Golf in Dubai: Fire course is now a ‘must play’ course for international golfers

Dubai - My reflections on the Golf in Dubai Championship week start with the quality and condition of the Fire course at Jumeirah Golf Estates

Congratulations to Antoine Rozner, winner of the Golf in Dubai Championship presented by DP World. I do not know much about him, but I have noticed on the range that he is another strong player who has had a good season!

We all welcome another European player onto the winner’s podium, the third Frenchman to win this season.

My reflections on the Golf in Dubai Championship week start with the quality and condition of the Fire course at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

The Fire course at Jumeirah Golf Estates is now another ‘must play’ course for both the local and international market, to be added to the list of golf courses in Dubai, joining; Earth course at JGE, the Majlis Course at Emirates Golf Club and Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club to have hosted European Tour events as well as The Els Club, having hosted an Asian Tour event and the Faldo Course at EGC having hosted a Ladies European Tour event in addition to the other seven golf courses in Dubai, another 90 golf holes.

This augers well for the all the new golf tourism initiatives that are being planned for Dubai golf tourists, by Dubai, post Covid-19.

More good news for Dubai is that I am hearing from players flying into Dubai for next week’s DP World Tour Championship, Dubai that the planes from England, in Economy, Business and First Class are all pretty busy. The recent UK/Dubai tourism and business corridor seems to have been positively received.

The potential for tourism in Dubai and golf tourism in Dubai is huge, especially with the recent dynamic green fee prices for international golfers launched under the www.golfindubai.com banner. Dubai is, of course, my favourite golf destination in the world, probably my second favourite place to my Peter Cowen Academy Range in Rotherham.

I am Dubai’s most supportive Ambassador for both golf and all tourism as I travel around the world.

To review my players this last week: Thomas Pieters shot a 71 for -14, Danny Willett shot 68 for -13, Jazz Janewattananond a 68 for -12 and Romain Wattel a 70 for -9.

All but Romain will be playing next week.

I will be back at the course tomorrow, for the Golf in Dubai Championship ProAm and probably see my players for more fine tuning.

Peter Cowen is one of the world’s leading golf coaches with Peter Cowen Academies in Dubai and Rotherham (UK).