InFocus | UAE Golf Guide
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Tuesday Feb 20
Golf terms for the complete novice
If you fancy visiting the fairways one of these days, this glossary of golf terms may come in handy and serve to impress your colleagues as well your companion.
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Tuesday Feb 20
Going strong in Abu Dhabi
More than 23,000 spectators turned out for the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship - the UAE capital's largest sporting event held from January 18 to 21 at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club - a 30 per cent increase on last year's inaugural tournament attendance of 17,787.
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Tuesday Feb 20
Tee off here in a perfect setting...
With unique amenities and unparalleled hospitality, the UAE provides the perfect setting for golf vacations. Signature holes, incredible desert scenery and lush fairways can turn any visitor into the sultan of swing.
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Tuesday Feb 20
Putting it right on the course
Learn the 'deceptively simple and endlessly complicated' sport of golf. Skill, patience and determination are fundamental in golf - considering the game is all about hitting a small, dimpled ball into a hole (18 holes, to be precise) using a minimum number of shots.
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Tuesday Feb 20
A class act attracts record crowd
The Dubai Desert Classic, held from January 30 to February 4 at Emirates Golf Club, attracted a record crowd. The tournament also turned out to be a big hit with golfing fans from all over the world.
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Tuesday Feb 20
Dubai becomes city of golf
Once considered alien to Dubai's culture, golf has become an important part of the sunny city's varied landscape due to effective packaging and promotion.
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Tuesday Feb 20
Playing on the browns
Sand fairways, popular in the UAE, are more challenging than their grassy counterparts. Sand golf is the same game, rules, skills, frustrations and enjoyment as grass golf, but is played on sand.
