Emerald ribbons of perfection drape across the Moroccan desert like fairways of phosphoresence. From the chic clubhouse on a prominent knoll, the crumples of the Marrakech hinterland stretch away to the snowy Atlas mountains.

Cactus, olive and palm trees stud the terrain, brown and bare away from the course.

The Red City’s mystical medina seems a world apart yet it is only a 20-minute drive to the ancient world of sinuous souks and the intoxicating Djemaa El Fna square.

Marrakech is a tourists’ dream, a short flight from most European cities, yet alongside the snake charmers, the carpet sellers, the food and the history, Morocco’s third-largest city is growing fast as a golf destination.

And Assoufid is the new jewel in the desert.

via Assoufid, Morocco: course review.