Emirates Golf Club Green Fees and Tee Times

The short answer

Emirates Golf Club is a members club, but both of its championship courses are open to visitors, which is what makes the home of the Dubai Desert Classic one of the most accessible great courses in world golf. On the marquee Majlis course in the cooler high season, roughly October to April, the visitor green fee is indicatively in the region of 995 to 1,250 AED, about 270 to 340 US dollars, with a shared buggy included. The exact figure shifts with the day of the week and the time of day, and twilight slots are cheaper. The Faldo course, the floodlit sister layout, is a touch less. In the fierce heat of high summer, both fall sharply.

The thing to plan is the tee sheet, not the price. Visitor times are booked through Dubai Golf, the operator of the club, and the prime Majlis morning slots in the busy winter window go quickly, so reserve well ahead. A buggy is normally included, a handicap certificate may be requested, and the dress code is enforced. Decide whether you want the bucket list Majlis, a floodlit evening round on the Faldo, or both, then book the moment your dates are firm.

How to book, step by step

The route for visitors is Dubai Golf, the operator that runs Emirates Golf Club, which takes tee time reservations online and by phone for both the Majlis and the Faldo courses. The green fee normally includes a shared buggy, and the club may ask for a handicap certificate, so carry proof of your home club handicap. The dress code is the usual smart golf standard, collared shirt and tailored trousers or shorts, and is enforced. In the busy high season from October to April the best Majlis morning times are claimed quickly, so book as far ahead as your dates allow, especially around the Dubai Desert Classic in January when demand peaks. If certainty matters, many Dubai golf packages pre book Emirates tee times as part of a stay, which sidesteps the scramble entirely.

Decide early which courses you want. The Majlis is the bucket list round, the championship course beneath the famous clubhouse, while the Faldo offers a floodlit evening or even night round, a novelty that suits a long day or a second loop. Many visitors play the Majlis in a cool morning and keep the Faldo lights in reserve. Then build the rest of a Dubai golf trip around it, with rounds at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai Creek and The Els Club, and a base near the Marina or Downtown.

When to go, and what to expect

Dubai is a winter sun golf destination, and the season at Emirates runs from about October to April, when the heat eases to warm, dry days ideal for a round and the course is at its best. January brings the Dubai Desert Classic and the tightest tee sheet, while November, March and April pair fine weather with a little more room. High summer is intensely hot, and golf moves to dawn and the floodlit twilight, with green fees at their lowest. Expect the Majlis to play as a true par 72 championship test of about 7,301 yards, with the water guarded par three eighth and the reachable closing par five among its signatures, and the wave roofed clubhouse framing it all. Remarkably for a course of this stature, you can simply book it and play.