The New Course at Trump International Golf Links opened in 2025 and was immediately named World’s Best Golf Course and Europe’s Best New Golf Course at the World Golf Awards. The Old Course, which opened in 2012, is already in Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest, voted Best Modern Course in Great Britain and Ireland, and became a DP World Tour host that same year. Both courses occupy the same vast Aberdeenshire coastal estate. You play them from the same tee sheet. There is no other 36-hole facility in Scotland that comes close.

Best time to visit: April to October (open year-round).
Nearest airport: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 20 minutes from the Menie Estate.
Flight time from Dubai: Approximately 7.5 hours via London or Amsterdam.

GOLF COURSES

1. Trump International Golf Links – Old Course
• 18 holes, Par 72
• Designed by Dr. Martin Hawtree and opened in 2012, the Old Course sits in Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest – a rare distinction for a course barely a decade old. It became a DP World Tour host in 2025 and boasts the largest practice facilities in Scotland. The routing through the Great Dunes of Scotland along the North Sea shoreline produces a links experience that is both classically framed and visually unlike anywhere else in the country.

2. Trump International Golf Links – New Course
• 18 holes, Par 72
• Named World’s Best Golf Course and Europe’s Best New Golf Course at the 2025 World Golf Awards in its opening year. Cavernous sandy hollows, expansive native wetlands and towering marram grass dunes define a layout that pushes further into the wilder reaches of the estate – longer, rawer and more elemental than the Old Course, with open sea views from the closing stretch.

WHERE TO STAY

1. MacLeod House & Lodge
• Rating: ★★★★★
• Why it stands out: A Scottish baronial mansion at the heart of the Menie Estate, MacLeod House has 18 ensuite rooms, secret stairways, log fires, a whisky snug and a wellness retreat – and you’re sleeping two hundred yards from the first tee. The Restaurant & Cellar offers refined seasonal menus with sommelier service; the intimate bar functions as the best post-round room in Aberdeenshire. Available for exclusive hire.

BEYOND FAIRWAYS

Must-try restaurants & cuisine
• The Dunes Restaurant & Bar – Scottish and American classics with North Sea views.
• Trump’s Restaurant & Cellar at MacLeod House – refined seasonal menus with sommelier service and the kind of white linen that makes a Sunday lunch feel like an occasion.

Cultural highlights
• Balmoral Castle is one hour by car and worth the detour.
• Aberdeen city centre – 16km from the estate – offers historic granite architecture that gives the city a particular austerity and a distinct character from anywhere else in Scotland.

Activities & experiences
• Sea kayaking, salmon fishing and deer stalking in the Aberdeenshire glens.
• Whisky tasting on the estate and across the nearby Speyside distilleries.
• Heritage Retreat wellness spa on the estate.

Local tip
• Visit the Clavis Whisky Bar on the estate after your round. It carries one of the finest whisky selections in Aberdeenshire – and the dram tastes different when you’ve just played
36 holes across the Great Dunes of Scotland.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Average green fee
• EUR 80-150 per round.
Getting around
• Car hire recommended.
• Aberdeen city centre 16km.
• Taxis available from Aberdeen.
Currency
• British Pound (GBP).
Language
• English.

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Golf’s most valuable piece of land is unintentionally unknown to most golfers. Turn onto 91st Street in Surfside, Fla., north of Miami Beach, and you’ll encounter a highly ornamented, police-gated bridge that looks like an entrance into a country club. In a way, it is. Indian Creek Village has become an enclave for society’s richest individuals. Mark Zuckerberg and his wife just closed on a $170 million, 1.8-acre mansion. Jeff Bezos is building his estate on multiple parcels of land, and around the corner lives Tom Brady, among other famous residents. There are only 41 homeowners inside the community known as Billionaire’s Bunker on the manmade barrier island in Biscayne Bay.

At the heart of this sanctum is Indian Creek Country Club, an historic William Flynn design from 1929 that was recently renovated by architect Andrew Green. The course was here before any of the big homes. The elite like to escape here not only because this 294-acre island is ultra-secure but because the golf course has intrinsic value. Preposterous as it may be to calculate what the land locked in 18 holes such as these is worth, we posed that very question. It’s an impious topic, of course. No golfer with a soul would ever propose bulldozing Indian Creek, Pebble Beach or any other great course for real estate development.

SAFE HAVEN: Wealthy neighbours are confident Indian Creek will stay the same.

