Soma Bay’s stunning Cascades Championship Golf Course has been ranked the number one golf course in the world outside of Europe. The 18 hole par 72 Cascades is the first in many ways in Egypt and was the first golf course open for play on the western Red Sea coast when launched in 1999. Designed by Gary Player, The Cascades is also the first Championship course in the Middle East designed by one of the "Big Three" (Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer). At the inaugural tournament, Gary Player described the course as "the next Pebble Beach."
The Cascades is home to one of the most important individual tournaments in the region, The Red Sea and Pan Arab Open Amateur Championship. The 2007 event attracted more than 175 competitors from 22 countries. The 2008 Championship is scheduled to take place in Soma Bay on the first weekend of July.