Golf in Marrakech

Golf, a sport preferred by the elite, is considered to be the most stylish sport in the world. The most elegant among various sports, it has gained enormous esteem all over the world, and Marrakech is not far behind. Golf in Marrakech began sometime in the late 19th century, when the Moroccan sultans adopted the sport and made it popular.

Golf in Marrakech can be enormously enjoyed, what with verdant greens against a backdrop of the Atlas Mountains. There are three golf courses in Marrakech, and all are open to the public, provided there is an evidence of a handicap.

Marrakech Royal Golf Club, at BP 634, Ancienne Route de Ouarzazate, is 6,200 meters, and is an 18-hole par 72 course. Designed by the Pasha of Marrakech in the 1920s, and frequently renovated since, this course is the best place for Golf in Marrakech. Another notable thing about this course is that Winston Churchill once played here.

The other two places where one can participate in the sport of Golf in Marrakech are -

Club de la Palmeraie Golf Palace, designed by Robert Trent Jones Snr, and having thousands of palm trees, seven lakes, and a Mauresque-style clubhouse in 1993, this is 6,214 meters, and an 18-hole par 72 course.

Golf d'Amelkis, the newest of the city's courses, and supposedly the most striking, is 6,657m, and an 18-hole par 72 course designed by CB Robinson, set with palm groves and water traps.

To enjoy this sophisticated and elegant activity of Golf in Marrakech, the best season is between October and May.