At the foot of the majestic Giza pyramids, there is a course that combines history, luxury, and a truly unique golfing experience since 1899.
The Mena House Golf Course, established by the British in 1899, allowed guests of the luxurious Mena House Hotel to enjoy rounds of golf with spectacular views of Egypt’s pyramids. But what truly made this course unique was not just its monumental surroundings: for its first 18 years, the course had no grass at all.
Victorian golfers played literally on the desert sand, facing a terrain unlike any other golf course in the world. Every shot was an extra challenge, combining athletic skill with the demands of an extreme environment.
It wasn’t until 1917 that the course was transformed under the supervision of Roy Wilson, finally becoming a traditional grass course. Since then, Mena House Golf Course has continued to offer players the chance to combine Egypt’s millennia-old history with the passion for golf—on a stage few places on Earth can match.