Al Hamra Golf Club Course Review
GF Round: £125wd, £150we
Par 72, 6,703 yards
Slope 134
GM Verdict A challenging but constantly engaging course with water regularly in play
Favourite Hole The magnificent closing hole, a par 5 with the lagoon lapping up on the right all the way
Al Hamra Golf Club is about an hour’s drive north of Dubai in the city of Ras Al Khaimah. It was designed by Peter Harradine who is something of a local specialist having also been responsible for the famous National Course at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. It opened for play in 2007/8, and it runs alongside and through purpose-built lagoons and housing.
Early morning mist beginning to burn off at the start of the back nine
(Image credit: Rob Smith)
My visit was hampered a little by early-morning mist which made my camera redundant on the front nine. The opening five holes work their way round in a loop to the 18th tee, each of them either flirting with or propositioning water. This includes the super-scary par-5 3rd which has it on both sides and which you must then cross. Not being able see clearly was probably a help!
Looking back from behind the green at the par-3 seventh
(Image credit: Rob Smith)
The 6th and 7th are the first two dry holes, a strong par 4 and a lovely short hole. These opening seven, along with the 17th and 18th, also have floodlights for evening golf and make a perfect 9-hole loop.
The approach to the tough par-4 ninth
(Image credit: Kevin Murray)
A very long par 5 and a maximum-distance two-shotter take you to the turn before the back nine begins with a trio of very scary holes.
The tenth green with the island green of the eleventh beyond
(Image credit: Kevin Murray)
The 10th and 12th are probably the two hardest par 4s on the course, both with greens perilously close to the lagoon, and they sandwich a very scenic par 3 with a green that juts out into the water.
Evening shadows over the green on the final short hole at fifteen
(Image credit: Al Hamra Golf Club)
There is some respite from the water over the next five holes and hopefully the chance to pick up a shot or…
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