Golf in Dubai in November, 7 days

Why November

November brings together everything a golfer wants from Dubai. The golf season runs from October to April; in November the average high is 30.7 °C and the low 21.1 °C, according to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) climate normals, and the sea is still 28 °C for afternoons off. Above all, Dubai then hosts the DP World Tour Championship, the season finale of the DP World Tour, the European professional golf tour: the top 50 in the Race to Dubai, the season standings, compete for the title.

The dates: Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 November 2026, and Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 November 2027. This trip has you arrive on the Sunday or Monday before, to play early in the week and follow the tournament at the end.

The hotel: Banyan Tree Dubai

Banyan Tree occupies Bluewaters Island, facing JBR beach and Dubai Marina. It gives 8 km and 13 minutes to Emirates Golf Club, and about 30 minutes to both airports, Dubai International (DXB) and Al Maktoum (DWC), with an airport shuttle. It has a 500-metre private beach facing the Gulf, rooms and suites of 54 to 278 m², all with balconies, a spa with private treatment suites with jacuzzis and a club for children aged 3 to 12. Rates were found from about €1,060 a night for a double room in March 2027, with any per-night tourism tax on top; November rates are confirmed at booking.

The courses

Jumeirah Golf Estates has a second Greg Norman course, the Fire. Our golf theme describes all the city's courses.

Green fees

No official rate card is published online for 2026. According to a specialist guide, the top-tier courses, the Majlis, the Earth and the Creek, cost AED 900 to over 1,500 for 18 holes in high season, about €220 to €365, and second-tier courses such as the Faldo AED 700 to 1,100; a shared buggy is almost always included. A forecaddie is sometimes compulsory at Emirates Golf Club and Jumeirah Golf Estates. Sabaro books tee times and confirms the day's rates.

The week

Three days of golf

• First day of play, the Majlis. The Dubai Desert Classic course, 13 minutes from the hotel and also served by the metro: Al Fardan Exchange station on the red line is right outside the club entrance.
• Second, the Creek. On the other side of the city, beside the Creek, the Championship Course at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club. Park Hyatt Dubai, next to the club, is closed for renovation until the first quarter of 2027.
• Third, the Faldo or a Jumeirah Golf Estates course, depending on availability during tournament week, which Sabaro checks.

Between rounds, a day without golf: the hotel beach, or a sunset dinner cruise in the Marina, found from about €51 per person.

Two days of tournament

On Thursday, general admission to the DP World Tour Championship is free with registration; from Friday to Sunday it is paid, from about AED 160 according to the Emirati press, and free for under-18s. Sunday is when the Race to Dubai title is decided. Jumeirah Golf Estates metro station on the red line has a shuttle to the tournament; from Banyan Tree a taxi is simpler. Our DP World Tour Championship page details tickets and access.

The rest of November in Dubai

The same month, the Dubai Fitness Challenge closes Sheikh Zayed Road to cars for the Dubai Run on 22 November, and the Emirates Dubai 7s rugby sevens tournament is played from 27 to 29 November 2026. In 2027, the Dubai Airshow takes up the week after the tournament.

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