Why Saudi Arabia for a golf-centred home
For buyers who want their home to sit inside a sporting life rather than near one, Saudi Arabia has reached a genuine turning point. Since 22 January 2026, the Law of Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis has opened freehold ownership to all nationalities within designated zones, so a championship-course mansion can be owned outright rather than leased. The fiscal picture is unusually clean: no personal income, capital gains, wealth or inheritance tax, and a riyal pegged to the US dollar, which removes a layer of currency uncertainty for international owners. A transfer fee of up to 5% applies when a non-Saudi sells.
The context west of Riyadh matters here. Diriyah is the historic heart of the Saudi state, and the land around it is being shaped into a low-density setting where golf, country-club life and heritage sit together. Riyadh itself is projected to reach about 15 million residents by 2030 under Vision 2030, with Expo 2030 and the 2034 FIFA World Cup ahead, so a home in this part of the Kingdom is bought into a place that is growing into a longer story, not a finished one. We never frame that as a promise of return; we frame it as a read of where the country is heading.
The home, and who it suits
The development we hold here is Rayana, Wadi Safar, by Dar Global, beside Diriyah. It is a gated, low-density enclave of 6- to 8-bedroom freehold mansions set around an 18-hole Trump International championship golf course, a members-only club and the Trump International Hotel. There are two ways in. Rayana Mansions are delivered shell-and-core, which lets you author the interiors in full, with guide prices from about £4.29M. Trump Mansions are delivered fully fitted, for owners who would rather arrive into a finished home. Both are off-plan, with completion on 31 December 2029. Qualifying real-estate investment from SAR 4 million can support residency eligibility, which often matters as much as the home itself.
This suits a buyer who plays, or wants the people they love to grow up around the game, and who values privacy and space over a busy address. It is a sizeable house, on a course, with club life on the doorstep and Riyadh within reach. Be clear-eyed that this is one development at one moment: a small, growing and guided selection, not a long list. Our role is to help you understand whether this particular setting fits how you actually want to live, then to confirm current availability across the two mansion types and walk through the ownership and residency path with you.
- Rayana Mansions: shell-and-core for full interior authorship, guide from about £4.29M
- Trump Mansions: delivered fully fitted, ready to occupy
- 6- to 8-bedroom freehold homes around an 18-hole Trump International course
- A members-only club and the Trump International Hotel within the enclave
- Completion 31 December 2029, off-plan, beside historic Diriyah
If a golf-centred home in Saudi Arabia is something you are weighing, we would rather start with the life you are picturing than with a brochure. Talk to our Saudi Arabia advisory team about Rayana, Wadi Safar, and we will tell you honestly what is available, what it would mean to own here, and whether it is the right fit. Begin the conversation.