The iconic Majlis Golf Course at Emirates Golf Club, the annual host of the European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic, has officially been recognised as the ‘Best Course in the Middle East’ at the recent ‘Asian Golf Monthly Awards 2015’, held in Singapore.

This is the second time in five years that the Majlis course has been awarded this prestigious award at the coveted Asian Pacific Golf Summit.

Emirates Golf Club, managed by Dubai Golf under wasl Asset Management, remains an iconic golfing venue in the UAE.

The Club was the first all-grass course in the Middle East when it opened in 1988.

The 2015 Asia Pacific Golf Summit, held this year under a new format billed as ‘The World’s First Town Hall Debate’ on golf, brought together the world’s leading developers, operators, suppliers and consultants of Asian golf industry.

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Having recently become the first club in the MENA region to become GEO Certified, this accolade further confirms the club’s position as the best of the best in the golf industry in the Asia Pacific.

Andrew Whitelaw, Club Manager, explained: “Over the years, the Emirates Golf Club has received a number of significant awards but its particular pleasing to be recognised by such an increasingly influential golfing market at a time when new championship courses continue to be opened in the Middle East.

“Despite the healthy competition, this underline the Emirates Golf Club’s international reputation as the home to one of world’s finest championship courses.

“The Majlis remains the course to play in  Dubai. Through a series of investments to the clubhouse and the course, we remain focused on setting the standard for golf in the region.”