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Morocco
On
the Southern Royal Golf Road
Where to play
From Casablanca international airport,
the Royal golf road goes North to Tangier and Tetouan and
back to the Royal cities Fes and Rabat. South it drives to
Marrakech, other Royal city, and after a step to the door
of the desert at Ouarzazate, to Agadir on the coast line along
which to come back passing along the coast throug and El Jadida.
And all along Sofitel Hotels from Accor Group offer all sort
of golf packages, linked with thalassotherapia at the seashore
placces
Coming
out from the international airport of Casablanca, the highway
goes to Marrakech, the southern capital which the snow white
peaks of the sumptuous Atlas mountains give a magical attraction.
Here, at about the same time as in Tangiers in 1920, where
open the first golf holes in Morocco which became later the
Royal Golf. Today Marrakech has already three 18-holes and
some others are in project.
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at Marrakech
The
Royal Golf
has been built by the Pacha of Marrakech. Constantly renovated
and modernized, it was one of the favourite course of His
Majesty King Hassan II. Understandable! Playing that course
located at the feet of the Atlas mountains is a sort of magic.
It a pleasure to walk along the cypress, eucalyptus, palm,
olive, orange, apricot trees and flower bushes. The natural
beauty obliges to be concentrated to avoid the trees and bushes.
The par-3 of the 15th is known as “Brigitte Bardot”
because the green hides behind two small round mounds around
a bunker. And high palm trees cut the angles. Winston Churchill,
David Lloyd George, Ike Eisenhower where among the vip’s
who played here, The club-house is under renovation.
Along the exit road from Marrakech to Casablanca, the Golf
de la Palmeraie is as well known as the Palmeraie
where it has been designed by Robert Trent Jones who made
here a small masterpiece facing the Atlas mountains. This
links of 6200 metres snakes in a large valley with thousands
of palm trees and is adorned with seven lakes where frolic
ducks, herons and ibis. The course receives regularly professional
tournaments, but several tees allow players of all levels
to enjoy this wonderful flat course easy to walk along. In
the hearth of the course stays the club-house, magnificent
Moorish house with ochres walls and green varnished tiles
which terrace is facing the Atlas mountains.
On the exit road to Ouarzazate, facing the Royal Golf, an
Egyptian triumph arcade is the entry of the Amelkis
Golf resort. There lies the last creation
of Cabell Robinson designer of El Jadida Sofitel Golf and
Golf des Dunesl at Agadir. It is a tough Californian style
course set in an extraordinary landscape where the beauty
of the snow capped Atlas mountains blends in the Mediterranean
panorama of olive and palm trees. It is a magnificent 18 holes
course punctuated by groves of palms and papyrus reeds. Its
challenging holes will enthrall the most demanding golfers
with its bunkers, rolling terrain, water traps and exotic
rough. The course has integrated the "khettaras",
11th century irrigation works built by Almoravides hydraulics
experts. The result is a complex of subtle difficulties, situated
in an enchanting setting to help you forget your handicap.
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Royal Golf Brigitte Bardot hole
Typical vegetation at Royal Golf
Golf Palmeraie entry
Palmerie hole 4
Atlas skyline
at Amelkis Golf
Amelkis tormented design
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