extends into the golf sphere. Dubai boasts a number of genuinely world-class golf courses, and I was lucky enough to play two of them just weeks before they staged DP World Tour events: Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club and the Majlis course at Emirates Golf Club.
As I stood on the chipping green at Dubai Creek on Christmas Eve and watched the most amazing sunrise, I couldn’t wait to get going. I’d heard a lot of good things about Dubai Creek, but it’s fair to say it’s not as well known as some other courses in the region. I’m sure that will change in the wake of this year’s Dubai Invitational, won so thrillingly by Tommy Fleetwood.
David Taggart, the general manager, says, “It is just a special place to play golf. It has an iconic clubhouse, a beautiful locationwelcome first-rate.
