Location: Bel Ombre, Mauritius | Ranking: #94
Designer: Peter Matkovich (2006) | Type: Coastal Resort | Green Fees: From €175
Editor’s Note: Heritage Golf Club is the finest course in the Indian Ocean — consistently voted Africa’s best resort course and host of the Mauritius Open on the European Tour. Peter Matkovich’s routing across the Bel Ombre estate uses the natural lagoon, the Black River Gorges and the Indian Ocean to create a course of extraordinary visual drama. The final seven holes along the shoreline with the reef visible beyond are the finest stretch of resort golf in the Southern Hemisphere.
Travel & Logistics
- Airport: Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International (MRU) — 45 mins | Direct flights from London Heathrow — 11h 30m
- Booking: heritage-golf.com | Rating / Slope: 74.0 / 135
Championship Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 405 | 545 | 185 | 415 | 408 | 420 | 182 | 548 | 415 | 3,523 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOTAL |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Yards | 412 | 185 | 418 | 545 | 415 | 422 | 188 | 548 | 428 | 3,561 | 7,084 |
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Key Notes & 19th Hole
- Hole 17 — Par 3 over the Lagoon: The tee shot must carry a tidal estuary to a green protected by the Indian Ocean behind — the most dramatic par 3 in Mauritian golf. In trade wind conditions, club selection is genuinely difficult; missing long puts the ball in the ocean.
- The Mauritius Open: European Tour event hosted here annually — the combination of world-class course and tropical paradise setting makes this one of the most popular weeks on the DP World Tour calendar.
- Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort (5★): The finest golf-spa resort on the island — direct course access, colonial-style architecture and exceptional Creole cuisine. Book via Expedia →