Arabian Ranches Golf Club offers one of Dubai’s most authentic desert-golf experiences. Designed by Ian Baker-Finch in association with Nicklaus Design, the par-72 course allows the natural landscape to take centre stage, with immaculate green fairways cutting through rolling dunes, native vegetation and expansive sandy waste areas.

Stray too far from the fairway and the desert quickly comes into play, making accuracy and smart course management essential. Its natural routing and understated design create a completely different challenge from Dubai’s more heavily landscaped courses.

Rugged, rewarding and full of character, Arabian Ranches is proper desert golf — and a course that rewards patience just as much as power.