Golf in Hurghada — Playing on the Red Sea Desert Courses
Hurghada has several quality golf courses in striking desert settings — a genuinely unusual combination of golf and Red Sea scenery. Here is your complete guide to golfing in the area.
El Gouna Golf Club
The most established golf facility in the Hurghada area. An 18-hole course designed by Gene Bates, integrated into the El Gouna resort town. The course plays through the lagoon landscape with water hazards, palm trees, and Red Sea views from several holes. Green fees: approximately £50–£80 for 18 holes including caddy. Club hire available. Good condition year-round due to the warm, dry climate.
Golf at Soma Bay
Soma Bay, 30km south of Hurghada, has a championship golf course as part of the resort complex. The Breakers Golf & Beach Resort includes a 9-hole course that plays alongside the Red Sea. Green fees are lower than El Gouna. The Soma Bay golf experience is more resort-integrated — less character than El Gouna but easier access if you are staying in a Soma Bay hotel.
Madinat Makadi Golf Course
An 18-hole course in the Makadi Bay resort area. Green fees: £40–£70. Less prestigious than El Gouna Golf Club but a reasonable option for golfers staying in Makadi Bay who do not want to travel to El Gouna.
Desert Golf Conditions
Golf in Hurghada is on desert-edge courses — the landscape is dramatic but the playing conditions are different from European courses. Fairways and greens are maintained by irrigation, creating an island-of-green in a desert setting. Sand hazards are frequent and genuinely sandy. Wind can be significant — particularly the northerly that builds through the afternoon.
Golf and Property
El Gouna's golf course has driven a specific property buyer profile — golfers who want a winter escape with consistent sun and quality golf. Several El Gouna residential compounds are positioned specifically for golfers, with views over the course. The Steigenberger Golf Resort El Gouna is the flagship golf hotel.
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