Friday is Golf Day for many expats in Dubai and a day when the hard working non taxpayers let rip, and smash their little white balls down the centre of a well manicured fairway.
My course of choice is theErnie Els course at Victory Heights which i cannot say enough good about. The course is amazing, the houses will be great and the club is managed to a very high standard. It is so good i just can't believe they can make it pay. As you arrive the car park security guard salutes with so much gusto you can't help but look at your shoes and make sure their clean. Then you pull up and two attendants take your clubs out of the back of the car and wish you a 'good round Mr Mark' . I haven't even left the car yet. Then I meander up the path to the club house and the door swings open with a welcoming smile and another good morning Mr Mark through to the reception and I sign in for my round.
Two more people meet me in the changing rooms to give a locker key, towel, and as it a competition day some free gifts (more little white balls etc).
So a quick practice to loosen up and yet again every time I put my clubs down a new friend to clean my clubs and then carry them to the buggy. Little wonder I have gained the legendary Dubai Stone. All I need is roller skates and I could reduce my energy burning to zero.
After 18 holes and 7 attempts to give me drinks and food I sink my final put and yet agin another friend is at hand to replace the flag and direct us to the complimentary bbq.
This place is amazing and althouhgh it sounds a bit over the top I cannot thank the Els Club team enough for making my Friday's in 2008 very special.
Now for you investors out there who like your golf you will not make a mistake if you choose to buy at the Victory Heights which envelopes the Els course. There are some fabulous deals around which will prove to be a great little earner and you can play golf with me on a Friday. Or watch me kiss a bottle of budweiser on a friday afternoon.
