The Legend Golf Course - Belle Mare Plage

Belle Mare Plage has been one of Mauritius's most celebrated resort destinations since the late 20th century, and its Legend course — one of 2 18-hole layouts on the property alongside the Links — has long been the more prestigious of the pair. Designed by Hugh Baiocchi and David Leadbetter, it carries the unusual distinction of having a teaching legend's fingerprints on a course design, and the result is a layout that rewards ball-strikers who think carefully about shape and trajectory. The Legend sits within the broader Constance Belle Mare Plage resort complex on the island's northeast coast.

That northeastern coastline is among the most spectacular in Mauritius — turquoise lagoons protected by a fringing reef, trade winds that arrive with enough consistency to genuinely alter shot-making, and the kind of lush tropical vegetation that makes even a wayward shot feel forgiving on the eye if not the scorecard.

For resort golf in the Indian Ocean, this is a serious test — not a gentle holiday round, but a course that will flatter the better player and thoroughly examine everyone else.