Trump International Golf Club, Dubai

Trump International Golf Club Dubai is an 18-hole, par-71 championship course measuring 7,205 yards from the back tees, located within the DAMAC Hills development near Dubai Sports City. Designed by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner — Hanse having also designed the 2016 Rio Olympics course — it opened in early 2017 as the first new 18-hole layout in Dubai for seven years. The course carries a rating of 73.9 and slope of 131, with Bermudagrass throughout.

Carved from 500 acres of previously flat, barren desert, the design required significant earthmoving to introduce the elevation changes, undulation, and drainage systems that give the course its character. The routing takes a links-influenced approach, with wide fairways, strategic bunkering, waste areas, and large, notably undulating greens that present a significant challenge on and around the putting surfaces. Water features prominently on several holes, with both the 9th and 18th closing around a central lake in front of the 30,000 square foot clubhouse. Notable holes include the short par-4 8th, played to a raised and awkward green, the par-4 13th where the green is entirely surrounded by sand, and the par-3 17th requiring a carry over water to a well-protected green. The front nine fairways are shared in places, with the 1st and 9th running as a double fairway. The facility also includes a floodlit 9-hole par-3 Academy course and Dubai's first TrackMan driving range.