Founded in 1979 as a members’ Golf Club, Sharjah Wanderers Golf Club, a section of the Sharjah Wanderers Sports Club, has been in its present site amongst the rolling sand dunes since 1990.
Although a sand course with “browns” instead of “greens”, it has rolling grass fairways. Interspersed with desert terrain and vegetation, it gives a genuine “links” feel to the impending round of golf.
With 9 of its 18 fairways now grassed, the course is regarded amongst the local golfing fraternity as a real challenge. Maximum use has been made of the natural topography in setting out the course, added to which the prevalent land/sea breezes continue to change direction and modify playing conditions as the day progresses.
As with Links Golf, imagination and adaptation are the key to good scoring at Sharjah Wanderers, and those who play with a “one club – one shot” approach would be advised to pop a calculator into their bag for later use. The course is also an excellent fitness challenge – with hills and valleys to stretch the leg muscles.
One of the course’s more endearing features is the family of ducks who take the sounds of pinging golf balls in their stride and splash around in the custom-made lakes.
