Mogador Golf Academy
Just a few kilometres south of the Essaouira medina, Mogador Golf Academy spreads across a 600-hectare forest estate, where eucalyptus and juniper trees form a natural setting bordered by a spectacular dune. Designed in 2009 by the legendary Gary Player, this golf complex captures the spirit of the great international links while showcasing the raw beauty of the Atlantic coast. Its courses, led by the 18-hole North course, offer rare variety, alternating between open spaces, subtle undulations and sea views that push players to raise their game.
Mogador Golf Academy is about more than a remarkable layout: it reflects a clear ambition to put Essaouira among the world’s leading golf destinations. The exceptional quality of its greens, the richness of its playing situations and the way the course blends into the landscape make it a place where technical challenge goes hand in hand with good looks. Essaouira’s mild, sunny climate, almost constant throughout the year, adds to the experience. While the wind can sometimes dictate the pace, it disappears between September and December, giving golfers ideal conditions to fine-tune their swing.
The art of golf between forest and ocean
Beyond the course, the estate impresses with its upmarket facilities. Overlooking the golf course, the Sofitel Luxury offers a refined setting where sport and relaxation continue in an elegant atmosphere. The many and varied practice areas let you work on every part of your game in excellent conditions. With its 36 holes, 9 of which are dedicated to learning, Mogador Golf Academy hosts professional tournaments every year, confirming its status as a benchmark. Ranked the world’s 15th most beautiful course by Golf World UK magazine in 2011, it continues to win players over with the beauty of its layout and the flawless quality of its upkeep.
Mogador Golf Academy thus offers a complete vision of golf: a place where sporting performance is played out in a spectacular natural setting, and where passion is fuelled as much by the technical side of the game as by the splendour of the Atlantic landscapes. In Essaouira, golf becomes a total immersion, an experience that combines excellence, refinement and a closeness to nature.
The course at a glance
- Holes
- Two Gary Player courses: North (18 holes) and South
- Par
- 72 (North course)
- Designer
- Gary Player (Signature Courses)
- Opened
- North course open to the public since 2009
- Green fee
- 750 MAD (18 holes), price shown by the club, checked 28 Sept 2026
- Buggy, caddie
- Buggy 350 MAD, caddie 120 MAD, club hire 250 MAD, prices shown by the club
- Practice
- Large driving range, short game areas, bunkers, putting greens, academy
- Distances
- Essaouira-Mogador airport 16 km from the town; Marrakech and Agadir 170 km (2 hr 30 by road)
- Access
- Km 3, Agadir road, Diabat district, 3 km from the Essaouira medina
Three kilometres from the Essaouira medina, in the Diabat district and close to the Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa, Golf de Mogador brings together two Gary Player courses, between dunes and forest facing the Atlantic. The North course, open to the public since 2009, is a par 72 with large, fast greens, wide fairways and carefully placed bunkers; every hole has six tees.
The South course, set in a natural pine wood, offers tighter fairways and more technical approaches. A large driving range, short game areas, bunkers and putting greens complete the facilities, along with the club's academy.
Sources: golf-mogador-essaouira.com, golf-mogador-essaouira.com/reservation-green-fees, frmg.ma (checked 28 Sept 2026).
