Li Haotong 35/1 © Volvo China Open/Richard Castka/Sportpixgolf.com
The DP World Tour is staying in the UAE and at the Al Hamra Golf Course for the Ras al Khaimah Classic, this tournament has been promoted from the European Challenge Tour to full DP World Tour status.
Al Hamra Golf Club was the UAE’s first 18-hole golf course and opened for play in 2007, designed by Peter Harradine it meanders around four interconnected open-water lagoons, which merge with the water of the Arabian Gulf.
Originally planned to be built on the salt flats bordering the waters edge, a staggering five million cubic meters of sand and soil were moved during course construction, this combined with expert shaping have created gentle elevation changes as the terrain moves around the lagoons.
