I’ve been to Dubai couple of times, always enjoyed it very much, did a lot of touristy things, did a lot of expat things, played a lot of golf—but what I didn’t do for some reason is night golf: golfing under floodlights.
See Iona Stephen in this Golfing World video teeing it off at the Faldo Course at the Emirates Golf Club Dubai to get some impression how that looks like. As I haven’t experienced this myself, it’s hard to assess how the actual feeling might be, whether it’s such a different game that it’s not real golf anymore. Watching the video, it does look like proper golf and I’m intrigued to check it out myself soon.
So, when are you heading to some of the places where night golf is possible? And where is it possible altogether?
Well, taking the COVID-19 travel restrictions aside, this is a list of courses (which I found at leadingcourses.com) that offer night golf for their courses. I’m sure this list is not exhaustive, but it’s a good starting point nonetheless. Keep my fingers crossed there is one near by you.
| Golf Club | Golf Course | Playable Night Holes | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Golf Club Dubai | Faldo Championship Course | 18 | United Arab Emirates |
| Yas Links Abu Dhabi | Par-3 Academy Course | 9 | United Arab Emirates |
| Abu Dhabi Golf Club | Garden Course | 9 | United Arab Emirates |
| Al Mouj Golf | Academy Course Par-3 | 9 | Oman |
| Sân Golf Tân Sơn Nhất | Sân Golf Tân Sơn Nhất Course | 18 | Vietnam |
| The Montgomerie Maxx Royal | Montgomerie Maxx Royal Golf Course | back 9 | Turkey |
| Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club | Par-3 Course | 9 | United Arab Emirates |
| Ayla Golf Club | Golf Academy Par-3 | 9 | Jordan |
| Al Ain Equestrian Shooting and Golf Club | AESGC Academy Course | 9 | United Arab Emirates |
| Bà Nà Hills Golf Club | Bà Nà Hills Golf Course | 18 | Vietnam |
| Carya Golf Club | Championship Course | 18 | Turkey |
| Golfbaan het Woold | Gezandebaan (Par-3) | 9 | The Netherlands |
| Golf de Bouznika Bay | Bouznika Bay | 9 | Morocco |
| The Address Montgomerie Dubai | Par-3 Academy Course | 9 | United Arab Emirates |
| Laem Chabang International Country Club | Lake, Mountain and Valley Course | 27 | Thailand |
| Oceânico Golf Club | Par-3 Oceânico Academy | 9 | Portugal |
| The Track Meydan Golf Club | The Track | 9 | United Arab Emirates |
| Al Hamra Golf Club | Al Hamra Championship Course | 9 | United Arab Emirates |
| Golfclub Amstelborgh | Amstelborgh Par-3 | 9 | The Netherlands |
| Summit Windmill Golf Club | Summit Windmill Golf Course | 9 | Thailand |
| Rachakram Golf Club | Rachakram Golf Course | 18 | Thailand |
| Pinehurst Golf & Country Club | South, West and North Course | 27 | Thailand |
| Secret Valley Golf Club | Secret Valley Golf Course | last 3 | Cyprus |
| Royal Greens Golf & Country Club | Championship Course | last 9 | Saudi Arabia |
Do you know one that’s missing here and definitely needs to be on the list? Then comment below please! Also please share your thoughts of night golf, in case you already had the pleasure to test it out. Any good and worth recommending?
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