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ALEXANDRIA
SPORTING CLUB
and leaves you with a difficult return shot for your second if you go beyond the green and find the lurking bunker.
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years of the 19th century as part of a recreational retreat, its Although one of Egypt’s most exclusive institutions,
splash of green amidst the vitality and energy of a city in
the Alexandria Sporting Club welcomes visiting golfers. For
perpetual motion.
anyone spending time in Alexandria, the chance to play golf on a historic track in a city founded by Alexander the Great and ruled over by the Ptolemies until Cleopatra took her own
Bibliotheca Alexandrina City Centre Pompei’s Pillar Graeco-Roman Museum Western Harbour Tombs of Kom al-Shuqafa To El Alamein
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Visiting golfers welcome
18 holes are today encircled by Egypt’s second city, a tranquil
Traditional English-style layout
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Eastern Sporting Alexandria Sporting Club Harbour Golf Course
and close to Alexandria’s ancient harbour lies one of Egypt’s most venerable golf clubs. Built by the British in the latter
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Montazah Palace To Abu Quir and Rosetta
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Little more than a pitching wedge from the Mediterranean
Each hole has two tee positions. Pick of the holes is the 5th, a 205-yard par-3 which leaves little room to go left or right
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A splash of green encircled by the city
18 HOLES PAR 70 5,960 YARDS / 5,450 METRES RATING 69 DATE OF OPENING: 1889
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Desert Highway, To Wadi El Natroun and Cairo
Who can play? Members, daily fee golfers, tourist groups.
Tuition & practice facilities: Golf pro, golf lessons, driving range.
The clubhouse: Restaurant, pro shop.
life after her lover, Mark Anthony, was defeated by Roman The Alexandria Sporting Club course is very much a traditio-
emperor Octavian would be too good to pass up. It may be a
nal English-style layout, albeit with palm trees and year-
pleasant walk in the park, but it will not be a walkover.
round sunshine – luxuries its builders would not have been used to back home. At less than 6,000 yards, it may lack distance, but the mature trees, small greens and gaping bunkers guarding greens ensure golfers don’t get off too lightly. Get too close to one of the large trees and you will find your way to the green totally blocked. The trees also provide welcome shade from the sun. The course has four par-3 holes, ranging from 175 to 210 yards, and four par-4s. There are two par-5s, the 13th and 14th, the club’s longest at 580 yards.
Services: Caddies, trolleys, club rental.
Other facilities: The Alexandria Sporting Club also has two swimming pools, horse riding, polo, tennis, squash, basketball, football, billiards and a children’s area. Information: Tel: +20 3 543 3627 /8/9 Fax: +20 3 546 1413 Address: Omar Lotfy St. Tram: Sporting Club Station.
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