Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Membership, positioned within the iconic Dubai Creek Resort, is about to open the DP World’s Worldwide Swing in 2024 with the announcement of an all-new occasion – the Dubai Invitational.
Going down in mid-January, the Dubai Invitational kinds a part of a new-look DP World Tour schedule for 2023/24, which additional emphasises the energy of golf on supply within the UAE. Dubai Golf and Viya Golf venues will now host a complete of 4 occasions all through the season, with the Dubai Invitational and Hero Dubai Desert Traditional at Emirates Golf Membership additionally happening in January. The Abu Dhabi Championship at Yas Hyperlinks has been elevated from its earlier early-season place, to now kind the primary of a two-part playoff sequence in November that culminates with the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
Talking on the brand new DP World Tour schedule, CEO of Dubai Golf and former Basic Supervisor of Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Membership, Chris Could, stated: “We’re completely delighted to be welcoming the DP World Tour again to Dubai Creek in January. It’s a venue that has nice heritage with skilled golf, having beforehand been the host venue for the Dubai Desert Traditional, and might be an unbelievable asset to the brand new tour schedule with a ending stretch of holes that rivals nearly any on this planet.
“This addition additionally highlights the superb high quality of golf on supply right here within the UAE and, particularly, inside the Dubai Golf group. We now have 4 programs, internet hosting 4 unbelievable occasions in what is about to be an extremely sturdy season for the DP World Tour. The Abu Dhabi Championship at Yas Hyperlinks was already one of the well-liked stops on tour, however that occasion has gone from energy to energy and can now maintain even better significance as a part of the brand new finish of season playoff sequence.”
WHO HAS LIFTED THE TROPHY AT DUBAI CREEK
Previous to the introduction of the Dubai Invitational, Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Membership was the two-time host of the Dubai Desert Traditional – one of many DP World Tour’s most revered and long-standing occasions. In 1999, Englishman, David Howell, lifted the trophy, whereas in 2000, Jose Coceres got here out on high, beating former Ryder Cup participant and captain, Paul McGinley, by two strokes.
The Dubai Invitational at Dubai Creek will kick off the brand new Worldwide Swing on the DP World Tour, on January 11th. The next week, on January 18th, the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional at Emirates Golf Membership will get below manner – the primary Rolex Collection occasion of the season. Because the season continues in direction of its conclusion, the main 70 gamers will earn a spot within the Abu Dhabi Championship at Yas Hyperlinks, the primary a part of the brand new playoff sequence, which can conclude with the top-50 battling it out at Jumeirah Golf Estates for the DP World Tour Championship.
Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Membership, with its iconic sail-shaped clubhouse, sits inside the Dubai Creek Resort alongside the luxurious Park Hyatt Dubai. The Riviera-style resort is positioned within the north of the town, near Dubai Worldwide Airport, alongside the financial institution of a tranquil creek that creates cityscape views. The membership options an 18-hole championship course, along with a 9-hole par-3 course, a golf academy, six eating places and bars, a gymnasium, tropical swimming pool, and a 121-berth marina.
HISTORY OF DUBAI CREEK GOLF & YACHT CLUB
Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Membership has a prestigious historical past, as Dubai’s second oldest golf course. This yr, the membership is celebrating its 30th anniversary, having first opened again in 1993 and it was additionally host to the primary ever golf academy within the Center East.
Dubai Golf owns and operates Emirates Golf Membership, Jumeirah Golf Estates, and Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Membership in Dubai, and below the enterprise of Viya Golf, Yas Hyperlinks, Yas Acres, and Saadiyat Seashore Golf Membership in Abu Dhabi. Dubai Golf additionally owns and operates Topgolf Dubai.
Customer tee instances can be found to e book at Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Membership, and all different Dubai Golf venues via the Viya app. Viya permits clients, each within the UAE and world wide, to e book world-class golf, eating, experiences, spas, and extra at venues in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Viya is free to obtain, and you are able to do so by heading to any cellular app retailer. To discover Viya, head to: www.viya.ae/
