Royal Golf Marrakech is the second-oldest course in Morocco and the one with the deepest roots in the city’s story. The Pasha of Marrakech, Thami El Glaoui, opened it in 1927 with four holes, and the club says Winston Churchill, David Lloyd George and Dwight Eisenhower all played here. Today it has 27 holes: the 18-hole Old Course and a 9-hole New Course added in 2008. It is a short, tree-lined parkland rather than a desert test, and its appeal is shade, history and a lunch terrace a few minutes from the Medina.
Royal Golf Marrakech green fees and tee times.
Visitors book online through the club’s tee-time page, which the club says gives the best available rate. You can also call the pro shop on +212 524 40 98 28. Since 28 May 2025 a forecaddie (caddy éclaireur) has been compulsory, following a note from the Royal Moroccan Golf Federation. The fee is per forecaddie, not per player, and is paid in cash, in dirhams, directly to the caddie: MAD 200 for one or two players over 18 holes, MAD 250 for three and MAD 300 for four. Buggies are optional at MAD 450 for 18 holes. The rates page does not publish a handicap limit; carry a certificate in case the desk asks for one. Annual membership is by enquiry only.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From MAD 1,200
Visitor green fee, 18 holes, on the club’s published rates; 9 holes MAD 700. The compulsory forecaddie is extra and paid in cash.
Green fee, 18 holes
MAD 1,200
Green fee, 9 holes
MAD 700
Forecaddie, 18 holes, 1–2 players
MAD 200
Forecaddie, 18 holes, 4 players
MAD 300
Buggy, 18 holes
MAD 450
Club hire, 18 holes
MAD 400
Trolley, 18 holes
MAD 70
Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The courses at Royal Golf Marrakech.
Old Course (18 holes)
Par 72 over 5,871 metres, opened with four holes in 1927 and reshaped by Golias and Massy in 1933. Narrow corridors of olive, palm and eucalyptus frame most holes, so the driver often stays in the bag. The two “Brigitte Bardot” par threes, the 3rd and the 9th, are the holes members point visitors towards. Bunkers and tees were all renewed in 2020–21.
New Course (9 holes)
A par-36 loop of 3,072 metres by Gery Watine, a Moroccan-born golf professional, and French architect Thierry Sprecher, opened in May 2008. It was threaded through the existing planting on 38 hectares and adds ponds, so it plays longer and more technical than its size suggests. Useful for a late-afternoon nine after an Old Course morning.
The round, in perspective.
Gustave Golias, a golf champion who became the Pasha’s personal teacher, finished the first nine holes in 1928 and laid out the second nine. In 1933 he and Arnaud Massy, the Frenchman who won the 1907 Open, remodelled the course. Golias was also a keen botanist, and many of the trees he planted are now close to a hundred years old; the club counts some 15,000 across the property. The Old Course covers 56 hectares and measures 5,871 metres, par 72, so it rewards position more than length. Its most talked-about holes are the par threes at the 3rd and 9th, nicknamed “Brigitte Bardot” by the late King Hassan II, who counted this as his favourite course. In 2020 and 2021 every bunker and tee was rebuilt, with white sand over a Capillary Concrete base, and five greens were reconstructed. The New Course, by Gery Watine and Thierry Sprecher, is 3,072 metres, par 36, and brings water into play.
Know before you go.
Forecaddie
Compulsory since May 2025; cash to the caddie, priced per group
Buggies
Optional, MAD 450 for 18 holes
Club hire
Srixon, XXIO and TaylorMade sets, MAD 400 for 18 holes
Booking
Online tee-time page, or via the pro shop
Make the trip work.
Bring dirhams in cash for the forecaddie, because the club says that fee is paid directly to the caddie. The restaurant opens daily for lunch, with last orders at 15:45, so a morning tee time lets you finish with a long lunch under the trees; it has its own line on +212 524 40 78 57. Golf Inc magazine named the clubhouse best in its category. The shop stocks Srixon, XXIO and TaylorMade rental bags if you would rather not fly with clubs.
Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK) has direct flights from much of Europe and from Casablanca. The club sits on Route du Golf Royal on the south-eastern edge of the city, roughly 7 km east of the airport in a straight line; a petit taxi or hotel transfer is the simplest way across. The Medina and Jemaa el-Fna are a short drive north-west.
Most visiting golfers base themselves in the city rather than on the course. Riads inside the Medina give you the old-city experience, while the Hivernage district has larger hotels with parking, which makes the daily drive to the course simpler. La Mamounia, inside the Medina walls, was Churchill’s base on his Marrakech painting trips, which ties neatly to his rounds here. Al Maaden’s villa hotel sits on the same road, a few minutes east.
Make a trip of it.
Al Maaden shares Route du Golf Royal and is the obvious second round, with Kyle Phillips’s modern par 73 a sharp contrast to the Old Course’s tree-lined corridors. Amelkis is a short drive further out on the Ouarzazate road, and Assoufid, a desert-style course, lies on the Guemassa road south-west of the city. Off the course, the Menara Gardens and the Majorelle Garden are both easy half-day visits.
Find your season.
October to May is the main golf season in Marrakech. Midsummer afternoons are fierce on the plain, so if you come between June and September, book first thing in the morning; the heavy tree cover here gives more shade than on the newer courses. Winter mornings can be cool, and the High Atlas often carries snow.
Yes. Visitors book online through the club’s tee-time page, which the club says gives the best available rate, or arrange a time through the pro shop on +212 524 40 98 28. Membership is not required, and annual memberships are only available on enquiry.
How much does a round at Royal Golf Marrakech cost?
The published visitor fee is MAD 1,200 for 18 holes or MAD 700 for nine. On top of that comes the compulsory forecaddie, from MAD 200 for one or two players over 18 holes, paid in cash. Buggies (MAD 450) and trolleys (MAD 70) are optional.
Why do I have to take a forecaddie at Royal Golf Marrakech?
Since 28 May 2025 the club has made a forecaddie compulsory, following a note from the Royal Moroccan Golf Federation. The forecaddie walks ahead to spot balls and keep play moving. The fee is per caddie, not per golfer, so a four-ball shares one MAD 300 charge over 18 holes.
Who played golf at Royal Golf Marrakech?
The club lists David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill before the Second World War and later President Eisenhower among its visitors. King Hassan II counted it as his favourite course and gave the par-three 3rd and 9th their “Brigitte Bardot” nickname.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
