Morocco's King Hassan II 'a real golf enthusiast' commissioned American-based architect Robert Trent Jones to design Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in the late 1960s on a massive 1,000-acre site located a mere fifteen minutes to the south of Rabat, Morocco's Atlantic coast capital. The result was that three layouts were carved out of the Zaers forest, creating one of the top golf venues in all of Africa. The 18-hole Red is the toughest of the three tracks at Dar Es Salam, measuring a whopping 7,372-yards with a par of 73. The 18-hole Blue course is less demanding but testing nonetheless whilst the 9-hole Green circuit has been designed for a more relaxing game of golf.

The design for Royal Rabat perfectly aligned with his style, noted Pat Ward-Thomas in the New World Atlas of Golf. It was intended to be a course worthy of a king Hassan II of Morocco, who is the most passionate golfer among today's royals.