The five-star Palm Plaza Hotel and Spa, Marrakech

MOROCCO GOLF FESTIVAL

Fly to Marrakech on Saturday, October 9

Fly home on Saturday, October 16

BETWEEN THESE DATES: FIVE COMPETITIVE ROUNDS OF GOLF

ON FOUR DIFFERENT COURSES

SUNDAY: Better-ball pairs

MONDAY-TUESDAY-THURSDAY-FRIDAY: Four rounds of individual Stableford.

WEDNESDAY: Half-day guided tour of Marrakech and the rest of the day for leisure

 The package price is £789 per person (sharing a room), which includes the flights, five-star hotel accommodation, most of your meals including a Gala prizegiving dinner on the Friday night, and your green fees at each course. The charge of a non-golfer sharing a twin or double room is £630. Single room sup0plement is £80 for seven nights.

 The all-in package price is based on flying from London Gatwick with Royal Air Maroc (who charge the Travel Agent £170 per person).

You can fly to Marrakech from Edinburgh, Bristol or Manchester but, if you wish to fly from Edinburgh, you will have to play an extra fee of £130 as the Ryanair price currently on their website is £305, including 1 bag (15kg limit), 1 golf bag/clubs per person). The supplement covers the difference between £170 and £305. These quotations are subject to the Ryan price for Edinburgh-Marrakech-Edinburgh flights remaining unchanged in the interim.

 All the details for contacting Menara Travel Ltd representative Mohamed Fakir - who will make your flight booking for you - are available at the top of the left hand column on this website, if you click on the words MOROCCO FESTIVAL.

There will be prizes in all age categories: Senior Men (over 55 years), Senior Women (over 50 years), Men (over 18 to 55), Women (over 18 to 50), Boys Under-16s and Under-18s, Girls Under-16 and Under-18s. If there are not enough entries in the junior sections, the Tournament Director reserves the right to have one Boys'  Section and one Girls' Section.

The Stableford prize list will be based on the highest points totals from THREE rounds (yes, you get to discard your worst round!). There will be optional sweepstakes at each of the Stableford rounds.

Remember to take your handicap certificate with you to Morocco.

Colin Farquharson, who is the Editor of http://www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk/ and http://www.scottishgolfview.com/, is the Festival Tournament Director. His tournament-organising experience covers events in Ireland, Scotland, England, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and Morocco.

If you have any queries, you can e-mail him at Colin@scottishgolfview.com