Golf course review: What to expect at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club

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00:00So we're here at Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club today.

00:09The course opened in 1993, so almost 30 years old, a little bit younger than me.

00:17Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club was host to the Asia-Pacific Amateur last year, which

00:21is pretty special.

00:24So we're here on the first tee, it's a 420-yard dogleg par 4 round to the left-hand side.

00:30Corner we've probably got about 280-300 yards, so I'm getting nowhere near that I'm afraid.

00:35Thankfully the wind is blowing off the right-hand side, because it could go very right.

00:41First swing of the day and it went straight.

00:49A lot to look at on this course, you've got the creek on a lot of the holes, you've also

00:53got the background of the Burj Khalifa just right behind us here.

00:57It's pretty special, you've got all of the skyline basically of downtown Dubai.

01:01We've got 182 yards to the flag, probably a 4-iron in, see if we can get it there.

01:11Not too sure about this, but we'll see how it goes.

01:24Is it good?

01:25Oh, can't complain at that.

01:34Nope.

01:49We are hole 5.

01:52It's a little par 3, we've got the Burj Khalifa in the background, it's one of my favourite

01:55holes, it looks out onto the creek and you've got all the skyline in the background.

02:01OK, 147 to the flag, 7-iron I think.

02:06Pin's tucked away on that left side of the green where there's really not that much room

02:10for error.

02:11I think it's going to go a little bit right to left as well, so I'm just trying to get

02:18it somewhere near.

02:21Go!

02:23I'll take that.

02:29Ah!

02:34That was nearly a 4-pot!

02:48What are you doing?

02:50Just putting my hat on.

02:53It's too bright.

02:54Yep, I can't see anything, that's better.

02:58It's boiling as well.

03:01I feel like it's coming backwards.

03:28Go!

03:29Go!

03:33Am I winning?

03:34Yeah?

03:35Always?

03:37I'll take it.

03:42So, we are on hole 12, long par 4, very much so into the wind today, which is going to

03:48make it even longer, so just hit it as far as we can.

03:52Stroke index 1, so hardest hole on the course.

03:58Oh no!

04:00High and right, which means it's gone nowhere.

04:04So, 200 yards through or over the trees, we'll see what happens.

04:09Really into wind, so I'm just going to hit my 3-wood down there.

04:15Go!

04:16I think it was good, but I can't see.

04:22Not very far, I think we've got about 15-20 yards to the pin.

04:25With my putt in, I'd much rather chip it.

04:27My chip in is normally pretty solid, so the safer option for sure.

04:37A lot better than a putt would have been.

04:45Par, on stroke index 1, so pretty happy with that.

04:49Net birdie, because I'd normally get a shot there.

05:04Oh wow!

05:06Oh wow!

05:18Look at that!

05:28The last two-hole stretch is quite iconic here in Dubai.

05:31You've got the creek all on the left-hand side, danger zone,

05:35and you can just see the cell-shaped clubhouse in the background,

05:38which looks pretty cool.

05:42Thinking now it's not driver, can I change?

05:52There we go, we're safe.

05:54Just hit a 50 degree.

06:00That's fine, it's on the green.

06:02We made it.

06:05Nothing too crazy going on here.

06:08A little bit left-hand side.

06:12Turn.

06:16Sorry, I can't putt with it.

06:23And nice little par.

06:26The final hole.

06:28So we're here on the 18th now.

06:31Again, straight back down, so we've still got the creek on the left-hand side,

06:35only we've got water on the right-hand side as well now,

06:38followed by a massive bunker.

06:41So I need to be pretty accurate with this tee shot.

06:46So we've got 115 yards to the flag,

06:51which means I've hit a pretty big drive.

06:54Okay, I think we'll go pigeon wedge.

07:01And this is the last hole, really.

07:03Going to go a little bit left to right, I think.

07:09Left is so short.

07:15Oh, I wasn't expecting a hole like that.

07:19Nice par to finish.

07:30you

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