Tazegzout Golf (Vert & Rouge)

Laid out on the coast, a mere 15-minute drive to the north of Agadir, the fairways of the Tazegzout course at the Taghazout Bay Resort occupy a massive 190-acre site that sits 250 feet above the Atlantic, with views of the ocean’s sparkling waters enjoyed from every hole on the layout.

Opened in 2014, the course anchors yet another enormous government-backed residential project that’s still under construction but a new 150-bedroom Hyatt hotel is built and operating next to the clubhouse, offering visitors top class accommodation for spa and golf breaks.

Designed by Kyle Phillips, who has previously worked in Morocco on projects at Al Maaden and Akenza in Marrakech, the course is routed in two returning nines, with holes winding their way around rugged areas of bare limestone and through clusters of argan trees which were preserved during the build.

The round reaches something of a climax when the final three holes (a par four then a short par three followed by a par five) are played out along the edge of the cliffs and this finishing stretch was certainly in the architect’s mind when responding to a question about which holes are the more memorable on the course:

“There are a variety of long, medium and short holes but the ones that will remained engraved in my mind are the 9th that returns to the clubhouse; the 17th and 18th are probably, from a strategic and reward point of view, two of the most fun and exciting holes you are likely to play anywhere in the world.”