Golf de l'Ocean is a 27 hole golf course in Agadir, built for the Atlantic Palace Golf, Thalasso and Casino Resort and designed by the architecture firm Belt Collins. It covers 90 hectares of fairway and natural sand with four lakes, planted with eucalyptus, tamarisk, cypress, mimosa and palm. The 27 holes are split into three nine hole loops called Garden, Dunes and Desert, which players combine into three different 18 hole rounds.
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Golf de l'Ocean in Agadir is the city's 27 hole course, designed by the firm Belt Collins and attached to the Atlantic Palace Golf, Thalasso and Casino Resort.
Three nine hole loops called Garden, Dunes and Desert combine into three different 18 hole rounds, so you can play the site three times without repeating a layout.
The course has hosted the Trophee Hassan II, the Coupe Lalla Meryem and the Atlas Pro Tour.
The land is fairly open with deep, difficult bunkers ringed by eucalyptus, and the club itself flags wind as a key factor in posting a good score.
The practice ground holds 30 golfers and has a target fairway and target green, with the High Atlas on the horizon.
Dettagli del percorso
27 holes across three nine hole loops: Garden at par 36, Dunes at par 35 and Desert at par 36.
Desert and Garden together play 5,872 metres off the back tees, the longest of the three combinations.
Garden and Dunes measures 5,837 metres, and Desert and Dunes measures 5,765 metres.
Men's course rating runs from 71.4 on Desert and Garden to 70.8 on Desert and Dunes, with a slope of 128 to 131 off the black tees.
Five tee sets are marked (black, white, yellow, blue and red) and the red set plays between 4,057 and 4,253 metres.
Strutture
Practice ground for 30 golfers with a target fairway and target green, looking over the course and the surrounding countryside.
Restaurant with a terrace serving refined local and international dishes, plus its own drinks list.
Pro shop carrying clubs, balls, clothing and the essentials for a round.
Buggies, trolleys and caddies are all rentable, and a bucket of practice balls is sold separately.
A golf academy with qualified pros runs lessons for all levels, including a juniors and prospects programme.
Orari di apertura
Golf de l'Ocean is open Monday to Sunday from 08:00 to 19:00.
The hotel shuttle runs on a published timetable with separate town departures and golf departures.
The shuttle is free but has to be reserved and depends on availability.
Periodo migliore
Agadir plays all year and the published rate card on the club site covers 1 May to 30 September.
The club names wind as one of the main scoring factors here, so a calm early tee time is worth chasing.
Winter is the busy golf season on the Souss coast, so book tee times further ahead between November and March.
Consigli pratici
An 18 hole green fee is 600 MAD and nine holes cost 425 MAD.
A buggy is 400 MAD for 18 holes and 250 MAD for nine, a trolley is 75 MAD or 50 MAD, and a caddy is 150 MAD or 100 MAD.
A bucket of balls on the practice ground costs 25 MAD on top of the green fee.
The free shuttle stops at 11 hotels including Riu Palace Tikida, Tikida Beach, Tikida Dunas, Iberostar Founty Beach, Sofitel Royal, Sofitel Thalassa and Club Robinson.
The club publishes its own internal rules and a golf etiquette code, worth reading before a first visit.
Reception can be reached on +212 528 273 542 or +212 679 822 277.
Come combinare
The Atlantic Palace resort next door runs a thalassotherapy centre, so a round and a seawater treatment fit into the same day.
Golf du Soleil and Golf Les Dunes both sit within a few kilometres, which makes a multi course Agadir trip straightforward.
Agadir beach and the marina are about 6 km north, an easy afternoon after a morning tee time.
Golf de l'Ocean is in Agadir, Morocco, on the southern side of the city near the Bensergao forest, and it belongs to the Atlantic Palace Golf, Thalasso and Casino Resort. The club publishes its coordinates as 30.3658 north and 9.5800 west.
Golf de l'Ocean has 27 holes spread over 90 hectares, split into three nine hole loops named Garden, Dunes and Desert. Any two loops make an 18 hole round, which gives three different courses ranging from 5,765 to 5,872 metres off the back tees.
A green fee at Golf de l'Ocean is 600 MAD for 18 holes and 425 MAD for nine holes. A buggy adds 400 MAD for 18 holes or 250 MAD for nine, a trolley is 75 MAD or 50 MAD, a caddy is 150 MAD or 100 MAD, and a bucket of practice balls costs 25 MAD.
Golf de l'Ocean is open every day of the week, Monday to Sunday, from 08:00 to 19:00. Reception can be reached on +212 528 273 542.
Yes, Golf de l'Ocean runs a free shuttle serving 11 Agadir hotels including Riu Palace Tikida, Tikida Beach, Tikida Dunas, Iberostar Founty Beach, Sofitel Royal, Sofitel Thalassa and Club Robinson. The service is free but must be reserved in advance and depends on availability.