Project Overview
Project Name: Dubai Al Majid 18-Hole Championship Golf Course Full Night Lighting Turnkey Project
Location: Dubai, UAE
Cooperator: Al Majid Golf & Country Club
Project Grade: I-Class Tournament Standard (HRLUX Two-Level Professional Lighting Standard)
Project Cycle: Design 12 days + On-site Installation & Commissioning 45 days, fully delivered within 2 months
Core Demand: Build a full 18-hole night golf system compliant with IESNA Class IV & USGA tournament standards; solve uneven illuminance, severe glare, light spillage to surrounding residential areas and shadow dead zones of original temporary lighting; support international amateur tournaments, member night entertainment and corporate VIP reception; cut long-term power & maintenance cost by over 50%.
1.Project Pain Points & Site Constraints
1. Complex terrain: 7 dog-leg holes, 12 sand bunkers, 5 large water hazards, rolling ridges with height difference up to 12m; trees around fairways easily block light to form dark zones.
2. Residential districts within 80m of the course boundary; strict local municipal light pollution control rules, upward stray light must be controlled under 3%.
3. Original temporary metal halide lights: low uniformity CV＞0.4, severe UGR glare, power consumption high, short service life, unable to meet tournament illuminance threshold.
4. Dual usage demand: daily recreational play & professional tournament hosting, requiring two sets of adjustable illuminance modes.
5. Wide fairways ranging 40–62m, mixed narrow curved fairways, conventional symmetrical pole layout cannot eliminate central dark areas.
2. HRLUX Customized Lighting Solution
2.1 Standard Parameter Configuration
| Zone | Horizontal Illuminance | Uniformity Emin/Emax | Vertical Illuminance | CRI | CV Coefficient |
| Tee Box | ≥200 lx | ≥0.5 | - | ≥85 | ≤0.25 |
| Fairway | ≥100 lx | ≥0.5 | Ev≥35 lx | ≥85 | ≤0.35 |
| Putting Green | ≥250 lx | ≥0.6 | - | ≥85 | ≤0.25 |
| Driving Range | Tee 200 lx / Landing Zone 100 lx | ≥0.5 | Ev≥100 lx | ≥85 | ≤0.25 |
Pole Height Matching Rule: Putting green main poles 15m, ridge special area minimum 18m; fairway standard pole height 15m, pole spacing strictly limited within 3×pole height. Narrow fairway adopts staggered pole layout, wide fairway adopts double-sided symmetrical layout; parallel back-to-back fairways with spacing ≤110m share lighting poles to save project investment.
2.2 Layout Design for Special Holes
1. Dog-Leg Holes: All poles arranged along the outer curve edge, no fixtures inside bend area to avoid blocking ball rolling trajectory; adopt 25° narrow beam anti-glare lens to eliminate inner dark zones.
2. Water Hazard Zones: Equip supplementary low-angle floodlights beside ponds, suppress water surface reflection; enhance vertical illuminance to clearly track ball flight across water barriers.
3. Ridge & Undulating Terrain: 18m high poles deployed 10m away from green edge, bidirectional overlapping light projection to balance brightness of high & low ground.
4. Driving Range Optimization: Poles installed behind landing zone sand bunkers for hidden upward lighting; forbid overhead tee lighting to cut glare; full vertical illuminance coverage at 1.83m–4.57m height for complete ball trajectory tracking.
2.3 Core Lighting Equipment Configuration
HRLUX dedicated golf LED floodlights, equipped with original Philips constant-current drivers:
1. Optical design: Custom golf beam lens + honeycomb anti-glare grille, UGR＜16, upward light output ＜3%, fully compliant with USGA anti-light pollution standards.
2. Performance: Luminous efficiency ≥160lm/W, flicker-free, CRI≥85, LED chip rated lifespan up to 100,000 hours.
3. Intelligent control: Support 0–100% dimming, two-mode switch (Tournament High-Bright Mode / Daily Energy-Saving Mode); timing automatic switch-off, remote one-key brightness adjustment.
4. Quantity: Total 128 light poles (15m/18m mixed), 426 sets golf special floodlights, all installed outside fairway boundary without blocking hitting paths.
3. Design & Construction Execution Process
1. On-site Survey & Data Collection: HRLUX engineering team stays on-site for 5 days to measure terrain elevation, tree distribution, water hazard range and residential distance; collect CAD topographic drawing from the club.
