Golf Club of Lebanon

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| location = Beirut, Lebanon

| establishment = {{start date and age|1923}}

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| website = [https://www.golfcluboflebanon.com/ www.golfcluboflebanon.com]

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Golf Club of Lebanon is a country club and golf course located in Beirut, Lebanon. The club was originally opened in Khalde in 1923.{{Cite web |last=Kynaston |first=Matthew |title=Postcard from Beirut: Strife is par for the course at Lebanon's only golf club |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024/08/16/postcard-from-beirut-strife-is-par-for-the-course-at-lebanons-only-golf-club/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=The National |language=en}} Today, the course occupies 420,000 square meters in one of the last green spaces in Beirut. The 18-hole course meets international standards and the club also includes facilities for swimming, tennis, football, squash, chess, and other activities.{{Cite web |title=Lebanon golf club in drive to survive country’s economic crisis |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2319821/amp |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Arab News |language=en}}

Due to the club's geopolitical position, it has come under threat throughout its history.{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=David |date=2021-10-16 |title=Rival factions are ripping Lebanon apart. Even golf is in their crosshairs |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/rival-factions-are-ripping-lebanon-apart-even-golf-is-in-their-crosshairs-nh2cldmnn |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Lebanon's only golf club plays on through threats and intimidation |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/video/LYA5orl5/lebanons-only-golf-club-plays-on-through-threats-and-intimidation/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=The National |language=en}} In 1982, the fairways of the course were bulldozed by the Israeli army during the siege of Beirut.{{Cite news |title=The bunkers on Beirut’s golf course are in the crosshairs |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/08/15/the-bunkers-on-beiruts-golf-course-are-in-the-crosshairs |access-date=2025-06-06 |work=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}} In 2023, it was reported that Hezbollah was looking to acquire the course's grounds.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-01 |title=Hezbollah tees up to close historic Beirut golf course - analysis |url=https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741790 |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}

As of 2024, it is the only golf course in Lebanon.{{Cite web |title=Meet this 66-year-old from Lebanon who saw bombs dropping from the sky during his flight to compete in the Asia-Pacific Amateur |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/meet-this-66-year-old-lebanon-saw-bombs-dropping-from-sky-during-flight-to-compete-in-asia-pacific-amateur |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=GolfDigest.com |language=en}}