Venue					Promoter
Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course) PO Box 262080 Emirates Road Dubai UAE Tel: +971 4 375 8665 Location: 20 miles south of the citycentre. Nearest Airport: Dubai (30 mins) Golf Course Website: www.jumeirahgolfestates.com Tournament Website: www.dubaiworldchampionship.com					Nick Tarratt Director The European Tour International Office Jumeirah Golf Estates PO Box 476318 Emirates Road Dubai UAE Email: ntarratt@europeantour.com Mob: +97 150 624 3856 Colin Smith Director – International Business Development Manager, Middle East and Asia, The European Tour The European Tour International Office PO Box 476318 Dubai UAE Mob: +97150 900 1217 Email: csmith@europeantour.com

Greens
Type of grass - Tifeagle Bermuda grass
Height of cut - 2.8mm
Any specific comments - large, undualting greens with many varied hole locations

Fairways
Type of grass - Bermuda grass, Tifway 419
Height of cut - 9.5mm
General width and contouring - generally quite wide

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Tifeagle Bermuda grass
Height of cut - 5mm

Rough
Type of grass - Bermuda Tifway 419
Height of cut - semi 22mm, rough 64mm

Weather
Weather in advance - hot, sunny, dry
Forecast for tournament - hot, sunny, dry

Course
Opened - 2009 for Dubai World Championship
Course designer - Greg Norman
Special features - the course is either grass or bark mulch, no sand visible on course except for the large white marble bunkers
General playability - the large fairway bunkers can confuse the eye on depth perception
Many / few water hazards - on holes 6, 14, 16, 17 and 18 with 17 having an island green

Other features
Many of the green complexes have run-offs