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I wouldn't bother, are there no municipal courses that you could play?
Urgent Decision to be made - play or not to play
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rosswilliams
Club Champion
Prefer Faldo to the Els, so enjoy.
Most clubs at least £100 a round here but when the summer kicks in its much cheaper.
Most clubs at least £100 a round here but when the summer kicks in its much cheaper.
First world problems!
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Absolutely - but one that I can solve.
RustyTom
Assistant Pro
Im playing this afternoon for only the 2nd time since december and altho im using my own bats, it feels as if ive borrowed somebody elses swing!!
Good luck out there!
Good luck out there!
Bigfoot
Tour Rookie
Enjoy the chance of a game.
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
Just waiting for SILH to say he has had the round of his life with borrowed clubs...😁
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Now that would be nice but I wouldnt bet a penny on it happening.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Well - that's us home from Dubai and reflecting on what was an enjoyable 10 days in a pretty mad place. And reflecting upon playing golf in Dubai - and on playing the Emirates Faldo Course.
Borrowed what seemed a decent set of clubs - though pretty old I think:
> Taylormade Tour Burner Driver
> Taylormade R580 fairway woods
> Callaway Big Bertha Heavenwood hybrid
> Callaway Big Bertha Fusion irons
> Nike Unitized Neo putter
And so we arrived at the 1st tee and the guys we were paired up with for the round arrived. One dead nice guy from Sheffield and a local. We were advised by the Sheffield lad (Darr) that Tariq - the local bloke - had loads of difficult personal problems. And then he turned up. Drunk as a skunk - at 9am.
Anyway. Though somewhat distracted by Tariq as he tried to tee off the 1st with his partners LH driver, and the fact that he probably hit the ball no more than 4 times in the first nine - sleeping the rest of the time - Off we went - with Darr occasionally having to put Tariq back on his buggy after he had fallen off
Front nine - not that great - dropped 11 shots - driver issues and getting used to irons On 10th Darr got Tariq taken back to the clubhouse by the Marshalls. Back nine I put away the driver and took 3 wood off tee - and on back 9 shot 4 over gross - which included 2 birdies.
And so played one under my handicap back nine and overall 5 over. If back nine had gone as front 9 I'd have been pretty down - but the back nine was great!
Lovely course. Greens immaculate (though not that fast) - fairways like a Wilton carpet.
Pity you are so surrounded by building sites, villas tight to some holes, and skyscrapers looming over you.
Worth £150? Well I can say that I've played 'The Emirates'. Next time? Might try and play 'The Majlis' championship course - but if not - then probably wouldn't. But according to Darr the new course to play is Yaz Island in Abu Dhabi - a very links-ish course just 150km down the road and an hour twenty drive away.
Borrowed what seemed a decent set of clubs - though pretty old I think:
> Taylormade Tour Burner Driver
> Taylormade R580 fairway woods
> Callaway Big Bertha Heavenwood hybrid
> Callaway Big Bertha Fusion irons
> Nike Unitized Neo putter
And so we arrived at the 1st tee and the guys we were paired up with for the round arrived. One dead nice guy from Sheffield and a local. We were advised by the Sheffield lad (Darr) that Tariq - the local bloke - had loads of difficult personal problems. And then he turned up. Drunk as a skunk - at 9am.
Anyway. Though somewhat distracted by Tariq as he tried to tee off the 1st with his partners LH driver, and the fact that he probably hit the ball no more than 4 times in the first nine - sleeping the rest of the time - Off we went - with Darr occasionally having to put Tariq back on his buggy after he had fallen off
Front nine - not that great - dropped 11 shots - driver issues and getting used to irons On 10th Darr got Tariq taken back to the clubhouse by the Marshalls. Back nine I put away the driver and took 3 wood off tee - and on back 9 shot 4 over gross - which included 2 birdies.
And so played one under my handicap back nine and overall 5 over. If back nine had gone as front 9 I'd have been pretty down - but the back nine was great!
Lovely course. Greens immaculate (though not that fast) - fairways like a Wilton carpet.
Pity you are so surrounded by building sites, villas tight to some holes, and skyscrapers looming over you.
Worth £150? Well I can say that I've played 'The Emirates'. Next time? Might try and play 'The Majlis' championship course - but if not - then probably wouldn't. But according to Darr the new course to play is Yaz Island in Abu Dhabi - a very links-ish course just 150km down the road and an hour twenty drive away.
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Well - that's us home from Dubai and reflecting on what was an enjoyable 10 days in a pretty mad place. And reflecting upon playing golf in Dubai - and on playing the Emirates Faldo Course.
Borrowed what seemed a decent set of clubs - though pretty old I think:
> Taylormade Tour Burner Driver
> Taylormade R580 fairway woods
> Callaway Big Bertha Heavenwood hybrid
> Callaway Big Bertha Fusion irons
> Nike Unitized Neo putter
And so we arrived at the 1st tee and the guys we were paired up with for the round arrived. One dead nice guy from Sheffield and a local. We were advised by the Sheffield lad (Darr) that Tariq - the local bloke - had loads of difficult personal problems. And then he turned up. Drunk as a skunk - at 9am.
Anyway. Though somewhat distracted by Tariq as he tried to tee off the 1st with his partners LH driver, and the fact that he probably hit the ball no more than 4 times in the first nine - sleeping the rest of the time - Off we went - with Darr occasionally having to put Tariq back on his buggy after he had fallen off
Front nine - not that great - dropped 11 shots - driver issues and getting used to irons On 10th Darr got Tariq taken back to the clubhouse by the Marshalls. Back nine I put away the driver and took 3 wood off tee - and on back 9 shot 4 over gross - which included 2 birdies.
And so played one under my handicap back nine and overall 5 over. If back nine had gone as front 9 I'd have been pretty down - but the back nine was great!
Lovely course. Greens immaculate (though not that fast) - fairways like a Wilton carpet.
Pity you are so surrounded by building sites, villas tight to some holes, and skyscrapers looming over you.
Worth £150? Well I can say that I've played 'The Emirates'. Next time? Might try and play 'The Majlis' championship course - but if not - then probably wouldn't. But according to Darr the new course to play is Yaz Island in Abu Dhabi - a very links-ish course just 150km down the road and an hour twenty drive away.
Yas Island is good - Abu Dhabi GC (the one with the Falcon) is better though.
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
For an alleged classy course I cannot believe or understand why they would let someone on who is bladdered.
Glad you enjoyed it though.
Glad you enjoyed it though.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
He is a member - that apart - judging by the four Japanese fellas in front of us they are not too fussy...the Marshalls called us through them on the 10th.
williamalex1
Money List Winner
Did you get Tariq's phone number 
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Did you get Tariq's phone number
I didn't - major blunder on my part - but as the marshalls all knew him by first name I am thinking that I could easily get in touch with him next time I'm out
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