Best Golf Courses in Morocco

Morocco sits three hours from most of Europe, basks in over 300 days of sunshine a year, and has been a royal patron of golf since the 1920s. Yet it still flies under the radar compared to Spain or Portugal. That is the secret most regular Morocco golf visitors are happy to keep.

From lush parkland courses in Marrakech framed by the snow-capped Atlas Mountains to windswept Atlantic layouts in Agadir and coastal gems near Essaouira, the best golf courses in Morocco cover every style of game you want to play. Add some of the finest hospitality in the world, accessible flight connections, and year-round playability and you have a golf destination that deserves far more attention.

This guide covers the top courses across Morocco's main golf regions, what makes each one special, and exactly how to find and prepare for them on Hole19.

What makes Morocco a great golf destination?

Morocco has been building its golf infrastructure for a century, with King Hassan II famously passionate about the game. Today the country has more than 40 courses spread across the kingdom, many of them designed by internationally recognised architects and maintained to a standard that surprises first-time visitors. Winter temperatures in Marrakech sit comfortably in the low 20s Celsius, making it one of the most reliable warm-weather escapes for European golfers from October through to April.

The scenery does a lot of the heavy lifting, too. Nowhere else do you stand on a tee box with a palm-lined fairway ahead of you and snow on a mountain range behind you. That combination alone is worth the trip.

Best golf courses in Morocco: the regions

Morocco's golf is concentrated in four main areas - Marrakech, Agadir, Rabat, and the Atlantic coast around Essaouira. Each has a distinct character, and serious golf travellers tend to base themselves in one region while dipping into another on a day trip. Below are the top courses region by region, with two to three specific recommendations per area.

Marrakech: the heart of Morocco golf

Marrakech is the engine of Moroccan golf. The city has half a dozen full-length championship courses within easy reach of the medina, most of them built around exotic gardens and mature olive groves. The Atlas Mountains provide a permanent backdrop that makes every round feel cinematic. Courses here tend to be parkland in character - lush, manicured, and with greens that run truer than you expect.

Before you play, load each course on Hole19 so you have precise GPS distances on every hole. Marrakech's courses vary significantly in length and elevation between tee positions, and the first time you see a blind approach over a stand of palms is not the moment you want to be guessing yardages.

Amelkis Golf Club, Marrakech

Amelkis is one of the original Marrakech showpieces - a Robert Trent Jones design that opened in 1995 and has hosted European Tour qualifying events. The layout weaves through terraced olive groves and Berber-inspired gardens across 27 holes, giving golfers the chance to play different combinations and see the course in a new light on repeat visits. The par-5 closing hole on the main 18 is a genuine risk-reward test with water all along the left side. Expect well-shaped bunkers, generous fairways, and greens with more break than they show. Amelkis Golf Club on Hole19

Assoufid Golf Club, Marrakech

Designed by Cabell Robinson and opened in 2014, Assoufid is the most visually dramatic course in Marrakech. It plays through a landscape of carved red-earth ridges, prickly pear cacti, and ornamental gardens, with the High Atlas as a constant backdrop. At over 7,000 yards from the tips it is a genuine length test, but the design rewards smart positional play more than raw power. Strategy off the tee is everything here - and using Hole19's GPS to map your line away from the deep fairway bunkers pays dividends on almost every hole. Assoufid Golf Club on Hole19

Samanah Golf Club, Marrakech

Samanah is a Jack Nicklaus Signature design set within an enormous olive grove - reportedly home to over 400,000 trees - about 25 minutes south of central Marrakech. The course plays across rolling terrain with wide landing areas that invite aggressive tee shots, then tightens considerably around the greens. It is a course that rewards good approach play and excellent distance control, and the driving range and short-game facilities make it one of the best warm-up options in the country before a round elsewhere. Samanah Golf Club on Hole19

Agadir: Atlantic golf with a beach resort feel

Agadir is Morocco's purpose-built beach resort city, and its golf scene matches the relaxed, accessible character of the destination. Courses here tend to be more open than Marrakech's parkland layouts, with Atlantic breezes adding a variable the GPS cannot account for. Wind management and smart club selection matter far more than on the calmer courses in the south. Hole19's club recommendation feature is genuinely useful when you are trying to figure out whether that 165-yard par-3 is a 6-iron or a 5-iron with a 20 km/h headwind.

Golf du Soleil, Agadir

Golf du Soleil is one of the largest golf complexes in Africa, with 45 holes spread across two distinct courses - the Championship 18 and the Birdie 18 - plus a nine-hole academy course. The Championship layout is where experienced players want to spend their time: a proper test of ball striking with water features, mature trees, and greens that demand precise approach play. It is a particularly good choice for groups with mixed abilities because the shorter Birdie course keeps higher handicappers engaged without humiliating them. Golf du Soleil on Hole19

Golf des Dunes, Agadir

Golf des Dunes earns its name - the course tumbles through rolling sandy terrain just back from the Atlantic coast, with the kind of natural contouring that manufactured resort courses rarely manage to replicate. Fairways are wide enough to encourage attacking play from the tee, but the dune ridges create blind spots that reward local knowledge. Hole19's hole previews and layup markers are useful from first tee to last here: knowing the carry distance over each rise before you step up to the ball removes a lot of the guesswork that costs shots on an unfamiliar layout. Golf des Dunes on Hole19

Essaouira and the Atlantic coast: the hidden gem

Essaouira is a UNESCO World Heritage medina town on Morocco's Atlantic coast - one of the most beautiful places in the country - and it has a world-class golf course sitting just outside the ramparts. If you are touring Morocco and only have time for one course outside Marrakech or Agadir, this is the one.

