View of the golf course at Doha Golf Club

The Doha Golf Club in Doha, Qatar is an 18-hole, 7,374-yard, par 72 championship course that was designed by Peter Harradine. The Doha Golf Club is also one of the first grass golf course ever built in the Middle East. Open to nonmembers, it has a 2 808 yards long floodlit nine-hole academy course, and a clubhouse with three restaurants and a golf shop.[1]

The club hosts the Qatar Masters golf tournament.

Past Directors of Golf

  • Gary McGlinchey
  • Greg Holmes
  • David Moreland

Geography

The Doha Golf Club is located in Al Egla, a northern district of Qatar's capital Doha which is just north of West Bay.[2]

Features

Qatar Golf Academy

Clubhouse

The Doha Golf Club also has a clubhouse.[1]

Courses

A barrel cactus from Arizona, one of the features in the courses of the Doha Golf Club.

The Doha Golf Club was designed with eight strategically positioned lakes, 65 giant cacti which were imported from the deserts of Arizona,[3] more than 10 000 green trees and shrubs, numerous limestone formations and an abundance of lush and lengthy fairways, which were all designed to present a startling contrast to the desert that surrounds this green golf club.[4][3]

FeaturesInformation
TypePublic
Holes18
Year Built1997
Guest PolicyWelcomed
Golf SeasonYear Round
Metal Spikes AllowedNo
Driving Range AvailableYes
Putting Green AvailableYes
Rental Carts AvailableYes
Rental Trolleys AvailableYes
Rental Clubs AvailableYes
GPSYes
Pro ShopYes
Teaching ProYes
Golf SchoolYes
Tee Times WelcomedYes
Price Range Weekdays420
Price Range Weekends650
Credit Cards AcceptedYes
Changing Rooms, Lockers and Bag Storage AvailableYes
TeeParLengthSlopeRating
White726 640 yards00
Blue727 374 yards00
Yellow726 299 yards00
Red (W)735 693 yards00

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sorry, we couldn't find this page :: Doha Golf Club".
  2. ↑ "Golf". Askexplorer. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Doha Golf Club - Qatar | Top 100 Golf Courses".
  4. ↑ "Sorry, we couldn't find this page :: Doha Golf Club".

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