UAE clubs among the big winners at World Golf Awards in Dubai
Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club hosts eight edition of the World Golf Awards
The eighth edition of the World Golf Awards took place recently at a Gala Ceremony at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club.
Industry heavyweights from around the world attended the gathering, being held in the UAE for the second time and included the World Golf Awards Classic golf tournament played at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club on Thursday.
Chris Frost, managing director, World Golf Awards, said: “Park Hyatt Dubai and Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club have proven world-class hosts of what has been a magnificent reunion of the golf tourism industry.
“We have had the privilege of recognising the leading golf courses, hotels, resorts, designers and tour operators from across the world and my congratulations to each of them. We look forward to announcing next year’s host venue for the 2022 World Golf Awards shortly, hopefully in this Middle East region.”
Abu Dhabi Golf Club won the World’s Best Clubhouse Award, and the Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort and Spa claimed Abu Dhabi’s Best Golf Hotel.
Solheim Cup-winning captain, Scotland’s Catriona Matthew, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding contribution to golf, and Sweden’s long-time Dubai resident Henrik Stenson — who has won the Dubai Desert Classic winner, DP World Tour Championship and Race to Dubai, British Open — was named Golf Course Designer of the Year.
The 2021 World Golf Awards involved over 140 categories, destinations and regions from around the world and more than 369 certificated awards either presented at the Gala Dinner or on their online platform.
Selected other winners
World’s Best Par 3 Golf Course — Trump International Golf Club, Dubai
Middle East’s Best Golf Course — Royal Greens Golf and Country Club, Saudi Arabia
Middle East’s Best Golf Hotel — Address Montgomerie, Dubai
Middle East’s Best Golf Destination — Dubai
Middle East’s Best Golf Tour Operator — Arabian Greens Tours
Middle East’s Best 9-hole Golf Course — Yas Links, Abu Dhabi
UAE’s Best Golf Course — Dubai Hills Golf Club
UAE’s Best Golf Hotel — Park Hyatt, Dubai
UAE’s Best In-Bound Golf Tour Operator — Desert Gate
UAE’s Best Out-Bound Golf Tour Operator — Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi’s Best Golf Course — Saadiyat Beach Golf Club
Dubai’s Best Golf Course — Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club
Dubai’s Best Golf Hotel — Address Montgomerie, Dubai
Bahrain’s Best Golf Course — The Royal Club — Montgomerie Course
Oman’s Best Golf Course — Al Mouj Golf Course
Saudi Arabia’s Best Golf Course — Royal Greens Golf and Country Club, Saudi Arabia