Yas Links

Facilities: Golf pro shop, Golf clubhouse, Bar, Food available, Available for functions, golf course.

Location: Directions from Abu Dhabi Take the highway going to Dubai. Follow the signs to Yas Island. Take Yas West Exit exit. Follow signs that lead to the Yas Links, Yas Marina Circuit and Ferrari World. Directions from Dubai Take the highway going to Abu Dhabi. Follow the signs to Yas Island. Take Yas West Exit. Follow signs that lead to the Yas Links, Yas Marina Circuit and Ferrari World.

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What the club says: The first Links golf course in the Middle East region. The first designed by Kyle Phillips, one of the world’s leading golf course designers. The first opportunity to experience the unique traditions of the game.

An eighteen-hole course, a nine-hole academy course, clubhouse, golf academy and floodlit practice facilities, set against dramatic views of the Arabian Gulf—the course combines unparalleled visual glory with the thrill of golf’s ultimate test.

18-holes, 7450-yards, par 72, 144 bunkers, 8 coastline holes, 300,000 m3 of capped sand…this course is more than just numbers, it is a celebration of the all that Links golf has to offer. A course that will test professionals, enthral amateurs and excite beginners. A course that honours the traditions of the game, demands respect, yet offers so much. A course that celebrates the best in Links design, utilises the unique weather conditions and complements its natural surroundings. A course that blends the latest in techniques and technology with the timeless traditions of the game. A course that is ready to be played, enjoyed and discovered by you.

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Hole 1 – Par 4

A welcoming introduction to the rumpled fairways and rugged dunes that are characteristic of Yas Links. A tee shot down the left side that avoids the large bunker on the right will yield the best angle for an open approach shot. True to links golf, the green sits “on the ground” and is simply an extension of the fairway ground in front of it.
74 tees 378 yds
70 tees 364 yds
66 tees 335 yds
62 tees 322 yds
54 tees 263 yds
Hole 2 – Par 5

The shortest of the par-fives, this hole often plays into the coastal winds. Running through a valley in the dunes, there are several natural “blow out” bunkers that frame the fairway. The green is well protected on the right side, but a long low running second shot has a chance of finding the putting surface, which falls away from the line of play.
74 tees 534 yds
70 tees 523 yds
66 tees 487 yds
62 tees 468 yds
54 tees 396 yds
Hole 3 – Par 4

The first of the eight coastline holes. The fairway bends left around the shoreline to a green tucked just behind a dune. You can either take on the water and the bunkers on the inside of the dogleg with your tee shot, or play it safe to the right. An opening framed by the dune on the right will accept a low running approach shot, but beware of the front right bunker.
74 tees 442 yds
70 tees 423 yds
66 tees 400 yds
62 tees 367 yds
54 tees 342 yds
Hole 4 – Par 3

The only inland par-three on the course, it plays to a massive green nestled among the dunes. The safe line is to the left side of the green, but to reach the more challenging right side pins, the line of play cuts over the large dune bunker on the right that is actually detached from the front of the green by 20 meters and protected by two “blind” bunkers.
74 tees 212 yds
70 tees 202 yds
66 tees 189 yds
62 tees 170 yds
54 tees 143 yds
Hole 5 – Par 4

Five plays from an elevated tee with views back towards the coast. A controlled tee shot to the left side of the fairway is ideal, as a large, slightly detached bunker guards the front right of the green. The green narrows in the back, falls away towards the sea, and is protected by bunkers left, and back right.
74 tees 405 yds
70 tees 388 yds
66 tees 362 yds
62 tees 357 yds
54 tees 289 yds
Hole 6 – Par 4

A long par four that plays away from the sea. Tee shots must avoid the left side bunker to maintain a chance of reaching the green in two. The green is large and receptive to approach shots, especially up the right side, but beware of the large dune bunker front right and the ‘invisible’ bunkers left of the green.
74 tees 468 yds
70 tees 441 yds
66 tees 430 yds
62 tees 401 yds
54 tees 327 yds
Hole 7 – Par 5

The longest hole on the front nine! Tee off from the high dune ridge, with stunning views. The downhill drive must negotiate a right side carry bunker that juts out diagonally across the line of play. That’s not all. A large blow out bunker guards the left side, the land before the green rises significantly, obscuring your second shot view. Go slightly right of the lone middle bunker, as the ground beyond falls from right to left and towards the green, allowing long hitters to have a go in two.
74 tees 591 yds
70 tees 548 yds
66 tees 507 yds
62 tees 489 yds
54 tees 447 yds
Hole 8 – Par 3

A seaside par three that plays slightly downhill to the green that sits dangerously close to the water’s edge on the right. When the pin is near the water, the wise shot is to the left side of the green where contours will feed balls back towards the centre of the green.
74 tees 186 yds
70 tees 174 yds
66 tees 161 yds
62 tees 138 yds
54 tees 108 yds
Hole 9 – Par 4

