If your husband is working in Messaid then this may be the place for you. You won't have any problems in getting a game. They have competitions every Friday. The clubhouse has a pool and a small food section serving snacks and drinks.

With desert/sand golf you have a portable piece of plastic grass that you play on. I love it. It's still like real golf with par 3,4's and 5's and water hazards.

Doha Golf Course is beautiful and worth playing a round or two on it. What you could do is volunteer for the Qatar Masters in January. For each day you volunteer you get given a voucher for the Championship course, plus all the volunteers play in a friendly game just after the Masters.