Golf Courses
in Mauritius
Mauritius has 11 golf courses with 18 holes and several 9-hole courses, designed by names such as Ernie Els, Bernhard Langer, Gary Player and Peter Matkovich, between lagoon and mountains.
Below is a map of the courses by region, followed by each course with its par, designer and opening year. List checked in September 2026.
How many golf courses are there in Mauritius?
Mauritius has 11 golf courses with 18 holes open in 2026. There are also 9-hole courses, including the five listed here, and practice courses such as the pitch & putt at Heritage Golf Club. The oldest, at the Gymkhana Club in Vacoas, has welcomed golfers since 1844; the newest 18-hole course, La Réserve Golf Links in Bel Ombre, opened in December 2023. A twelfth 18-hole course is under construction on the Harmonie Golf & Beach Estate, with its opening announced for 2027.
Most courses belong to a hotel or a residential estate; access conditions and green fees are arranged directly with each club. Each listing below gives the location, number of holes, par, designer and opening year, where known.
11 courses with 18 holes
From the north of the island to Bel Ombre, on the coast and on the central plateau, alongside 9-hole courses.
Great designers
Ernie Els, Bernhard Langer, Gary Player, Hugh Baiocchi, Peter Matkovich and Louis Oosthuizen, winner of the 2010 Open.
All levels
Championship courses, shorter 9-hole layouts such as The Nine at Azuri, and a golf academy at Paradis Golf Club.
Pro tournaments
The AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open on the DP World Tour, created in 2015, and the senior MCB Tour Championship, first played at Belle Mare in 2009.
Do you dream of a villa overlooking the fairway, just steps from the green, in one of the most enviable settings in the Indian Ocean? Westimmo helps you find the ideal property in the golf estates of Mauritius: Tamarina, Anahita, Mont Choisy, Bel Ombre, Azuri or Harmonie.
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Map of Mauritius golf courses, region by region
Among the courses listed here, the east coast has the most: five between Beau Champ and Poste de Flacq. The north, the centre and the south have three each, and the west two, pending the Harmonie course announced for 2027.
Access varies from one course to another: some belong to a hotel, others to a members’ club, and the Dodo Club only admits players with a handicap. Green fees and tee times are arranged directly with each club.
- North: Mont Choisy Le Golf, Maritim in Balaclava (9 holes), The Nine at Azuri (9 holes)
- East: Anahita, Île aux Cerfs, The Legend and The Links at Belle Mare, One&Only Le Saint Géran (9 holes)
- South and south-east: Heritage Golf Club – Le Château and La Réserve Golf Links at Bel Ombre, Shandrani at Blue Bay (9 holes)
- West and south-west: Tamarina in Tamarin, Paradis Golf Club at Le Morne; Harmonie announced for 2027
- Centre: Gymkhana Club in Vacoas, Avalon Golf Estate in Bois Chéri, Dodo Club in Curepipe (9 holes)
18-hole golf courses in Mauritius
Gymkhana Club Golf Course
Founded by the British Royal Navy, the Gymkhana Club has hosted golf since 1844: it is the oldest course in Mauritius and, according to the club, the oldest in the Southern Hemisphere. Extended to 18 holes in the 1950s, this short, narrow par 68 demands precision above all.
Tamarina Golf Club
Designed by Rodney Wright and opened in 2006, this par 72 covers 206 hectares, facing the Rempart mountain and the Tourelle du Tamarin. The Tamarina estate combines the course with residential villas: see our Tamarina development.
Anahita Golf Course — Four Seasons
Designed by Ernie Els and opened in 2008, the course at Four Seasons Golf Club Mauritius at Anahita was built to USGA standards. It has five sets of tees and six oceanfront holes, and hosted the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in 2016 and 2018. To live on the estate: Beau Champ and Anahita real estate.
Île aux Cerfs Golf Club
Set on an island off the east coast, this course designed by Bernhard Langer and opened in 2003 is reached by boat shuttle, or by helicopter on request. Its 18 holes run between lagoon and tropical vegetation, and the club quotes Colin Montgomerie calling it a “must play”.
Paradis Golf Club — Beachcomber
At the foot of Le Morne Brabant, whose cultural landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this par 72 opened in 1992 runs along the lagoon on the Le Morne peninsula. It serves Beachcomber’s Paradis and Dinarobin hotels, and its academy welcomes beginners and experienced players alike.
Mont Choisy Le Golf
Designed by Peter Matkovich and inaugurated in 2017, it is the only 18-hole course in the north of the island. It hosted the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in 2022 and 2024. The course lies at the heart of a residential estate: see Mont Choisy real estate.
The Legend — Constance Belle Mare Plage
The first of Constance Belle Mare Plage’s two courses, The Legend was designed by South African Hugh Baiocchi and opened in 1994; its greens were rebuilt to USGA specifications. The resort has hosted the MCB Tour Championship, a senior tour event, in most years since 2009.
The Links — Constance Belle Mare Plage
The second course at Constance Belle Mare Plage, opened in 2002, The Links was designed by Rodney Wright and Peter Alliss on natural terrain scattered with volcanic rock. Its links style makes it a technical par 71.
Avalon Golf Estate — Bois Chéri
Away from the coast, this 220-hectare course by Peter Matkovich spreads over the heights of Bois Chéri, tea plantation country, near Grand Bassin lake. The views stretch over the mountains and valleys of the south of the island.