2. 3D Dialux Optical Simulation: Import CAD terrain model to Dialux, build 1:1 full-site 3D model, simulate illuminance, uniformity, glare and light spillage; generate formal photometric calculation report for client review.Professional Dialux simulation is the core guarantee for qualified acceptance of all golf lighting projects.
3. Optimize Pole Layout Scheme: Adjust beam angle, pole position and lamp quantity for dog-leg, wide fairway and ridge areas, balance lighting effect and total project cost.
4. Pre-production & Delivery: Custom all lens angles and intelligent control systems according to simulation data, complete production and ship within 18 working days.
5. On-site Installation & Debugging: Professional overseas construction team install poles, wiring and fixtures; one-by-one fine-tune lamp projection angle after installation, re-test illuminance data until fully meet Class I tournament standard.
6. Acceptance & Handover: Provide full set of documents including illuminance test report, Dialux simulation file, equipment certificate, operation manual; 3-year global after-sales warranty, free remote technical guidance.
4. Project Achievements & Customer Benefits
4.1 Lighting Effect Test Result
- Tee box average illuminance: 228 lx, CV=0.21, uniformity Emin/Emax=0.58
- Main fairway average illuminance: 112 lx, CV=0.30, vertical centerline illuminance=42 lx
- All putting greens average illuminance: 265 lx, uniformity Emin/Emax=0.67
- Driving range vertical illuminance average: 108 lx, no dark zones in 183m full landing zone
4.2 Operational Economic Benefits
1. Energy saving: Replace traditional 2200W metal halide lights with 600W HRLUX LED floodlights, total power consumption reduced by 58%, annual electricity cost saved around $42,000 USD.
2. Maintenance reduction: LED chip lifespan 100,000 hours, annual replacement & maintenance labor cost cut by 72%.
3. Business revenue growth: Night business hours extended 4 hours daily; launch night tournaments & corporate VIP golf packages, annual additional revenue up to $186,000 USD.
4. Value upgrading: The club becomes the only 18-hole I-Class tournament venue within Dubai urban area, attracts high-end members and international tournament resources, core competitiveness greatly improved.
4.3 Customer Feedback
“The full lighting system delivered by HRLUX perfectly matches our championship operation needs. Uniform bright light without dazzling glare, players can clearly track ball flight on every fairway and green. Dialux pre-simulation fully restored real lighting effect, the whole project was finished ahead of schedule with stable quality. For our upcoming 9-hole expansion lighting project, we will continue to maintain deep collaboration with HRLUX.”
— Operations Director, Al Majid Golf & Country Club
5. Project Summary
This Dubai 18-hole golf lighting project fully practices the complete layout & grading standards introduced in HRLUX professional golf lighting guide blog. Combined with IESNA, USGA international sports lighting specifications, we propose targeted layout solutions for dog-leg holes, wide fairways, water hazards and undulating ridges. Through professional Dialux optical simulation, anti-glare cut-off optical lens and classified two-level illuminance design, the project solves multiple industry pain points including uneven brightness, excessive glare and light pollution.
The case fully proves HRLUX’s systematic capacity: terrain survey, customized optical design, special-shaped hole layout, intelligent dimming equipment, turnkey construction and global after-sales service. It provides replicable standardized lighting design reference for global new-built & renovated golf venue night lighting projects, covering professional golf lighting solutions for various venue scales.
6. FAQ
Q1: How much does a full 18-hole golf course lighting project cost?
A1 : The total cost of an 18-hole golf course lighting project depends on venue terrain, lighting grade (tournament/recreational), pole height, lamp quantity and intelligent control configuration. A standard tournament-grade 18-hole golf lighting project includes Dialux simulation design, anti-glare professional fixtures, light poles and turnkey construction. HRLUX provides free customized quotation and optical simulation according to actual venue conditions.
Q2: What is Dialux simulation in golf lighting projects?
A2: Dialux simulation is a professional 3D photometric design tool for sports lighting. It builds a 1:1 venue model to accurately calculate illuminance, uniformity, glare value and light spillage, optimizing pole layout and beam angles in advance. It is an essential process to ensure golf lighting meets IESNA and USGA official acceptance standards.
Q3: What is the difference between tournament and recreational golf lighting standards?
A3 : Tournament-grade lighting adopts HRLUX Class I standard with higher illuminance and uniformity, supporting international competitions; recreational venues adopt Class II standard with properly reduced parameters to save operation costs. HRLUX dual-mode lighting system can switch freely between the two standards.
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