Casablanca has one golf course inside the city, a 9-hole layout in the middle of the Anfa racecourse. The rest are a drive away: the 18-hole Royal Golf de Mohammedia up the coast, two newer courses in the Bouskoura forest, a lakeside course at Benslimane and a floodlit 9 holes at Bouznika. Rabat's Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, home of the Trophée Hassan II, makes a full day out. This guide covers what each course is, when the weather suits golf, what to ask the club before you go, and how to get there with your clubs.
Where to play golf in and around Casablanca
Royal Golf d'Anfa
In the city. The only golf course within Casablanca: 9 holes laid out inside the Anfa racecourse, created at the end of the 1930s. Visit Casablanca describes it as short but demanding, with raised greens, and lists a floodlit practice range, a clubhouse, a swimming pool and tennis courts. It is run together with the Mohammedia course as Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia. Listed hours are 9:00 to 17:00, and a club notice from March 2024 said the Anfa course closes on Mondays from 12:00 to 16:30. Check current hours with the club.
Royal Golf de Mohammedia
Up the coast. The older half of Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia, founded in 1925 on Boulevard des Zenatas in Mohammedia, a few kilometres from the town centre. It is an 18-hole, par-72 course that the club calls "l'écossais" (the Scot), with sea air and plenty of trees. Visit Casablanca lists a clubhouse, a restaurant and caddies.
PalmGolf Casablanca
Bouskoura forest. An 18-hole, par-71 course of 6,571 metres in the Bouskoura forest, part of the Palmeraie Country Club. It was designed by the Canadian pair Nelson & Haworth with Talbot Golf Design. The 1st is a par 4 that doglegs left and the 4th an elevated par 5. Carts carry GPS screens with a picture and tips for each hole.
The Tony Jacklin, Casablanca
Bouskoura forest. An 18-hole course at the Bouskoura Golf City development, designed by Marco Martin and Blake Stirling of Global Golf Design with input from Tony Jacklin. It opened to the public in 2014 under Troon Golf management (Golf Course Architecture, 27 June 2014). That report is old, so check the current name and operator before you plan a round.
Royal Golf de Ben Slimane
Inland. An 18-hole, par-72 course in Benslimane, 6,476 yards from the white tees, set in cork oak parkland with pines and eucalyptus. A long lake runs through it and is in play on five holes; the par-3 8th plays to a small island green planted with papyrus (Hole19). Sources disagree on the designer and opening year, so we leave them out.
Bouznika Bay
Between Casablanca and Rabat. A 9-hole, par-35 course of 3,041 metres on the coast between Casablanca and Rabat, designed by Robert von Hagge and opened in 1998. It runs along the Bouznika river, with tricky, rolling greens, and is floodlit for evening golf. Visit Rabat lists a driving range, a putting green, a golf academy and club hire, and says the main clubhouse is closed for now, with the beach club and resort restaurants open instead. Check before you go.
Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat
Day trip. Morocco's best-known course is in Rabat, not Casablanca, so treat it as a day out. Robert Trent Jones designed it with Cabell Robinson and it opened in 1971, with 45 holes: the Red course (par 73, 6,980 m), the Blue course (par 72, 6,467 m) and the 9-hole Green course. The Red has hosted the Trophée Hassan II, a European Tour event from 2001 to 2019 and on the PGA Tour Champions schedule since 2023; the women's Lalla Meryem Cup has been played there since 2010.
When to play
Weather. The Atlantic keeps Casablanca mild all year. On 1991-2020 averages, daytime highs run from about 18°C in January to about 27°C in August. Almost all the rain falls between October and April, with November the wettest month (about 84 mm). June to September is nearly dry. For warm, mostly dry days without the summer peak, April, May and September are the safest months; winter golf is still pleasant, but expect some wet days.
What to ask the club first
Before you go. We have not found published visitor rules for these clubs, so ask each one directly before you go. Check whether you need a handicap certificate, what the dress code is, whether a caddie is required or optional, whether you can hire clubs and a cart, and how far ahead you need to book a tee time. Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia has a booking page and a section on non-member access on its website.
A private driver for golf days
Getting there. We do not book tee times or green fees. What we arrange is the driving: a private car and driver that collects you and your golf bags from your hotel, the airport or the station, takes you to the course, waits or comes back at a set time, and returns you afterwards. It works for a single round at Anfa or Mohammedia, a day with two courses, or the longer run to Rabat for Dar Es Salam. We confirm the vehicle, the times and the price in writing before you book.
Need a driver for your golf days?
We arrange a private car and driver for you and your clubs: from your hotel or the airport to Anfa, Mohammedia, Bouskoura or Rabat, and back again. You book the tee time with the club; we send the vehicle, the times and a fixed price in writing.
Sources
- Visit Casablanca: Royal Golf Anfa
- Visit Casablanca: Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia
- Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia: official site
- Visit Casablanca: PalmGolf Casablanca
- Golf Course Architecture: new Tony Jacklin signature course opens near Casablanca (27 Jun 2014)
- Hole19: Royal Golf de Ben Slimane
- Visit Rabat: Bouznika Bay golf course
- Wikipedia: Royal Golf Dar Es Salam
- Wikipedia: Casablanca climate (1991-2020 normals)