The island hosts eight 18-hole golf courses and five nine-hole golf courses, each of which provide a unique golfing experience to the visitor.

With its natural beauty, good climate and unique cultural blend, Mauritius is an island with so much to offer. Our destination constantly reinvents itself and proposes a wide range of experiences to visitors. Golf is one of them.

One of Mauritius’ key objectives is to position itself as the best golf destination in the Indian Ocean, year-on-year, and so become a major reference point for the global golf industry. In 2008, the island was awarded the title of Golf Destination of the Year – Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf States – by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). It is therefore well on the way to reaching its goal.

Here, the visiting golfer has the chance to practise his favourite sport in optimal conditions on spectacular golf courses, located on beautiful sites with the sea as a backdrop.

Some of the golf courses have been designed by prestigious players such as Bernhard Langer, Ernie Els and Rodney Wright.

Golf Courses

Anahita
The newest championship golf course on Mauritius, and one that could quite quickly become the best on the island, is the Ernie Els-designed Anahita golf course – part of the Anahita Resort on the island’s east coast.

Belle Mare Legend
On the east coast of Mauritius is the beautiful Belle Mare Plage resort, home to two 18-hole championship courses, one of which – the Legend – hosts the Mauritius Open each December. This 6,003 metre, par 72 layout was designed by South African Hugh Baiocchi, once a serious competitor on the European PGA tour and still plying his trade on the Champions tour in the US.

Belle Mare Links
The Links course at Belle Mare Plage – located a few kilometres away from the actual resort – was only opened in November 2002. However this 5,961 metre, par 71 track, designed by Peter Allis and Rodney Wright, looks like it’s been there for a lot longer. Much more open than its sister course, the Legend, the Links nevertheless has several lakes and numerous outcrops of volcanic rock to ensure the need for accuracy from the tee and for the approach shots. This is particularly the case at the 362 metre, par four 13th and the 129 metre, par three 14th – both of which have greens surrounded on three sides by water from the same lake.

Gymkhana
Located near Vacoas in the island’s central plateau, the Gymkhana Club is Mauritius’ oldest golf club, dating back to 1902 when a golf course was built on the existing club grounds by the British Navy. The club has been the venue for many of the island’s major sporting activities since 1844.

Golf du Château
Located in the south of the island in the relatively undeveloped Bel Ombre region, Golf du Château is a beautiful 6,498 metre, par 72 layout designed by the famous South African architect Peter Matkovich. The course, in addition to its stunning beauty, is always in first-class condition and presents a tough but fair challenge to golfers of all levels, providing they play from the right set of tees.

Maritim
At the Maritim Hotel near Balaclava in the north, there is a nine-hole course with a par of 29, the longest hole of which is 340 metres. Mostly used as a brief diversion for hotel guests, the course is nevertheless charming and offers great views over the Indian Ocean.

Paradis
Located in the south-west of the paradise island of Mauritius is a golf course actually called Paradis. This 18-hole championship course, which opened for play in 1990, is one of the oldest resort courses on the island and is attached to the luxurious Paradis Hotel, set on the Le Morne peninsula. It is aptly named as golfers playing here often comment that the setting is so beautiful, they could conceivably be playing golf in Heaven.

Le Saint Géran
Often referred to as the ‘Grande Dame’ of Mauritius, the One&Only Le Saint Géran hotel was first opened in 1975 and then underwent extensive remodelling in 1999. Located on its own 60 acre peninsula on the island’s east coast, guests have access to a private lagoon for watersports and pristine white sand beaches for sunbathing.

Shandrani
The Shandrani Resort & Spa, in the south of Mauritius at Blue Bay and quite close to the airport, has a gorgeous nine-hole, par 29 ‘mashie’ golf course that is great for practising your short game. Located within the hotel’s tropical gardens, its holes run right beside the Indian Ocean and offer some breathtaking views.

Tamarina
One of the most recent additions to Mauritius’ golfing delights is the Tamarina Golf Estate and Beach Club – a Rodney Wright design that measures a whopping 6,869 metres, par 72 from the back tees, though there are a variety of other tees to choose from to suit all standards of golf. Tamarina marks a new development in Mauritian golf, one recently followed by Anahita and Golf du Château, as it’s part of a residential community whereas the other main courses on the island belong to hotel groups.

Le Touessrok
A golf course on an island is not that unusual. After all, the British Isles have plenty and there are quite a few golf courses on the various islands of the Caribbean. But a golf course that can boast its own island – all to itself – is fairly unique. And that is exactly what the Le Touessrok golf course in Mauritius can boast, thanks to its location on a small island called Île aux Cerfs, just a five-minute boat ride from the mainland of Mauritius.