{"id":268585,"date":"2025-11-07T10:27:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/268585\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:27:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:27:24","slug":"desert-challenge-in-dhahran-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/268585\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert challenge in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From historic grave markers to high-stakes tournaments, this 18-hole course tests skill in Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<p>Golf in Saudi Arabia began here in 1949 with a simple sand course called Rolling Hills Country Club. Today, Rolling Hills Golf Club in Dhahran is a private 18-hole, par-72 layout within the Saudi Aramco residential camp, opened in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Its smooth greens, strategic bunkers, and wide fairways sit against a striking desert backdrop, while the 9th and 18th holes mark historic grave posts from the land\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89219\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2024-Asian-Development-Tour-Graduates.jpg\" alt=\"2024 Asian Development Tour Graduates\" width=\"740\" height=\"500\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-89219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2024 Asian Development Tour Graduates<\/p>\n<p>For the fourth consecutive year, the Aramco Invitational on the Asian Development Tour will bring rising talent and a $250,000 purse to this unique desert course.<\/p>\n<p>Main image: Paul Lakatos \/ Asian Development Tour<\/p>\n<p>This article was featured in the November 2025 issue of Golf Digest Middle East. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/gdme-nov2025-magazine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0for a digital issue of the full magazine<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: Where To Play<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/golfdigestme.com\/where-to-play-regnum-carya-golf-club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Regnum Carya Golf Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/golfdigestme.com\/where-to-play-awali-golf-club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Awali Golf Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/golfdigestme.com\/where-to-play-sunningdale-golf-club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sunningdale Golf Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/golfdigestme.com\/where-to-play-costa-navarino\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Costa Navarino<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/golfdigestme.com\/where-to-play-royal-greens-golf-country-club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Greens Golf &amp; 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