The Tony Jackllin Marrakech

Marrakech's golf scene is a genuine surprise to first-time visitors — the city has quietly built one of North Africa's most varied collections of courses, drawing European tour professionals and winter-sun seekers alike for decades. The Tony Jacklin Marrakech, set in Tassoultante on the city's outskirts, is one of the newer additions to that lineup, and it carries the name of one of European golf's most storied figures: the Englishman who won both the Open Championship and the US Open, and who later transformed Ryder Cup golf as the European team's transformative captain through the 1980s.

A course bearing Jacklin's name carries expectations of craft and playability — design with an emphasis on strategy over brute length, rewarding thoughtful course management rather than raw power. The Marrakech setting adds its own character: expect terracotta-toned soil, Atlas Mountain backdrops on clear days, palm groves, and the particular quality of light that makes this city so visually striking.

Tassoultante sits southwest of the medina, in the agricultural belt where irrigated fairways stand in vivid contrast to the surrounding semi-arid landscape. Winters are mild and sunny, making this a natural escape for golfers from northern Europe looking for reliable playing conditions between November and March.