Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia is a single club with two courses on the Casablanca coast. The main 18 hole course, par 72 over 5,870 metres, runs along the Atlantic at Mohammedia and is nicknamed the Scottish for its wind, undulating fairways and small greens. The second course is a 9 hole, par 35 layout inside the Anfa racecourse in Casablanca itself, opened in 1942 and designed by Nessim Kouhen.
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Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia is the historic golf club of the Casablanca coast, with an 18 hole par 72 course on the Atlantic at Mohammedia and a 9 hole par 35 course inside the Anfa racecourse in Casablanca.
The Mohammedia course was the second course ever built in Morocco, and until Royal Dar Es Salam opened near Rabat in the 1970s it was one of only three courses of note in the country.
Golfers call it the Scottish, because the wind off the Atlantic, the undulating fairways and the small greens make it play like a links rather than a resort course.
The 9 hole Anfa course is one of the oddest in Morocco: golfers and racehorses share the same ground at the Casablanca hippodrome.
Baandetails
Mohammedia course: 18 holes, par 72, 5,870 metres, running along the Atlantic shore.
Anfa course: 9 holes, par 35, laid out inside the Anfa racecourse in Casablanca and opened in 1942.
The Mohammedia layout goes back to the 1920s and was reworked by the French architect Hugues Lambert.
Planting is eucalyptus, mimosa, broom and palm, with holes running both by the shoreline and through wooded ground.
Faciliteiten
A clubhouse with a restaurant, at the Anfa site in Casablanca.
Tennis courts and a swimming pool for members.
Both courses are run by the same club, so one membership covers the pair.
Beste tijd
Spring and autumn are the best windows, when the Atlantic wind is steady but not punishing.
Winter play is fine on this coast, since Casablanca and Mohammedia stay mild.
Play early. The sea breeze builds through the afternoon and this course has very little shelter.
Praktische tips
The 18 hole course is at Mohammedia, on Boulevard Ferhat Hachad, about 25 km north east of central Casablanca.
The 9 hole course is at the Anfa racecourse in Casablanca, which is far easier to reach from the city centre.
Green fees and tee times are arranged with the club on +212 523 32 46 56.
Since January 2024 the clubhouse asks members to show their card at the entrance, so visiting golfers should confirm access when they book.
Hoe te combineren
Mohammedia has a long sand beach and a working port, so a round can be paired with lunch by the water.
The Anfa 9 holes sits in the Casablanca residential quarter, minutes from the corniche and the Morocco Mall side of town.
Bouskoura, with three more 18 hole courses, is on the other side of Casablanca, so a golf week can cover both.
Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia has two sites. The 18 hole course is on Boulevard Ferhat Hachad in Mohammedia, on the Atlantic about 25 km north east of central Casablanca. The 9 hole course is inside the Anfa racecourse in Casablanca itself.
The club has 27 holes in total. The Mohammedia course is 18 holes, par 72, over 5,870 metres beside the Atlantic. The Anfa course in Casablanca is 9 holes, par 35, opened in 1942 and designed by Nessim Kouhen.
The Mohammedia course at Royal Golf Anfa Mohammedia is nicknamed the Scottish because it plays like a British links: it sits directly on the Atlantic, the wind is constant, the fairways roll and the greens are small. Eucalyptus, mimosa, broom and palm line the holes that run inland.
Yes, visiting golfers can arrange a green fee, but this is a members club and since January 2024 the clubhouse asks for a membership card at the entrance. Call the club on +212 523 32 46 56 before travelling to confirm your tee time and access.
The Mohammedia course dates back to the 1920s and was the second golf course ever built in Morocco, after Royal Golf de Tanger. It was later reworked by the French architect Hugues Lambert. Until the Royal Dar Es Salam courses opened near Rabat in the 1970s, it was one of only three courses of note in the country.