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Everything about the top golf courses in Morocco
The best golf courses in Morocco sit within a travel context that immediately distinguishes this destination from every other in African and Mediterranean golf. The ancient imperial cities, the Atlas Mountain backdrop, the souks and the riad culture give Morocco a setting that no course in Spain, Portugal or southern France can provide. Royal Golf Dar Es Salam near Rabat leads this list as Morocco's most architecturally significant complex. Robert Trent Jones Sr's three courses on a royal forest estate of pine, cork oak and eucalyptus north of Rabat, including the Red Course that hosted the Trophée Hassan II European Tour event for multiple decades and welcomed Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo and Bernhard Langer, represent the most serious golf infrastructure in Africa outside South Africa. Amelkis Golf Resort in Marrakech provides the most immediately striking visual reference. Jack Nicklaus's design on the Marrakech plain with the High Atlas Mountains, snow-capped from November through April, as the defining backdrop is the image of Moroccan golf that appears most frequently in international golf travel media. Assoufid Golf Club at Palmeraie gives the list its contemporary dimension. Niall Cameron's 2014 design, with its local stone, Atlas views and drought-tolerant planting, signals that Marrakech's course offer is still developing rather than settled. The Royal Golf Club de Marrakech handles the historical atmosphere dimension: a century of tree growth on royal grounds that no modern layout can replicate. Morocco's best golf sits in Rabat and Marrakech, the season runs October through May, and the combination of golf with the cultural depth of the imperial cities produces a trip that no Mediterranean alternative can assemble on the same terms.
