Greens
Type of grass - Agrostis (Bent grass), Penn Cross, Seaside and G2
Height of cut - 3.1mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10' (Monday)
Any specific comments - small, undulating greens protected by deep bunkers

Fairways
Type of grass - Agrostis (Bent grass), Rye grass
Height of cut - 10mm
General width and contouring - wide and heavily contoured

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Agrostis (Bent grass)
Height of cut - 7mm

Rough
Type of grass - Agrostis (Bent grass)
Height of cut - semi 32mm, rough 64mm (last topped Monday)
Any specific comments - about 5m of umaintained rough (as above) each side of fairways then unmaintained

Weather
Weather in advance - sunny and clear
Forecast for tournament - very warm, sunny and breezy with strong winds on Friday

Course
Opened - 1987
Course designer - Robert Trent Snr
Special features - superb course close to the Atlantic Ocean with small greens very well protected by deep bunkers
General playability - difficult, especially when the wind blows
Undulating / flat - undulating
Tree lined / exposed - a bit of both
Many / few water hazards - water in play on holes 1, 5, 10, 12 and 14
Changes to the course - new back tees on holes 3 (+24 yards) and 18 (+20 yards)

Other features
Golf du Palais Royal hosted the Moroccan Open in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and the Trophée Hassan II last year