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Arabian Ranches Golf Course
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Designer
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Ian Baker-Finch
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Holes / Par / Distance
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18 holes / 72 par / 7691 yds
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Opened
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2004
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Location
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40 mins from Dubai International Airport
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Opening Times
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06.30 hrs till nightfall
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Floodlit
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Driving Range daily until 20.30 hrs.
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Club Hire
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AED 135
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Shoes Hire
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AED 35
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Arabian Ranches Golf Club is a unique concept and a wonderful opportunity for Baker-Finch Design to begin an association with the Nicklaus Design. It has decidedly made the best use of the local environment using the natural desert terrain and landscape.
This is a true desert style course similar to those found in Palm Springs, California and Scottsdale, Arizona in this beautiful desert setting. The design brief was to extend, elongate the routing throughout the desert as much as possible, creating an oasis effect throughout the Arabian Ranches property.
Hence the front nine/back nine loops back to the clubhouse, which makes for an ideal tournament course and setup. 1st and 10th tees close to the putting green and practice area and the 9th and 18th greens coming back underneath the clubhouse with expansive crowd and corporate viewing opportunities.
Many of the holes incorporate some of the truly great design concepts throughout the history of golf course architecture.
Link to hole by hole guide
http://www.arabianranchesgolfdubai.com/golf/holebyhole/hole1.jsp |