The longest, and arguably the most challenging par-four on the front nine. A classic “Cape” style hole, the drive must carry the water on the right. Bite off as much as you dare to shorten your approach to the green. The long bunker on the water’s edge will only be carried by the longest hitters; others must play short or left of it. Whilst front of the green is void of bunkers, the green falls from front to back making this approach a fun, but very delicate one to execute.
74 tees 481 yds
70 tees 469 yds
66 tees 428 yds
62 tees 419 yds
54 tees 381 yds
Hole 10 – Par 4

Short dogleg right, par-four, that plays downhill from the clubhouse. The second dune bunker on the left side of fairway is a good line for long drivers. A solid drive will leave a short pitch to an elevated green that is protected by large bunkers both front and right. One of the few holes where an aerial approach shot is favoured.
74 tees 394 yds
70 tees 375 yds
66 tees 348 yds
62 tees 332 yds
54 tees 311 yds
Hole 11 – Par 5

An inland par five that plays from a high dune ridge down into a narrow valley. A classic tactical links hole loaded with various hillocks, hollows, and bunkers throughout. Two solid shots that avoid the trouble should leave a short pitch to the green that sits naturally at the end of the valley and is surrounded by an amphitheatre of large dunes. The approach is open, but several bunkers surrounding the edges will catch anything slightly offline.
74 tees 646 yds
70 tees 608 yds
66 tees 589 yds
62 tees 558 yds
54 tees 477 yds
Hole 12 – Par 4

The best line to drive is down the right side into a valley framed by a huge sand dune on the right. From here the hole turns left, to an uphill approach. A ridge in front of the green makes the green appear closer than it is. A long aggressive tee shot that can carry over the bunkers to the plateau on the left will leave a shorter and easier approach. In the spirit of the Old Course at St. Andrews, the green surface is shared with that of #15 so take note of the day’s pin position where you will return shortly.
74 tees 484 yds
70 tees 439 yds
66 tees 412 yds
62 tees 388 yds
54 tees 357 yds
Hole 13 – Par 3

Nowhere is precision more important than at this “wee” par three. With the coastline wrapping the front, right, and back of this peninsula green and bunkers guarding its left side, there is no place for the faint of heart. Be confident and take direct aim.
74 tees 154 yds
70 tees 145 yds
66 tees 127 yds
62 tees 114 yds
54 tees 96 yds
Hole 14 – Par 4

When playing downwind, this is a driveable par-four for long hitters, but not an easy decision given the number of hazards. The shoreline runs the length of the hole and the green is protected by a huge obscuring dune. The majority of players should play a drive out left to the generous fairway. The short approach plays to a large undulating green dominated by a roll over ridge in the left front.
74 tees 359 yds
70 tees 329 yds
66 tees 309 yds
62 tees 287 yds
54 tees 266 yds
Hole 15 – Par 4

The demanding four-hole journey home starts here. Don’t hold back with the driver, the landing area is very generous on this lengthy par 4. Go to the right side bunker. Approach shots that just clear the bunker on the right will feed towards the green, which is boldly contoured and protected by bunkers left and a low hollow on the right.
74 tees 482 yds
70 tees 453 yds
66 tees 436 yds
62 tees 409 yds
54 tees 346 yds
Hole 16 – Par 4

This hole returns to the sea, for three of the most dramatic finishing holes in golf. With water along the left side, there is ample fairway off the tee on the right. Bail out too far right and the green begins to disappear behind a large dune on the right creating a difficult angle of approach. The infinity edge green narrows significantly in the back, fitting tightly between the dune and the Sea.
74 tees 420 yds
70 tees 408 yds
66 tees 367 yds
62 tees 349 yds
54 tees 291 yds
Hole 17 – Par 3

A stunning hole! Tees are arranged at various angles playing across an inlet in the coastline that forms a tranquil bay. Tee shots must carry the water to a green that sits far out on a point and is framed by dramatic blow out dune bunkers. A shot played just over the largest of these bunkers on the right will find a patch of fairway that helps to feed shots toward the green. Even though the green is larger than it might first appear, the coastal breezes will make proper club selection vital.
74 tees 201 yds
70 tees 188 yds
66 tees 182 yds
62 tees 164 yds
54 tees 131 yds
Hole 18 – Par 5

To finish a dramatic “Risk/Reward” par-five! Will you gamble or play it safe? The shoreline down the left creates two pronounced bays that must be negotiated first from the tee and again on the second shot. The fairway landing area on the drive is the widest on the course, but a long central bunker breaks it into two distinctive options. The “Eagle” line is to the left, leaving the shortest distance to the green. The safer option down the right will appeal to par seekers. The green sits out on a point and approaches beg you to bite off as much as you dare. The narrow, undulating green is surrounded by hazards, including water and sand bunkers to the left and tightly mown hollows to the right and off the back.

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