Heritage Golf Club — Le Château
The first course on the Bel Ombre estate, designed by Peter Matkovich and opened in 2004, this par 72 winds across former sugar cane land below the Château de Bel Ombre. It hosted the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in 2015, 2017 and 2019. Villas on the estate: Villa Valriche by YOO.
La Réserve Golf Links — Heritage
Opened in December 2023 on the Bel Ombre estate, this links-style course was designed by Peter Matkovich with Louis Oosthuizen, winner of the 2010 Open. Heritage presents it as the Indian Ocean’s first contemporary links. It hosted the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in 2023, won by Oosthuizen himself, and again in 2025.
Harmonie Golf & Beach Estate
This 18-hole course is under construction at the heart of Harmonie Golf & Beach Estate, a 150-hectare estate developed with Semaris and Beachcomber. The developer announces the first villas in 2026 and the opening of the course in 2027. The villas are sold under the PDS scheme, open to foreign buyers: see the Harmonie Golf & Beach Estate development.
Golf in Mauritius:
history, tournaments
and property
on the courses
Golf arrived in Mauritius with the British Royal Navy: it has been played at the Gymkhana Club in Vacoas since 1844. Great names followed: Gary Player at One&Only Le Saint Géran, Hugh Baiocchi at Belle Mare, Bernhard Langer at Île aux Cerfs, Ernie Els at Anahita, and Peter Matkovich and Louis Oosthuizen at Bel Ombre.
The professional tours stop here too. The AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and the Sunshine Tour, was created in 2015 and rotates between Bel Ombre, Anahita and Mont Choisy; Constance Belle Mare Plage has hosted the senior MCB Tour Championship in most years since 2009.
For buyers, several golf estates — Tamarina, Anahita, Mont Choisy, Bel Ombre, Azuri, Harmonie — offer property open to foreigners. A purchase of at least USD 375,000 in an approved scheme (IRS, RES, PDS or Smart City) qualifies for a residence permit, valid as long as the property is held, for the buyer and their dependants. Mauritius has no capital gains tax on property and no inheritance tax.
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Dodo Club Golf Course
Created in 1950 by the Dodo Club, a private club in Curepipe, this 9-hole course only admits players with a handicap. Wooded and hilly, short but technical, it demands precision in the heart of the central plateau.
One&Only Le Saint Géran Golf Course
Designed by Gary Player, this 9-hole par 33 course winds through the coconut palms of One&Only Le Saint Géran, on the Poste de Flacq peninsula.
Maritim Golf Course — Balaclava
Laid out in the grounds of Maritim Resort & Spa in Balaclava, on the north-west coast, this accessible, forgiving 9-hole course suits beginners and families.
Shandrani Golf Course — Blue Bay
Set on the Shandrani Beachcomber peninsula facing the Blue Bay lagoon, this small, technical 9-hole course is the only one in the south-east of the island.
The Nine Golf Course — Azuri
Designed by IMG and managed by The Golf Company, The Nine is a 9-hole course made up entirely of par 3s, at the heart of Azuri Ocean & Golf Village on the north-east coast. A round takes about 90 minutes, and the course was named World’s Best Par 3 Golf Course at the 2023 and 2025 World Golf Awards. Westimmo sells several developments on the estate: see Azuri Ocean & Golf Village.
Frequently asked questions about golf in Mauritius
The answers draw on the information checked for this page, up to date in September 2026.
Mauritius has 11 golf courses with 18 holes open in 2026. There are also several 9-hole courses, including the Dodo Club, One&Only Le Saint Géran, Maritim, Shandrani and The Nine at Azuri, as well as practice courses. A twelfth 18-hole course, on the Harmonie Golf & Beach Estate, is announced for 2027.
The Gymkhana Club in Vacoas. Founded by the British Royal Navy, it has hosted golf since 1844 and describes itself as the oldest golf club in the Southern Hemisphere. Its course, extended to 18 holes in the 1950s, is a par 68.
The east coast has the most, between Beau Champ and Poste de Flacq: Anahita, Île aux Cerfs, The Legend, The Links and the 9-hole course at One&Only Le Saint Géran. In the north are Mont Choisy Le Golf, Maritim and The Nine; in the south and south-east, Heritage Golf Club, La Réserve Golf Links and Shandrani; in the west, Tamarina and Paradis Golf Club at Le Morne; in the centre, the Gymkhana Club, the Dodo Club and Avalon Golf Estate.
Created in 2015 and co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and the Sunshine Tour, the tournament has been played at Heritage Golf Club – Le Château (2015, 2017, 2019), Anahita (2016, 2018), Mont Choisy Le Golf (2022, 2024) and La Réserve Golf Links (2023, 2025). It was not held in 2020 and 2021.
The developer of Harmonie Golf & Beach Estate, in Rivière Noire, announces the opening of the 18-hole course in 2027 and the delivery of the first villas in 2026. The villas are sold under the PDS scheme, open to foreign buyers: see the Harmonie development.
Yes, in an approved scheme (IRS, RES, PDS or Smart City). Several golf estates offer them: Tamarina, Anahita, Mont Choisy, Bel Ombre, Azuri and Harmonie. A purchase of at least USD 375,000 qualifies for a residence permit, valid as long as the property is held, for the buyer and their dependants. Mauritius has no capital gains tax on property and no inheritance tax. Westimmo helps you find the property and handle the formalities.