Frazer Rice, a strategic asset manager, author and podcast host of “Wealth Actually,” started this exercise by evaluating the land and zoning restrictions for all courses in Golf Digest’s most recent ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Courses. He then ran comparison sales and identified government restrictions to arrive at a hypothetical value for each property if sold for the highest and most legally permissible use under current zoning. He also looked at standouts outside the top 100, such as Indian Creek and Maroon Creek Club in Aspen, Colo., to help offer a comprehensive geographical representation of our game’s greatest assets.

“The land [that LACC sits on] is so valuable and has such high commercial potential because of the surrounding developments. The land would be snatched so darn fast.”
–Dan Spiegel, managing director of global operations at Coldwell Banker

Per Rice’s modelling, Indian Creek blew away every other course with its estimated $3-5 billion price tag. “The island’s exclusivity and ultra-luxury residential context make this the highest per-acre estimate of any course in this analysis,” Rice says. Unlike all his other course valuations, Rice went purposefully more conservative for Indian Creek, “accounting for the reduction in exclusivity and scarcity driving down the value, plus the assumed need for more infrastructure such as additional roads, sewage, utilities and commercial development, stores and such, to handle the significant increase in population.”

Our phantastic scenario can also be read as a reminder that premier golf land is irreplaceable and continues to be the most coveted private land in the United States. “Not because of what it’s worth if you tear it down—but because nobody is ever going to assemble it again,” says Bert Guy, a Tuscaloosa-based attorney and president of Campfire Golf, which has developed some of golf’s hottest destination clubs such as The Fall Line in Georgia, Childress Hall in Texas and High Grove in Florida. “Indian Creek isn’t valuable because it could be 41 more mansions. It’s valuable because the 41 mansions next to it depend on it staying exactly what it is.”

The highest-value land that has the highest potential to be developed is likely Wynn Golf Club, sitting on 130 acres within the Strip of Las Vegas.

Some other unrealistic but fascinating case studies are on the West Coast. In Beverly Hills, overlooking Bel-Air Country Club is the most expensive home ever listed in the United States, a 70,000-square-foot mega mansion owned by Qatar’s royal family priced at $400 million. The golf course, recently remodelled by Tom Doak and hosting the 2026 Curtis Cup, would fetch about $1.8 billion, Rice says. As you play the fourth hole at Los Angeles Country Club’s North course, you can admire Lionel Richie’s $30-million home. Rice ran the numbers on LACC’s two 18-hole courses comprising 325 acres in the affluent Brentwood section of LA and estimated it’d be worth somewhere between $3-8 million per acre, so as much as $2.6 billion. Dan Spiegel, managing director of global operations at Coldwell Banker, adds, “That land is so valuable and has such high commercial potential because of the surrounding developments. The land would be snatched so darn fast.”

Of course, for all the supposed temptation to develop this prime real estate, clubs like LACC survive because the surrounding wealth needs the land to remain untouched.

“LACC does a better job of protecting Brentwood property values than any HOA in California could ever dream of,” Guy says. “The course isn’t a holdout against development. It’s the architecture that makes the surrounding development valuable.”

DECENT ODDS: Las Vegas is the rare place where golf might turn into buildings.

The highest-value land that has the highest potential to be developed is likely Wynn Golf Club, sitting on 130 acres within the Strip of Las Vegas. Originally conceived by casino magnate Steve Wynn on the site of the old Desert Inn course, the land of this Tom Fazio creation has already been rezoned for potential resort expansion, according to Clark County plans, and has been openly discussed by Wynn Resorts. “It’s among some of the most commercially valuable land in the United States,” Rice says. For comparison, MGM paid roughly $562 million for 37 acres behind Bellagio in 2021.

How about Pebble Beach, golf’s greatest meeting of land and sea? Picturing high-rises along the iconic seventh tee box is enough to make golfers sick to their stomach. Don’t worry; it’s highly unlikely Pebble Beach’s owners would ever sell the property. Also, California’s restrictions via the Coastal Act would severely limit any development. With those caveats, $880 million for this land is perhaps a conservative number. A 7,700-square-foot home along Pebble’s 11th hole sold for $24 million in March 2026. Heaven forbid condos ever do go up, the inland holes wouldn’t have the same value as the land directly along Stillwater Cove with ocean views.

