Dirab Golf & Country Club is set in the Dirab Valley, around 40 minutes from central Riyadh, beneath the Tuwaiq escarpment. Established in 1994, it was Saudi Arabia’s first green-grass golf course and became an important early landmark in the development of modern golf in the Kingdom. The natural valley setting gives the club a quieter landscape than the fast-growing city around it.
Palms Golf Club is a compact golf course within the landscaped grounds of InterContinental Riyadh on Maazar Street. Opened in 1994, it was the first grass golf course in Riyadh and remains an unusual city-centre option, combining a short golf layout with the hotel’s gardens, hospitality and leisure facilities. Its location makes it accessible to guests staying in the capital as well as golfers arranging a visit through the hotel.
Golf Oasis Tozeur brings an 18-hole golf course to the edge of the Sahara, close to the historic oasis landscape of Tozeur in southern Tunisia. Its setting among palms, desert scenery and the distinctive architecture of the region gives the course a character unlike the country’s Mediterranean resort layouts. The development was designed to make golf part of a wider oasis destination.
Rolling Hills Golf Club is an 18-hole course within the Saudi Aramco residential camp in Dhahran, in the Eastern Province. Its history is closely linked to the development of golf in Saudi Arabia: the original Rolling Hills course began as a simple sand layout in 1949, while the present grass course opened in 2005. Today it is a private golf facility with a distinctive place in the country’s golfing story.
Ras Tanura Surfside Golf Club is an established golf course within the Najmah community on Saudi Arabia’s eastern Gulf coast. The club is closely associated with the Ras Tanura community and the history of golf around the early oil-industry settlements. Its coastal location and long-established playing tradition make it one of the Eastern Province’s distinctive golf venues.
Wadi Al Saeed Golf Club is an 18-hole desert course in Udhailiyah, in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Set within the area’s gently undulating landscape, the course is one of the golf facilities associated with the established residential and industrial communities of the region. Its setting and traditional playing surfaces give it a character different from the manicured resort courses found in the Kingdom’s newer golf destinations.
Djerba Golf Club is a 27-hole golf destination on Tunisia’s island of Djerba, set among palms and the low coastal landscape close to the Mediterranean. The club’s three nine-hole loops allow players to build different 18-hole combinations, giving repeat visitors more than one way to experience the property. The setting combines a resort atmosphere with a course layout that uses the island’s natural vegetation and terrain.
The Residence Golf Course is a championship golf destination on the Mediterranean coast at Gammarth, north of Tunis. Designed as part of the wider The Residence Tunis resort, the course combines open coastal views with a carefully landscaped layout. Its setting gives golfers a calm resort environment while keeping the historic sites, dining and urban attractions of Tunis within reach.
Yasmine Golf Club Hammamet is an established golf and leisure destination in Bir-Bou-Regba, close to the resort area of Hammamet. Founded in 1991, the club has developed beyond a traditional course into a sports and hospitality venue, combining golf with training, padel and dining. Its location gives golfers access to the wider resort and coastal attractions of the Hammamet region.
Discovery Dunes is a private golf destination in Dubai South, developed as a members’ club around a championship course by American architect Tom Fazio. The project is designed to offer a low-density, nature-led golf environment, with extensive landscaped space and a residential and lifestyle concept built around the course. It represents a different model from Dubai’s established resort clubs, with membership at the centre of access.
