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{{Infobox Golf Facility
|golf_facility_name = Royal Golf Dar Es Salam
|image =
|location = [[Rabat]], [[Morocco]]
|coordinates = {{coord|33.917|-6.831}}
|establishment = 1971
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|owner =
|operator =
|holes =  45
|tournaments = [[Trophée Hassan II]]<br>[[Lalla Meryem Cup]]
|website = [https://royalgolfdaressalam.com/ royalgolfdaressalam.com]
|course1 = Red Course
|designer1 = [[Robert Trent Jones]]<br>Cabell Robinson
|par1 = 73
|length1 = 6,980 m
|rating1 =
|record1 =
|course2 = Blue Course
|designer2 = [[Robert Trent Jones]]<br>Cabell Robinson
|par2 = 72
|length2 = 6,467 m
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|course3 = Green Course
|designer3 =
|par3 = 64
|length3 = 4,340 m
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|pushpin_map = Morocco
|pushpin_relief = 1
|map_caption = Location in [[Morocco]]
|pushpin_mapsize = 150
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'''Royal Golf Dar Es Salam''' is a golf club located in [[Rabat]], the capital of [[Morocco]]. It has hosted tournaments on the [[European Tour]], [[Ladies European Tour]], [[Asian Tour]] and [[PGA Tour Champions]].
==History==
The late [[King Hassan II]] wanted to build a flagship 36-hole complex in Morocco's capital, [[Rabat]]. A sandy, tree-lined property with a rolling contour was chosen, and the 440 hectare domain in the heart of a cork oak forest became Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (House of Peace). Designed by [[Robert Trent Jones]] and his long-time European-based associate, Cabell Robinson, it opened in 1971. According to the journal Golf Course Architecture, the Red Course is a strong contender for the title of best course by Jones.<ref name="GCA">{{cite web |title=Reborn and brutal: Royal Golf Dar Es Salam's Red course |url=https://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/reborn-and-brutal-royal-golf-dar-es-salams-red-course |first=Adam |last=Lawrence|website=Golf Course Architecture |date=4 September 2018 |access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref>
The Red Course is arguably the best known tournament course in Morocco, having hosted the [[Trophée Hassan II]] since it opened. It was ranked among the World's Top 100 courses as recently as the early 1990s.<ref name="pg">{{cite web |title=Royal Golf Dar Es Salam |url=https://www.planetgolf.com/courses/morocco/royal-golf-dar-es-salam/red-course |publisher=Planet Golf |access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref> It was redesigned in 2017–2018 by James Duncan, a long-time associate with Coore and Crenshaw design, focused on tree removal, bunker reconstruction and green enlargement.<ref name="GCA"/>
Before the [[Hassan II Golf Trophy]] became a European Tour event in 2001 it was held on an invitational basis from 1971. Past winners include [[Billy Casper]], [[Lee Trevino]], [[Vijay Singh]], [[Payne Stewart]], [[Nick Price]], [[Colin Montgomerie]] and [[Ernie Els]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1996/11/18/toast-of-the-casbah-a-merry-band-went-all-the-way-to-morocco-to-find-a-tournament-fit-for-a-king |title=Toast of the casbah a merry band went all the way to Morocco to find a tournament fit for a king |website=Sports Illustrated |location=United States |date=18 November 1996 |first=Alan |last=Shipnuck |access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref>
==Tournaments hosted==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Tour!!Tournament!!Year(s)
|-
| [[European Tour]] || [[Moroccan Open]] || 1987, 1992, 1996, 2001<ref>{{cite web |title=Tournament results: Moroccan Open |url=https://www.where2golf.com/golf-tournaments/moroccan-open/ |publisher=Where2Golf |access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[European Tour]] || [[Trophée Hassan II]] || 2001–2019
|-
|[[Ladies European Tour]] || [[Lalla Meryem Cup]] || 2010–
|-
|[[Pro Golf Tour]] || Open Dar Es Salam || [[2015 Pro Golf Tour|2015]]
|-
|[[Challenge Tour]] || [[Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour]] || 2019
|-
|[[Asian Tour]] || [[International Series (golf)|International Series Morocco]] || 2022, 2024
|-
|[[PGA Tour Champions]] || [[Trophy Hassan II]] || 2023–
|}
==See also==
* [[List of golf courses designed by Robert Trent Jones]]
* [[Dar Es Salam Palace, Rabat]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|https://royalgolfdaressalam.com/en/}}
[[Category:Golf clubs and courses in Morocco]]