Al Zorah Golf Club

Al Zorah Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72 championship course located in the Emirate of Ajman, approximately 25 minutes from Dubai International Airport. Opened in December 2015, it was the first golf course in Ajman and the first Nicklaus Design layout in the UAE. The course was designed by Nicklaus Design senior associate Dirk Bouts and stretches to 7,169 yards from the back tees, with paspalum grass fairways and greens throughout.

The course is set within over one million square metres of protected mangrove landscape alongside 12 kilometres of coastline, giving it a distinctly natural character uncommon among desert golf venues. A unique feature is the tidal system that affects several holes, with water levels rising and falling during the day, subtly altering the challenge from morning to afternoon rounds. The layout incorporates 10 par-4s, four par-5s and four par-3s, with two lakes also coming into play. Signature holes include the par-3 6th, which plays over a lagoon to a peninsula green, and the par-5 15th, a double dogleg with water in play throughout. The par-4 13th on the back nine, rated stroke index 2, features water running the full length of the left side. Managed by Troon Golf and GEO-certified for environmental sustainability, the course is noted for generous fairways that reward strategic positioning over raw power.