The 2019 plan promised a Royal Golf course on 850,000 m². In September 2026 MEED reported that Phase 3 is being replanned and that the golf course will be replaced so the site can be commercialised. The replacement use has not been stated.
Key facts
| Golf course area |
850,000 m²
King Salman Park Founda…Mar 2019Royal Commission for Ri…Saudipedia (سعوديبيديا)Dec 2020
2019 plan; repeated by Saudipedia; not a current design area · as of Mar 2019
Medium confidence
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|---|---|
| Holes |
18-hole championship design
King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2025
Foundation 2025 brochure v6 says it commissioned a championship design · as of Jan 2026
Medium confidence
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From fairways to a question mark
The Royal Golf course was one of the headline sports attractions of the 2019 launch plan, on 850,000 m². The Foundation's 2025 brochure said it had commissioned a championship 18-hole design and listed a golf community as part of the Riyadh "Signature Asset" opportunity.
What changed
On 28 and 30 September 2026 MEED reported acting CEO Dale Chadwick saying that Phase 3 is being replanned. The golf course originally planned there will be replaced so the site can be commercialised. Re-masterplanning responds to board requests and was due to start in the following couple of months. The report does not say what replaces the course.
How to read it
This is a single-outlet report of remarks at a conference, and the Foundation has not published a revised plan. We therefore mark the asset as replanned rather than cancelled. The 850,000 m² figure is the 2019 plan and should not be read as a current design area.
Why it matters
Phase 3 is the northern part of the park in the secondary phase description we have, so the change affects how much of the park is public landscape and how much is development land. We do not know yet how the area's character will change.
Where it stands
Not under construction and no longer expected as originally planned. We will update when the Foundation publishes the revised Phase 3 plan.
Timeline
Phase 3 to be replanned; golf course to be replaced
MEED reported that Phase 3 is being replanned and the golf course once planned there will be replaced so the site can be commercialised. The replacement use is not stated.
MEEDSep 2026MEEDSep 2026News
Sources
- King Salman Park — The Masterplan / Destination for Investment · King Salman Park Foundation, 1 Jan 2025
- (Arabic version) King Salman launches 4 giga projects worth USD 23 billion in Riyadh · King Salman Park Foundation, 19 Mar 2019
- King Salman Park · Royal Commission for Riyadh City
- King Salman Park prepares for soft opening · MEED, 30 Sep 2026
- King Salman Park to attract $13bn private investment · MEED, 28 Sep 2026
- حديقة الملك سلمان · Saudipedia (سعوديبيديا), 30 Dec 2020