RARE BEAUTY: Golf developers will never again find available land like Pebble Beach. Stephen Szurlej

In the highly sought-after land of Long Island, where eight of America’s 100 Greatest Courses reside, Maidstone Club in East Hampton, N.Y., slightly edges Sebonack and Shinnecock Hills for the most valuable land, with estimates ranging up to $1.5 million per acre for high total value of $300 million. To buy the land to build Sebonack in 2001, Michael Pascucci paid $46 million in cash to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ Union Local 3 and then donated 54 acres of wetlands to the town of Southampton. His land today is worth $253 million, says Rice, or 554 per cent more than he paid for it 25 years ago. Of course, Pascucci, who has become one of golf’s marquee developers with his Apogee Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Fla., would never sell the land to be used for something other than golf.

The current boom in course construction has many developers searching for cheap land in remote areas. Developers like Guy are trying to replicate the model of Indian Creek or Maidstone, deliberately assembling the kind of acreage many of these older clubs acquired almost by accident. Whether they can succeed is perhaps the more important question than if Medinah can ever be subdivided. Golf clubs have become the de facto vehicle for a privacy economy that real estate alone can’t deliver. “The land is valuable because of the golf—not the other way around,” Guy says.

LAND HO!

The list below represents projected land value for ten notable golf courses, calculated by taking the hypothetical value of each property if sold for its highest and best legally permissible use under current zoning. We chose a geographically diverse selection of clubs to illustrate a wide selection of various markets and appropriate value based on recent transactions.

ISLAND

Indian Creek Country Club
Indian Creek Village, Fla.
Estimated acreage: 180
Value: $3-5 billion

MAJOR CITY

Los Angeles Country Club
Los Angeles
Estimated acreage: 325
Value: $2.6 billion

RESORT

Pebble Beach G. Links
Estimated acreage: 176
Value: $880 million

WEST COAST

The Olympic Club
San Francisco
Estimated acreage: 300
Value: $750 million

DESERT

Wynn Golf Club
Las Vegas
Estimated acreage: 130
Value: $520 million

FLORIDA COAST

Carlos Amoedo

Seminole Golf Club
Juno Beach, Fla.
Estimated acreage: 175
Value: $437 million

LONG ISLAND

Maidstone Club
East Hampton, N.Y.
Estimated acreage: 200
Value: $300 million

MOUNTAIN

Maroon Creek Club
Aspen, Colo.
Estimated acreage: 200
Value: $300 million

SUBURBAN

Winged Foot Golf Club
Mamaroneck, N.Y.
Estimated acreage: 280
Value: $252 million

MIDWEST

Medinah (Ill.) Country Club
Estimated acreage: 650
Value: $130 million

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We lead with Scottie Scheffler, and rightly so. The cover feature is one of the most thoughtful pieces of golf writing you will read this year – a genuine attempt to place Scheffler in his proper historical context, drawing on the voices of Lee Trevino, Tiger Woods and Nick Faldo to ask whether we are watching the most complete player the game has ever seen. The answer, as Trevino himself puts it, is that Scheffler may have quietly retired everything he ever said on the subject. It is essential reading ahead of Birkdale.

Speaking of which, our Where to Play section offers a hole-by-hole guide to Royal Birkdale itself – a course that’s rightly described as the most even-handed test in the Open rota, and one that will reward straight driving and total command this July. If you are making the trip, read it before you pack your waterproofs.

We also mark a remarkable centennial with an account of Bobby Jones and the immortal shot at Royal Lytham & St Annes that not only won the 1926 Open, but arguably made the Grand Slam of 1930 possible. I will admit this was my personal highlight of the issue – a reminder that golf’s greatest moments are often separated from failure by the thinnest of margins. One hundred years on, the story loses none of its drama, and I suspect the golf buffs among you will enjoy the history lesson as much as I did.

Elsewhere, there’s a fascinating examination of how much real estate value is locked inside golf’s greatest courses – a thought-provoking read that reframes what these places actually mean beyond the ropes. There’s also an analysis of the swing adjustments helping Jeeno Thitikul chase LPGA history, and our Fringe feature catches up with Train frontman Pat Monahan on the unlikely parallels between life on tour and life on the road.

Finally, we spotlight one of the most exciting young golfers this region has produced – Emirati amateur Rayan Ahmed, whose journey from a Covid lockdown obsession to NCAA Division I scholarship is exactly the kind of story that reminds you why this game gets under your skin and never quite lets go.

