It’s June in Morocco. It’s hot and it’s frantic. “Welcome to Marrakesh,” grins the taxi driver, as I stare at what can only be described as organised chaos. I love it. Three months later and the people of Morocco find themselves dealing with the aftermath of its most devastating earthquake for decades. The rebuild in certain parts of the country will, of course, take years. However, now more than ever it’s important to support Morocco and remind everyone of its merits as a top-class golf destination, something that I discovered earlier this year.
The last thing any golfer wants when playing badly (in my case, a bout of the ‘unmentionables’) is to participate in a competition, but sometimes an opportunity comes along that you just cannot turn down, such as your annual golf tour... or an invitation to play in the inaugural Morocco Golf Cup. Such moments must be seized with both hands.
With a healthy and steadily growing number of strong courses, Morocco is starting to establish quite a reputation on the golf scene. More UK and European golfers are beginning to recognise the Kingdom, situated in the north-western corner of Africa, as a wonderfully
