The Gary Player Design Championship Course provides one of the most challenging and rewarding in the golfing world to date. The course itself has been designed to entice golfing enthusiasts from around the world with some of the most spectacular golf hole designs.

The course design has been set up to cater for all types of players starting at 5290 yards, to the most challenging environment for the world’s leading tour players at 7806 yards. Below are some facts about Saadiyat Beach Golf Club:

• 317 acre par 72 beach / links style Championship golf course featuring 3 lakes and 67 bunkers
• Golf Course officially opened on the 1st March 2010
• Tee Grades:
  
  • Black (7806 yards)
  • Gold (7268 yards)
  • Blue (6733 yards)
  • White (5992 yards)
  • Red (5290 yards)
• Grass species:
  
  • Greens: Mini Verde Ultra Dwarf Bermuda (Cynodon spp)
  • Tees: Mini Verde Ultra Dwarf Bermuda (Cynodon spp)
  • Fairway/rough: Tifway 419 Bermuda grass, (Cynodondactylon)
  • Rough/native area: Combination of drought tolerant grasses including Sand Dropseed, Swing Side Oats Grama, Grace Blue Grama, Safari Tef and Firegrasses 
• Type of flora:
  • Palm trees
  • Native Dune Grasses 
• Type of wildlife:
  
  • Mountain Gazelles
  • Humpback Dolphins
  • Green & Hawksbill Turtles and multiple types of other marine life
  • Migrating Birds including European Rollers, Curlews and European Beeeaters to name but a few
• Practice Facilities:
  • 150 yard wide
  • 380 yard long practice range
  • Three superb short game areas