All this and plenty more in the July/August 2026 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

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The timing is not accidental. La Réserve Golf Links, the links-style course co-designed by Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen that forms the centrepiece of Heritage Golf Club, was ranked 28th among the world’s best courses outside the United States by Golfweek earlier this year. That kind of external validation tends to bring a sharper focus to how a property positions itself – and Heritage is clearly leaning into the opportunity.

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The Golf Programme: PGA Instruction at a World Top 30 Course
Two PGA professionals are confirmed for coaching sessions across the remainder of 2026, each running structured programmes designed to work on consistency and course management rather than wholesale swing overhaul – the kind of practical improvement that actually travels back home with you.

Lewis Wallace – July & October 2026
A French-British PGA Professional and Heritage Resorts & Golf Ambassador, Wallace brings immersive coaching sessions built around confidence and consistency. His sessions are structured to help players find repeatable patterns on the course rather than the range, which suits the links setting at La Réserve particularly well.

Joël Bernard – October 2026
A PGA of France member with more than 30 years of professional coaching experience, Bernard’s expertise sits in the technical and strategic side of the game. His October sessions will cover shot selection and course management alongside technical fundamentals – areas where most club golfers, whatever their handicap, tend to leave shots on the course.

The Wellness Calendar: Three Properties, Three Experiences

The wellness side of the programme spans Heritage Awali Golf & Spa Resort, Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort, and Le Château de Bel Ombre – three distinct properties within the 2,500-hectare Bel Ombre estate, which sits inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Three international practitioners are confirmed for retreats between October and December.

Tara Lee – 30 September to 2 October
An internationally recognised British yoga instructor, Lee leads mindfulness and personalised guidance sessions. Her retreats run over a long weekend and are designed for guests who want structured practice rather than a casual class added to a hotel stay.

Kati Mairhofer – 26 November to 1 December
Austrian wellness coach Mairhofer brings restorative yoga and meditation across a six-day programme. The late-November timing places this in what is peak season in Mauritius – ideal conditions on the course and, on the evidence of the billing, in the wellness pavilion too.

Michaela Krauss – December 2026
A specialist in Yin Yoga and holistic practices, Krauss closes the calendar with deeply restorative sessions. Yin Yoga’s focus on long-held, passive poses works particularly well as a complement to golf – the hip and lower back mobility it builds is directly relevant to anyone who has played four rounds in a week and felt it.

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2026 Golf & Wellness Calendar at a Glance

Dates | Programme | Expert
July 2026 | Golf coaching: consistency & confidence | Lewis Wallace (PGA)
30 Sep – 2 | Oct Wellness retreat: mindfulness & yoga | Tara Lee
October 2026 | Golf coaching: technical & strategic play | Joël Bernard (PGA of France)
October 2026 | Golf coaching: consistency & confidence | Lewis Wallace (PGA)
26 Nov – 1 Dec | Wellness retreat: restorative yoga & meditation | Kati Mairhofer
December 2026 | Wellness retreat: Yin Yoga & holistic practice | Michaela Krauss

About Heritage Golf Club
Heritage Golf Club sits within the Domaine de Bel Ombre on the southern coast of Mauritius and offers 45 holes across two courses: La Réserve Golf Links and Le Château Golf Course. The club is home to a Leadbetter Golf Academy and has hosted DP World Tour events on both layouts. For golfers travelling from the Gulf, the flight time from Dubai is approximately six hours – a manageable journey for a week-long trip that justifies the distance.

Raoul Maurel, Chief Operations Officer at Heritage Resorts & Golf, described the intent behind the programme: “Our focus is to provide an integrated lifestyle experience that goes beyond a traditional resort stay, combining the excellence of a globally ranked golf destination with holistic well-being. This vision is founded in the authenticity of Bel Ombre and the richness of curated year-round experiences.”

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400 courses. 320 days of sunshine. Spain has been the default European golf destination for decades, and it hasn’t coasted on reputation alone – the Costa del Sol, nicknamed the Costa del Golf, keeps building, keeps improving, and keeps drawing the best players and the most discerning travellers on the continent. From the Ryder Cup legacy of Valderrama to the Atlantic links of Galicia, you can play a different style of golf every day of a two-week trip and never feel like you’ve exhausted it.

Best time to visit: March to June and September to November.
Nearest airport: Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP), gateway to the Costa del Sol. Madrid Barajas (MAD) and Barcelona El Prat (BCN) for other regions.
Flight time from Dubai: Approx. 7 hours direct.

