Abu Dhabi Golf Club Best in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Golf Club celebrates another accolade at the Best in Abu Dhabi Awards 2010

ABU DHABI GOLF CLUB, ABU DHABI, (UAE): Abu Dhabi Golf Club is proud to announce that it won the ‘Best Sporting Club’ award at the Best in Abu Dhabi Awards 2010, which were held at the Yas Island Rotana Hotel on Saturday May 29th. The host venue to the European Tour’s Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s latest accolade adds to its already impressive tally of awards this year, including its recent inclusion in Golf World’s worldwide 2010 Top 100 rankings.

Abu Dhabi Golf Club, which is fully owned by Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the master developer of cultural, residential and tourism destinations in Abu Dhabi, and managed by Troon Golf, has long been regarded as one of the finest Championship venues on the European PGA Tour and has been showered with praise from the world’s elite professional golfers. On a local level, Abu Dhabi residents had their opportunity to vote for their favourite venues in a number of categories such as hotels, malls and restaurants for the inaugural Best in Abu Dhabi awards.  Being voted the best sporting club in Abu Dhabi is a tribute to the continuous improvements being made to the club for members, guests and also international visitors, proving it to be the most popular choice for those who enjoy its fine facilities and social atmosphere.

“We are delighted to have won this category of best sporting club at the Best in Abu Dhabi Awards 2010. The golf course is one of the finest conditioned golf courses you will find anywhere in the region which is excellent for all our members to have access to such fantastic lifestyle and sporting facilities. We continue to strive for the best facilities for our golf and country club members having recently upgraded our gym equipment, enhanced the outside pool area and increased our fitness class range.  While ultimately promoting the game of golf, and making it fun, at Abu Dhabi Golf Club we offer more than just golf with a number of leisurely dining options and great social events for our members, families and guests to enjoy. Events such as Friday Floatin’ Films, quality live music on the terrace, quarterly members mixers, fun quiz nights and monthly golf tournaments supported by a host of key partners and sponsors such as Rivoli and Audi, ensures that there is something for everyone at Abu Dhabi Golf Club,” commented Ken Kosak, General Manager, Abu Dhabi Golf Club.

In 2010 Abu Dhabi Golf Club won the Middle East Golfer Awards for ‘Best Golf Club of the Year Overall’ and ‘Best Golf Course in the Middle East’; and in 2009 the Club won the Best Traveler Award for ‘Best Golf Course in the Middle East’, further establishing the TDIC-owned and Troon Golf-managed facility as one of the finest in the world.

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