Our take

Off the very back tees this Ernie Els design runs to 7,538 yards, though a much friendlier course hides inside it if you choose your markers sensibly.

• Serious golfersEls borrowed from the great British links: sandy waste, running ground and classic bunkering, with enough breeze most days to matter. The 8th and the 18th are the card wreckers.
• Higher handicapsThe fairways are wide and immaculate and the walking is easy, but the native scrub and waste areas swallow anything loose. Drop down a tee and it becomes a round to enjoy.
• Buddy tripsA desert links suits a group who like the ball on the ground; matches have a habit of going to the 18th, which is exactly where this course bares its teeth.

Tell us who’s coming and how you like to play, and we’ll shape the right trip around you.

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