Awali Golf Club

Established in 1938
P. O. Box 25413, Awali

Tel +973 1775 6770
Fax +973 1775 4653

No. 7 "Old First"

474 yards par 4 with an index of 2. This is a straight and fairly wide fairway; however, it earns its difficulty rating by virtue of the water lying the entire length of the right side of the fairway and scattered trees on the left hand side. Between the water and the fairway there is a sandbank behind which lies the first of two very close fairway bunkers making the entry to the fairway quite narrow. Just when you thought you were safely on the fairway you are confronted with another fairway bunker lying across the middle and water on either side of that. The stepped brown is well protected on the right and to the back with further bunkers.

No. 8 "Lewis's"

Named after one of the very earliest members of the club this is a 199 yard long par 3 with a steep upward sloping brown. Trees over to the left can cause a problem, as can the two fairly substantial empty bunkers protecting the front of the brown. The brown is almost completely surrounded by bunkers where many a good player has come to grief. Tricky cross winds combined with the bunkers can make this a difficult hole, hence it's index rating of 8.

No. 9 "Long Drag"

A 541 yard par 5 with a championship tee box, which extends the hole by a further 33 yards. The hole has a long, straight and wide fairway with trees all the way down the left hand side and scattered trees over to the right. A large empty bunker on the right and a substantial fairway bunker to the left will always make it difficult to make par. The brown itself is protected by bunkers to the left and right with a further sand trap at the back.

No. 10 "Scarff's"

Another hole named after one of the founder members of the club, Ed Scarff. This is a straight 416 yard par 4 hole. The tee box is raised somewhat above the fairway and looks over the driving range on the right and the 18^th fairway on the left. Between the 10^th and the 18th there is tree line and a road. At about 260 yards the fairway narrows where a sandbank juts into it from the left. A further sandbank straddles the right side of the fairway just in front of the brown whilst the left of the brown is protected by a quite difficult bunker. A bunker also protects the back of the brown.

No. 11 "Hill 69"

Quite a difficult 431 yard (a championship tee increases this to 473 yards) par 4 with a stroke index of 3. This hole is a dogleg right with "the hill" lying on the bend to the right. A shot to the right off the tee will put most people into a lot of difficulty, if you are in the trees or the desert waste you will have a tough time getting over the hill. Playing to left will give you a view of the brown, which is protected by a large sandbank on the right. This is the only hole on the course with out a bunker, either on the fairway or around the brown, however the ground to the left of the brown slopes away quite quickly and the rough on the right is not recommended. The brown is on two levels and slopes back towards the fairway.

No. 12 "Twin Sisters"

A 160 yard par 3 straight hole, which has a brown sloping quite pronouncedly towards the fairway. In front of the brown are two long sandbanks stretching across the entire with of the approach. There are trees to the right of the fairway whilst the brown itself has bunkers to the left and right. Watch out for the downhill put!