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Abu Dhabi Golf Club spearheads golf tourism in UAE
Abu Dhabi golf courses have posted impressive numbers in the second quarter of the current year, with recently released figures by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) showing the capital now has the top two golf courses in the country in terms of overseas rounds.
Abu Dhabi Golf Club (ADGC), with 1,292 overseas rounds, and Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, with 1,164 overseas rounds played, hosted more non-residents in Q2 than any other UAE golf club.
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, home to the annual Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, is also the country’s most popular golf club after tallying 15,496 rounds in Q2 – the highest count of any national course.
Chris Card, Group General Manager of Abu Dhabi Golf Club and the Gary Player-designed Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, both of which are managed by Troon Golf, said: “These figures illustrate the ongoing maturity of Abu Dhabi as a world-renowned international golf destination of excellence.
“The diversity of our playing options has positioned Abu Dhabi at the forefront of regional golf tourism.
"The emirate boasts parkland, ocean-front, links, inner-city and sand course challenges, which collectively represent a compelling proposition for any golf tourist eager to experience a variety of course options during their golf holiday.”
The UAE capital’s trio of world-class courses – Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Beach and the Kyle Phillips- designed Yas Links, the region’s only links facility – broke their own year-on-year records in Q2, with a total of 2,938 overseas rounds from April 1 to June 30; meaning they registered a mammoth 46 per cent rise on the comparative three-month period last year.
The 2,938 overseas rounds played this quarter was 31 per cent of UAE’s Q2 total.
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