Hole 1 of 18 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Hole 1 at Yas Links Golf Club

Par
4
Yards
378
Handicap
16
Bunkers
4

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Hole 1 aerial at Yas Links Golf Club
Map distances from 74 tee · 378 yds

The map's printed distances are measured from the 74 tee to the green; they do not move when you change tees.

Green size: 50 yds deep × 43 yds wide

Esri World Imagery · captured Oct 2025. Green at the top.

Where this map comes from

Satellite photo
Oct 2025
Esri World Imagery
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Yas Links is in Abu Dhabi, UAE; USGS 3DEP covers only the United States and returns NoData here, and no other reviewed terrain source covers the course.

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Hole 1 aerial at Yas Links Golf Club

The plan for No. 1

The play: An opening par 4 through rumpled links fairways and dunes. Par 4, men's stroke index 16 (74 378, 70 364, 66 335, 62 322, 54 263 yards).

Shot by shot

  1. Off the tee

    The club's line is the left side, clear of the big bunker on the right. A mapped finish 230 yards from this tee leaves 148 to the center. Right bunker 2 runs 245 to 255 yards from this tee.

  2. Approach & recovery

    The green sits at fairway level with no lip, so a running approach works (the club). Safe miss: short and centre; sand sits short right and long left.

  3. On the green

    The mapped green is about 47 yards deep and 52 yards wide.

  4. Watch for

    • Large fairway bunker right

The green on No. 1

Mapped boundary
Wide × deepyards
42.7×49.9
Areasq ft
10,328
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Research notes

  • The green sits at ground level as an extension of the fairway, so a running approach can reach it. (Hole 1)[1]
  • The fairways are among the widest on tour but missing them is heavily punished, and the very large greens mean more long lag putts than usual when the wind blows. (Keys to performing well)[2]

Sources

  1. Yas Links hole-by-hole course guide — Yas Links Golf Clubhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100928005726/http://www.yaslinks.com:80/course
  2. Abu Dhabi Championship: Edoardo Molinari picks out the key holes — DP World Tourhttps://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/abu-dhabi-hsbc-championship-edoardo-molinari-picks-out-the-key-holes-and-players-to-watch/