Royal Dares Salaam (Red Course) - Morocco

Golf in Morocco dates to Royal Tangier, opened in 1917, but flourished in the last few decades under the royal patronage of the late King Hassan II, an avid golfer who commissioned many courses. In 1971, Robert Trent Jones was hired to design the Red Course at Royal Dar Es Salaam near Rabat, which remains Morocco's top course. The course is carved through a forest of thousands of cork oaks and flowering trees and shrubs, including mimosa, bougainvillea, and orange trees, in the 1,OOO-acre forest of Zaers, near the royal hunting ground. Jones created the lakes that form the water hazards, and which are now home to colonies of flamingos and waterfowl. The course is the site of the annual Hassan II Trophy tournament, an invitation-only pro-am that attracts top pros from around the world.

Furnas Golf Club - Azores

Furnas Golf Club is located on Sao Miguel, the largest of the islands comprising the Portuguese possession of the Azores in the north Atlantic, 900 miles from the Portuguese coast. Built between 1936 and 1939 as a nine-hole course, Furnas was designed by Scottish architect Philip Mackenzie Ross, whose portfolio includes the revamped Ailsa Course at Turnberry. A second nine was added in 1990 by the British firm of Cameron & Powell. The course overlooks the town of Furnas near Furnas Lake,an area renowned for its calderas, thermal springs that gush boiling water and mud. The local cuisine features cozido or a stew of meat and vegetables cooked by burying the pots in the volcanic earth. The course is designed in the traditional British style, its fairways separated by the Japanese cry-tomeria introduced to the Azores about a hundred years ago, with sprays of hydrangeas, azaleas, and pink pampas grass.