GOLF COURSES

1. Costa del Sol – Andalusia
• 70+ courses, 18 holes, Par 72
• This is where Spain’s golfing reputation was made and where it continues to be earned. Valderrama – host of the 1997 Ryder Cup and still the benchmark by which every Andalusian course is measured – anchors a stretch of coastline that also takes in world-class venues across Marbella, Sotogrande and Estepona. The sheer concentration of championship layouts within driving distance of each other is unmatched anywhere in Europe, all set against Mediterranean views and the particular pleasure of Andalusian light in the late afternoon

2. Northern Spain & Galicia – Atlantic Links
• Multiple 18-hole layouts across the region
• Serious golfers who think they know Spain often haven’t played the north. The Atlantic coast offers a contrasting links-style experience – lush, green, dramatic, and increasingly on the radar of players looking for something beyond the familiarity of Andalusia. It’s a different country in every sense, and a compelling reason to book a second trip.

WHERE TO STAY

1. Golf Resort Hotels – Costa del Sol
• Rating: ★★★★/★★★★★
• Why it stands out: The Costa del Sol’s accommodation has kept pace with its courses. From Marbella to Sotogrande, golf resort hotels range from four-star functional to genuinely luxurious, many with on-site courses, pools, spas and direct access to multiple championship layouts – all within minutes of each other. SO/ Sotogrande, Fairmont La Hacienda Costa del Sol, the Marbella Club Hotel and The Westin La Quinta Golf Resort & Spa in Benahavís represent the upper tier of the region’s offer.

BEYOND FAIRWAYS

Must-try restaurants & cuisine
• Traditional tapas bars and seafood restaurants in Marbella’s old town remain the most honest introduction to the region – jamón ibérico, fresh fish, paella. This is not a destination where you need a restaurant recommendation as much as a willingness to walk down a side street and sit down.

Cultural highlights
• The Alhambra palace in Granada is one of the most visited monuments in the world, and it earns every visitor.
• Seville’s historic centre, Córdoba’s Mezquita and the whitewashed villages of the Pueblos Blancos complete an Andalusian cultural itinerary that would justify the flight on its own, even without the golf.

Activities & experiences
• Day trip to Granada’s Alhambra palace.
• Explore the whitewashed villages of the Pueblos Blancos.
• Marina and beach life at Puerto Banús.
• Ferry to Tangier from Tarifa for a short North Africa excursion.

Local tip
• Book tee times three to four weeks in advance during peak spring and autumn seasons. A handicap certificate is required at most Spanish courses – bring documentation.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Average green fee
• EUR 50-250 per round, depending on course and season.
Getting around
• Car hire recommended for course-hopping.
• Taxis and ride-hailing are widely available in resort towns.
Currency
• Euro (EUR).
Language
• Spanish.
• English is widely spoken in resort areas.

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The arrival of Wells as Golf Course Superintendent and Samonte as Assistant Golf Course Superintendent marks the next chapter in the evolution of Shura Links, Saudi Arabia’s first island golf course, as the destination continues to build its reputation for exceptional playing conditions and a premier golfing destination at The Red Sea.

Harry Wells – Shura Links

Wells joins Shura Links from Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, where he served as Golf Course Superintendent and oversaw the maintenance and presentation of one of the Middle East’s most prestigious golfing venues. Originally from Hertfordshire, England, Wells grew up in the industry, inspired by his father who spent many years as a golf course manager in the United Kingdom.

Dubai Creek Resort, Dubai, UAE

Harry Wells built his experience at leading golf facilities across the UK, Australia, and the United States before joining Dubai Golf in 2020. After moving to Dubai Creek as Assistant Superintendent, he was promoted to Golf Course Superintendent in 2022 and later oversaw preparations for a DP World Tour event.

“Shura Links is a truly unique golf destination, and the opportunity to oversee agronomic operations at Saudi Arabia’s first island golf course is both an exciting challenge and a responsibility. Our focus will be on continuing to deliver exceptional playing conditions, developing the team, and implementing sustainable practices that support the long-term success of the facility. I look forward to working closely with Pat [Samonte] and the wider team as we continue to enhance the golf experience for our guests.”

Patrick Samonte – Shura Links

Joining Wells is highly respected turf professional Pat Samonte, who brings more than 16 years of experience in golf course construction, irrigation management, and course operations. 