Golf de Mogador, Essaouira

Designed by Gary Player and developed as part of the Mogador resort complex, Golf de Mogador is the most dramatically sited course in Morocco. Eleven of the 18 holes run directly along the Atlantic cliffs, with ocean views from almost every tee and approach. The constant coastal wind makes club selection genuinely difficult - approach shots that look like a 9-iron from the card can require a 7-iron or more into the breeze - and the combination of clifftop exposure and firm fairways creates conditions unlike anything you will find in Marrakech. Come here for an experience, not just a scorecard. Golf de Mogador on Hole19

Rabat: the royal capital's golf heritage

Rabat has been home to golf in Morocco longer than any other city. The Royal Golf Dar Es Salam complex, built at the express instruction of King Hassan II and designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., remains the most prestigious address in Moroccan golf. If you are in the capital, this is the course.

Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (Red Course), Rabat

Dar Es Salam's Red Course is Morocco's version of Augusta National - not in style, but in the reverence it commands. The 45-hole complex in the outskirts of Rabat includes the famous Red Course (par 73, over 6,700 metres from the tips), the Blue Course, and a shorter nine-hole Green Course. The Red has hosted the Hassan II Trophy and the Lalla Meryem Cup for decades, welcoming European Tour professionals and ranking among the continent's finest parkland layouts. Cork oaks, pine forest, and cork plantations frame every hole, giving the course a completely different feel from the desert and olive-grove designs further south. Royal Golf Dar Es Salam on Hole19

Rabat Golf Les Oudayas, Rabat

Les Oudayas is the newer, more accessible Rabat option - a well-maintained 18-hole course close to the city centre that suits a quick round between sightseeing or business. It lacks the grandeur of Dar Es Salam, but it is friendlier on the scorecard and on the wallet, and the greens are consistently well-prepared. A solid choice if you want to play twice in Rabat without back-to-back rounds on the Red Course. Rabat Golf Les Oudayas on Hole19

How to play your best golf in Morocco

Most golfers visiting Morocco are on unfamiliar courses with no caddie and limited local knowledge. That is exactly the situation Hole19 was built for. Load your courses before you travel - every course in this guide is on Hole19 - and you will have precise GPS distances to the front, centre, and back of every green, layup markers for blind shots, and hole-by-hole previews so you know the shape of each hole before you tee off.

Morocco's courses also tend to play differently in the wind than the scorecard suggests. Using Hole19's Plays Like feature, which adjusts effective distances for elevation change, helps you make smarter club choices when you are attacking an uphill par-3 at Assoufid or playing a downwind approach at Golf de Mogador.

Tracking your stats round by round with Hole19's Shot Tracker and Advanced Stats is particularly useful when you are playing four or five new courses on a golf trip. You quickly see which parts of your game hold up on unfamiliar courses and which ones need sharpening when you are back home.

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When is the best time to play golf in Morocco?

October through April is the golden window. Marrakech temperatures sit between 18°C and 24°C - warm enough for short sleeves, cool enough to walk 18 holes comfortably. Summer (June to August) brings fierce heat in Marrakech and Agadir that makes afternoon rounds uncomfortable, though the Atlantic coast around Essaouira stays breezy and playable year-round. If a winter sun golf trip is on your radar, Morocco delivers more reliable sunshine than southern Spain or Portugal from November through February.

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Is Morocco good for golf trips with mixed abilities?

Yes - and this is one of the underappreciated strengths of the Moroccan golf scene. Almost every course in Marrakech and Agadir has multiple tee options, and the multi-course complexes (Dar Es Salam, Golf du Soleil, Amelkis with its 27 holes) mean a group can play the same complex and choose routes that match their handicap. Green fees are also significantly more affordable than comparable quality in mainland Europe, which makes it easier to play every day of the trip.

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What to expect from Moroccan golf course conditions

Morocco's best courses are maintained to a genuinely high standard, but the conditions vary more than a golfer used to European tour venues might expect. Greens in Marrakech tend to run fast and true in peak season. Agadir's coastal courses can play firmer, with fairways that bake out in summer. The rough at Assoufid and Dar Es Salam is genuine rough - wispy desert scrub that will swallow a ball and raise your heart rate. Good course management, starting from the tee, is essential.

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Plan your Morocco golf trip with Hole19

All the courses above are available on Hole19, each with GPS yardages, hole maps, and scoring. Browse Morocco's golf courses on Hole19 and add the ones that interest you to your trip plan before you fly.

Download Hole19 free and carry a caddie in your pocket on every round - from Marrakech to Mogador and everywhere in between.

FAQ

How many golf courses are there in Morocco?

Morocco has more than 40 golf courses spread across the country, with the highest concentrations in Marrakech, Agadir, and the capital Rabat. The number has grown steadily since the 1990s as international tourism to the country expanded.

Do I need a handicap certificate to play golf in Morocco?

Some of the more prestigious clubs - including Royal Golf Dar Es Salam - ask for a handicap certificate or handicap index for access to the main championship course. Most resort courses and hotel-linked facilities are open to all golfers regardless of handicap. Check with the course directly before travelling.

How do I get a golf GPS for courses in Morocco?

Hole19 covers Morocco's full course catalogue with GPS yardages, hole previews, and scoring. Download the app, search for your course, and load the round before you leave your hotel. No additional hardware needed - your phone does everything.

Is Morocco a good golf holiday destination for beginners?

Absolutely. The multi-course complexes in Marrakech and Agadir have shorter or easier routing options alongside the championship layouts, green fees are accessible, and the courses are walkable and well-staffed. The combination of reliable weather, good value, and varied course options makes Morocco one of the most beginner-friendly golf travel destinations in reach of Europe.