Golf course three of four on the HOG World Tour to Morocco last week was the tremendously fun Royal Palm Golf Club in Marrakech (see map below for location). Royal Palm is architecturally different than Mazagan Golf Club and Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.
This course is more of what I would have expected in Morocco, a desert course. It has some light “target” style aspects to it, like courses in Arizona, Nevada, and southern Utah.
Some courses beat you up or lack in interesting holes and movement. Not here. This course was very “fun” to play.
The 2nd course on the Hooked on Golf Blog World Tour visit to Morocco was Mazagan Golf Club, located in El Jadida, Morocco. Mazagan is a Gary Player design, located right on the shore. Huge breakers hit the shoreline from the Atlantic Ocean. What a great location.
Mazagan Golf is located a short drive southwest from Casablanca, Morocco. The course is part of the Mazagan Beach and Golf Resort.
Much of the course is right on the shoreline. The views are equally as spectacular as the golf!
I will be posting a review of Mazagan Golf soon as well as posting some photos and commentary about the resort, which is very nice.
One of the coolest gifts ever, a custom milled belt buckle from NXT golf. Put your company logo, favorite team, or custom graphic on the aluminum buckle.
This is a very fun game for your golf group. Chips in the set represent events like birdies, bunkers and such. Collect the good ones and try not to collect the bad ones!
It’s Thanksgiving morning and I’m enjoying a coffee while my little guy (4) plays with his train on the kitchen floor. What a great morning.
Opportunities
I’ve just arrived home from a tremendous HOG World Tour trip to Morocco. After 34 hours I arrived at 12:30am Thanksgiving morning. On the flight back I was thinking about how thankful I am for opportunities like this which come up because of this blog. Opportunities like this don’t just happen because you have a blog per se. They happen as a return for the hard work I’ve put in for the last 11+ years. Still, I’m thankful. Who would have imagined that I’d be visiting an incredible mosque in Morocco because of a golf blog?
Rabat Mosque
People
I was also thinking about all the great people I’ve met through having a popular golf blog. Some are simply business associates in the golf industry, and many have developed into very good friendships which will last a lifetime. I’m extremely thankful for the connections I’ve established in the golf world. I’ve met so many interesting, smart, creative, and great people. You have enriched my world and for that I thank you.
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