Al Mouj Golf Course, Muscat, Oman

Samonte began his career at Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda, where he played a key role during the renovation and grow-in phase before being appointed Lead Irrigation Technician. Since 2011, he has been part of the team at Al Mouj Golf in Oman, initially serving as Irrigation Foreman during the construction of the acclaimed Greg Norman-designed course before being promoted to Assistant Golf Course Superintendent in 2022.

Throughout his career, Samonte has developed a wealth of expertise in irrigation systems, agronomic programmes, staff development, course renovations, and operational management.

He has also contributed to the successful delivery of several international tournaments, including events on the DP World Tour and the Asian Tour’s The International Series.

Jon Brook – General Manager Shura Links

General Manager at Shura Links, Jon Brook said: “Harry and Pat bring an outstanding combination of leadership, technical expertise and international experience to Shura Links. Both have built impressive careers at some of the industry’s most respected golf facilities and have demonstrated a commitment to excellence throughout their professional journeys.

“Their appointments reinforce our ambition to attract top talent and continue building a team capable of supporting the long-term success of Shura Links as a leading golf destination in the Kingdom.”

Designed by Brian Curley and located on Shura Island at The Red Sea, the course combines a distinctive coastal links experience with Red Sea Global’s commitment to regenerative tourism and environmental stewardship.

The appointments of Wells and Samonte solidify Shura Links’ commitment to delivering exceptional playing conditions, sustainable course management practices, and a world-class golf experience for guests from around the world.

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Held at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Centre on June 8 and 9, Futurescape Global brought together all aspects of landscaping that enhance outdoor living and wellness and promote sustainable development, in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.

Richard Allen, EcoBunker’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “We were privileged to be chosen as part of the team creating the incredible golf course at Royal Golf Club Wadi Safar, a short distance from the convention.

“Having seen first-hand the standards expected when working in the Kingdom, and the sustainable credentials necessary to align with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, we know that our technologies are a wonderful fit for projects in the region.”

EcoBunker showcased its latest pre-cut synthetic bunker technology at the event, demonstrating how it helps halve on-site build time while delivering all of the maintenance reductions, erosion control and sustainability expected from EcoBunker solutions.

Also on display was EcoBunker’s proprietary bunker liner, Ecotec, along with its AquaEdge lake edging, which was used to great effect on the project at Royal Golf Club Wadi Safar.

Allen said: “By exhibiting at Futurescape, we demonstrated our commitment to helping develop beautiful, sustainable and long-lasting bunker solutions in the Middle East. The event provided an excellent opportunity to connect with the wider industry and demonstrate what EcoBunker technology can do for the long-term planning of sustainable golf developments.”

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Set along the stunning coastline of Muscat, Al Mouj Golf offers one of the most scenic and unique golfing experiences in the Middle East.

Al Mouj Golf in Muscat, Oman

Designed by former World Number One golfer Greg Norman, this award-winning, 18-hole championship links course stretches along two kilometres of pristine Gulf of Oman shoreline, combining natural beauty with a challenging yet enjoyable layout for players of all levels.

Known for its immaculate conditioning and dramatic sea views, the course blends traditional links-style play with modern design, featuring rolling fairways, strategic bunkering, and coastal winds that add an exciting dimension to every round.

Sami Välimäki – 2020 Oman Open Champion

Al Mouj Golf has also hosted prestigious international events, on the DP World Tour and Asian Tour, further cementing its position on the global golfing stage.

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Cover star Chris Gotterup shares an honest look at the swing thoughts, misses and practice habits he’s working through, reminding us that even tour winners battle the same frustrations as everyday golfers.

We also explore the evolving world of professional golf, from Luis Masaveau’s move to LIV Golf to The Undercover Pro’s candid take on life beyond the PGA Tour rumour mill. Behind the scenes, we examine the changing face of tour life through the lens of the European Tour Performance Institute and the realities of making a living as a golf professional.

Closer to home, Golf During a Conflict looks at the resilience of the Middle East golf scene, while our travel features visit Al Mouj Golf and Shinnecock Hills Golf Club ahead of the 2026 U.S. Open.

Instruction remains central, with lessons from J. J. Spaun, Aaron Rai and Phil Mickelson, plus our 2026 Hot List guide to the year’s best golf balls. We also continue celebrating regional golf through The Gulf Club and standout performances from across the Middle East.

All this and plenty more in the June 2026 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

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