Emirates Golf Club Majlis course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Corporate Golf Trips to the UAE

Host clients on Tour venues by day and entertain them in five star style by night. The Majlis, the Earth course and Yas Links, the hotels, the dining and the transfers, all handled by one concierge so your company day runs flawlessly for a fourball or a full field.

Photograph: Emirates Golf Club, Majlis Course, Dubai, via Google

Who this trip suits

A corporate golf trip has to do two jobs at once: deliver golf good enough to be a reward and a memory, and wrap it in hospitality polished enough to entertain clients, close business and reflect well on the company. The UAE does both better than almost anywhere. Dubai and Abu Dhabi between them hold a clutch of Tour venues, the resorts and clubhouses are built for events, the dining and the nightlife are world class, and one of the planet's best airline hubs puts the whole thing a single flight from Europe, Asia and Africa. For a board day, a client incentive, a sales reward or a partner event, it lands every time.

The pitch is straightforward. Play the Majlis at Emirates Golf Club, the long time home of the Dubai Desert Classic, and the Earth course at Jumeirah Golf Estates, host of the season ending DP World Tour Championship, add the seaside Kyle Phillips links at Yas Links, and run a shotgun start so a full field plays together and finishes for a prize giving and dinner. The clubhouses lay on private rooms, catering and floodlighting, and the resorts handle transfers and rooms for the whole group. We build the day, the field format and the hospitality around your company and your guests.

The courses to build around

Emirates Golf Club Majlis course, Dubai

Emirates Golf Club, Majlis

Karl Litten, 1988 · Par 72 · Dubai

The first grass course in the Middle East and the long time home of the Dubai Desert Classic, a Karl Litten design framed by the city skyline with the famous island green eighth. The marquee corporate round in Dubai, with a clubhouse built for events.

Jumeirah Golf Estates Earth course, Dubai

Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth

Greg Norman · Par 72 · Dubai

The host of the season ending DP World Tour Championship, a Greg Norman design of tree lined fairways, water and a grandstand finish at the 18th. A genuine Tour test and a second marquee day, with the hospitality infrastructure of a tournament venue.

Yas Links seaside golf course, Abu Dhabi

Yas Links Abu Dhabi

Kyle Phillips, 2010 · Par 72 · Yas Island

A genuine seaside links along the Arabian Gulf, firm and rumpled in a way no one expects of the desert, widely rated the finest course in the Middle East. A spectacular change of scene if you pair Dubai with a night or two on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

Dubai Hills Golf Club championship layout, Dubai

Dubai Hills and Trump International

Modern championship layouts · Dubai

Two manicured, modern courses close to the city, Dubai Hills with its parkland feel beside the city skyline and Trump International with its bold, floodlit championship layout. Both offer the clubhouse space, catering and evening golf a corporate event likes to have in reserve.

Designers and years verified June 2026 from club and Tour listings. The DP World Tour Championship is staged on the Earth course at Jumeirah Golf Estates and the Dubai Desert Classic has long been hosted at the Majlis. Always confirm access, event space and fees directly before booking.

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A sample corporate trip

Day 1

Arrive and welcome dinner

Fly into Dubai, transfer to a city or Marina hotel, and open with a relaxed welcome dinner and briefing on the format, with an optional twilight nine for early arrivals.

Day 2

The Majlis, Emirates Golf Club

The marquee day on the Dubai Desert Classic host, a shotgun start so the field plays together, then a private lunch and the first leg of the competition.

Day 3

Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth

The DP World Tour Championship course, the second competition round, then prize giving and a celebration dinner in a private room at the clubhouse or a city restaurant.

Day 4

Yas Links or a free day, then home

An optional final round on the seaside links at Yas Links in Abu Dhabi, or a free morning for spa, shopping or the city, then transfers back to the airport.

Dubai's courses sit within a short transfer of the city hotels, with Yas Links about ninety minutes down the road in Abu Dhabi, so a coach or private cars keep the group together. A shotgun format suits a full corporate field and finishes everyone at once for the hospitality.

Indicative package ranges

StylePer person, 2026What it usually includes
Client incentiveFrom around $2,500 to $3,5003 nights, 2 rounds at quality courses, four star hotel, transfers
Corporate dayFrom around $3,500 to $5,0004 nights, the marquee courses, private dining, prizes, transfers
Flagship hospitalityFrom around $5,000 upwardBest resort, the Majlis and the Earth course, shotgun field, full hospitality

Indicative third party operator and resort package ranges for the 2026 winter season, excluding flights, shown to set expectations only. We are a guide, not an operator, and never quote our own pricing. Peak green fees at the flagship Dubai courses run roughly AED 595 to AED 995 a round. A full corporate day with hospitality is quoted on the group. Always confirm directly before booking.

Best time to book

The UAE plays year round, but the cool season from November to March is prime time for a corporate event, with warm, dry days, low humidity and the professional golf in town, and it is also the busiest and priciest window. October and April are hot shoulder months that play well early and offer better value, while the summer from May to September is very hot and confined to dawn and twilight golf at the lowest rates. Book a corporate field as far ahead as you can in peak season, since the marquee courses and the best clubhouse event space go early, then build the format and the hospitality around the dates.

Plan your corporate trip to the UAE

Tell us the field size, the courses you want and roughly when. One concierge costs the whole event to the head, arranges the format and the hospitality and replies within one working day, with no obligation.

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Why is the UAE good for a corporate golf trip?

The UAE pairs tournament class golf with the polish corporate hospitality demands: floodlit championship courses, five star resorts, world class dining and one of the planet's best airline hubs, all within a short transfer. Dubai and Abu Dhabi between them hold the Majlis at Emirates Golf Club, the Earth course at Jumeirah Golf Estates that hosts the DP World Tour Championship, and Yas Links, so a company can host clients on Tour venues by day and entertain them in style by night. Tee sheets, transfers and a shotgun format for a full field are all easy to arrange.

Which UAE courses suit a corporate golf day?

For a marquee corporate day, the Majlis at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, the long time home of the Dubai Desert Classic, and the Earth course at Jumeirah Golf Estates, host of the season ending DP World Tour Championship, are the headline venues. Yas Links and Saadiyat Beach in Abu Dhabi add seaside drama, and Dubai Hills and Trump International offer modern, manicured layouts close to the city. Most have the clubhouse space, catering and floodlighting a corporate event needs.

How much does a corporate golf trip to the UAE cost in 2026?

Indicative packages run from around 2,500 to 6,000 US dollars or more per person for a three to five night trip, depending on the courses, the hotel and the level of hospitality, with marquee rounds at the Majlis lifting the total. Peak winter green fees at the flagship Dubai courses run roughly AED 595 to AED 995 a round. A full corporate day with private dining, prizes and transfers is quoted on the group. Always confirm directly before booking.

When is the best time for a UAE corporate golf trip?

The cool season from November to March is prime time, with warm, dry days, low humidity and the professional golf in town, which is also the busiest and priciest window. October and April are hot shoulder months that play well early and offer better value, while the summer from May to September is very hot and limited to dawn and twilight golf at the lowest rates. Book a corporate field well ahead in peak season. Always confirm before you travel.

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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course designers, host events and indicative green fees verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.

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