2nd MOROCCO GOLF FESTIVAL, MARRAKECH, OCTOBER 8-15, 2011

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Can't go anywhere for the snow? Time to plan your golfing holiday for next year then!

Log on to www.scottishgolfview.com for details of the golfing holiday of a lifetime. Ever played golf in Morocco? If not, you don't know what you are missing!

The Morocco Festival is your chance to stay in a five-star hotel and play competitively over five courses around the mystical city of Marrakech -

The Jack Nicklaus-designed SAMANAH course.
The Robert Trent Jones junior-designed PALMERAIE course.
The ROYAL Golf Club course, one of the oldest in Morocco, where Winston Churchill (didn't he paint, rather than golf?), David Lloyd George and General Eisenhower, are all reputed to have played.
The AL MAADEN course, designed by Kyle Phillips as a stiff enough test for the pro tour events that are held here.
AMELKIS, pictured, with its backdrop of the striking snow-covered high Atlas Mountains.
The Festival is made up of three separate tournaments, catering for the very good, low-handicap male or female player as well as the higher handicap golfers, competing in their own categories. There are also prizes for the best senior (male over-55s, female over-50s) performances.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
Better-ball Pairs Tournament.
Nominate your own partner or ask the Tournament Director to fix you up with one.
Prize Categories: Male and Male, Male and Female, Female and Female.

MONDAY-TUESDAY-THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10-11-13
Three-round Individual Aggregate Tournament.
Class 1 men and Class 1 women play 54 holes stroke-play.
Class 2 men and Class 2 women play 54 holes Stableford.

+Prize for best aggregate by male senior (over 55yrs) and by female senior (over 50ys)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
Stableford Team Sweepstake.
Best two individual points totals count for each team's total.

+PS. You won't even have the hassle of fixing up your flights. Mohamed Fakir of Menara Travel (http://www.morocco4golf.com/), for no extra charge, will do that chore for you. Just tell him where you want to fly from to Marrakech and he will do the rest.

HOW TO GO ABOUT MAKING A BOOKING:
Phone Mohamed Fakir of Menara Travel, London at 0207 371 2030
E-mail Mohamed Fakir at info@morocco4golf.com

Or E-mail Colin@scottishgolfview.com if you want to ask a few questions before you make a commitment.
Colin Farquharson has been twice to Morocco on golfing trips - so he can brief you on what to expect.