Jumeirah Golf Estates: Where Golf is a Way of Life

For many visiting the Middle East, finding a green oasis dotted with ponds and streams is a near impossible dream. That is until they visit Dubai’s Jumeirah Golf Estates! Situated 22 kilometres south-west of Dubai city centre, the Jumeirah Golf Estate is 1,200 hectares of luscious green golf course and luxurious villas, which like Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas, embrace open spaces and attracts hundred of visitors each year when the venue hosts the prestigious European Tour season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

Jumeirah Golf Estates is an award-winning golfing institution boasting two 18-hole world-class Earth and Fire golf courses. Designed by Greg Norman, the Earth course has hosted all six Dubai World Golf Championships since 2009 and houses a prestigious Golf Academy, the first European Tour Performance Institute found outside Europe. Over 950 residential villas can be found near the Earth and Fire golf courses with its long holes and deep bunkers offering a beautiful setting for a challenging, yet enjoyable game of golf. Jumeirah Golf Estate’s strong partnership with the European Tour resonates in it being the first member of the European Tour Properties Network operating in the Middle East. For golf enthusiasts, facilities offered here include state-of-the-art locker rooms, star-class accommodation similar to that of Luxury Hotel Resorts and relaxing outdoor dining at the Clubhouse Restaurant and Lounge’s terrace overlooking the championship golf courses and the Golf Academy.

Jumeirah Golf Estates is renown as one of the world’s most prestigious residential golf estates with luxurious Mediterranean-style villas scattered across four districts offering breathtaking views of the championship courses. An award-winning residential golf resort, developments are underway to build more residential neighbourhoods with projects including the construction of 75 townhouses under the Redwood Park project and 42 luxury villas under the Redwood Avenue venture. Once complete, Redwood will join the long list of eco-friendly residential parks found at Jumeirah Golf Estates that enjoy shared residential spaces including swimming pools, children’s play areas and BBQ facilities.

Uditha Dharmawardhane is a travel writer who writes under the pen name Roland Lefevre. He specializes in creating features on leisure as well as business travel destinations across the globe. Google+