JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES - DIRECTOR OF GOLF'S MESSAGE

STEPHEN HUBNER

JUMEIRAH GOLF ESTATES CLUB MANAGER

A very happy new year to all the wonderful members at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai Creek and Emirates Golf Club. I hope that you and your families enjoyed a fantastic festive period and have started 2022 with a bang!

Dear Members,

As always, we are keen to keep you informed of what is happening on the golf front at the Club and so below is an update that I hope you find useful. If you have any questions of feedback, please do not hesitate to get in touch at shubner@dubaigolf.com.

OUR NEW VICE CAPTAINS FOR 2022!

We recently announced our new Vice-Captains for 2022 who will be Club Captains for 2023. I am truly delighted that long term members Evelyn Downham and Jonathan Hall accepted our invitation to be our Lady and Gents Vice-Captain respectively. We know that Evelyn and Jonathan will do a fabulous job in their new roles and provide strong support for our current Captains Sheila McIlroy and Steve Drake who have been doing a fabulous job since becoming our first Captains back in October.

I would like to extend my thanks to each of these members along with our Member’s Consultative Committee who give up their time and expertise to help us improve the member experience at our wonderful Club.

TEE TIME AVAILABILITY

Like all of the golf courses in Dubai, Earth and Fire are extremely busy and have been for some time. We are delighted to have welcomed many new members over the past 12 months and we are seeing a large increase in the average number of member rounds being played. This is fantastic as it means the club is buzzing and golf members are getting more value for money than before in terms of rounds played. The downside of this is of course it is more difficult to secure your ideal tee time and so it’s important to take advantage of your member booking window and book well in advance.

Recently I have been asked by some members if the reason that we are so busy is because we are packing the courses with visitor golfers who can book months in advance. I am happy to inform you that this is not the case. Visitor rounds are in fact slightly down compared to winter 2019/20 before the pandemic. Given the increased demand from our members to play golf, we have further reduced the number of tee times available for tourists to book in advance at peak green fee rates. It should be noted that we limit advanced visitor bookings to mainly offpeak times. For example, both courses are reserved for members and their guests only in the early mornings when most members wish to play.

ETIQUETTE

Given that we are the beginning of the new year, it’s a good time to remind all members of the importance of on-course etiquette. Please remember to help look after the courses by ensuring you seed your divots, repair pitch-marks and always rake your bunkers properly. This means using a rake rather than your feet or dragging a golf club through the sand! Remember that everyone will enjoy their game so much more if we all respect the course and of course ensure a sensible pace of play.

Thank you for taking the time to read this brief update and I look forward to seeing you at the Club and enjoying a wonderful year together at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

Warmest wishes,

Stephen