Dubai is setting a new benchmark in luxury golf with the launch of Discovery Dunes, the region’s first private, members-only golf course designed by legendary architect Tom Fazio. Located inside Dubai’s first exclusive residential golf community, the 18-hole course has opened for member play, delivering Discovery Land Company’s signature philosophy where sport, family, and community converge in effortless style.
Designed by the 80-year-old founder of Fazio Design, whose portfolio includes more than 200 courses worldwide and over 20 within Discovery communities, Discovery Dunes introduces a rare sense of elevation and flow to the desert landscape. The fairways roll through sculpted dunes, wrap around pristine white-sand bunkers, and lead to greens shaped to challenge and delight golfers of all levels. Signature comfort stations placed across the fifth and 13th holes add to the experience, blending playful design with practicality including a green rooftop that can transform into a tee during community events.
True to Discovery’s ethos, there are no tee times and no dress codes, making the course a welcoming, family-friendly environment. Michael Meldman, Founder and Chairman of Discovery Land Company, describes the project as a regional first and one of Tom Fazio’s finest creations, balancing beauty with playability and positioning the course as the heart of a lifestyle built around legacy, connection, and relaxation.
Access to the course is reserved exclusively for property owners within the estate, with ownership including complimentary lifetime membership to the club. Residential plots range from US$6 million to US$25 million, with 340 villas and apartments available, offering buyers the option of Discovery’s in-house designs or customized approvals.
At the center of the experience lies The Lake House, overlooking the 11th hole. Featuring a farm-to-table restaurant, bar, and produce sourced from an adjacent organic farm, it serves as a social and recreational hub for paddle boarding, swimming, and lakeside gatherings. The centrally located clubhouse further elevates the lifestyle, offering wellness facilities, pools, cabanas, a barbershop and salon, private cinema, ice-cream and candy shop, and a general store creating a private world where golf is not just played, but lived.
