Staff WriterThere are golf resorts that promise you the world, then hand you a mid-iron into a headwind and a buffet that looks like it’s been through committee. And then there’s Heritage Resorts & Golf, which has just been ranked 25th in the world in the newly released Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Resorts in the World—a list that doesn’t do favours, doesn’t do fluff, and certainly doesn’t hand out medals for trying.
Published once every two years by Golf World and Today’s Golfer, the Top 100: Best Golf Resorts in the World ranking is one of the industry’s most closely watched yardsticks. It’s compiled by an international panel and judges the full experience: course design, accommodation, service, facilities, and the kind of intangible “would you actually come back here?” factor that golfers pretend isn’t emotional but absolutely is.
Golf World’s Top 100: the list that makes people sit up straighter
For travelling golfers, tour operators and anyone whose job involves convincing others to spend good money on great golf, this ranking matters because it’s hard to game. You can’t hide behind shiny photography or a “newly renovated lobby” when the on-course product and the hospitality don’t match the brochure. The panel assesses what golfers experience in real time: how a resort flows, how it’s run, and whether it feels like a destination or just a hotel with tees attached.
In that context, Heritage Resorts & Golf holding firm inside the world’s top 25 is a statement: not a flash-in-the-pan “new opening” buzz, but a sustained place among the global heavyweights.
Two courses, two personalities — and both turn up for work
The headline strength here is the resort’s dual-course offering and the transformative impact of its newer layout, La Réserve Golf Links—a course that has also been named the #1 golf course in Mauritius by Top 100 Golf Courses.
If you like your golf like your conversation—polished, measured, and with good manners—Le Château Golf Course is your companion. It’s long been celebrated for manicured fairways, natural beauty and that timeless championship character golfers tend to romanticise (until they miss a three-footer).
Then there’s La Réserve Golf Links, described as the Indian Ocean’s first and only contemporary links course, delivering golf across volcanic contours beside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. That’s not a sales pitch; that’s a setting with teeth. Links golf, when done properly, doesn’t flatter you—it reveals you. And the reason golfers keep coming back is the same reason they keep rereading old classics: the challenge changes every time.
A quote that doesn’t mince words
Golf World’s Rankings Editor, Chris Bertram, put the resort’s appeal plainly, praising the combination of architectural quality, natural beauty and hotel excellence:
“The addition of La Réserve Golf Links has unquestionably turned Heritage into one of the finest resorts in the world. Not only do the courses provide a pleasing contrast, the immaculate, flattering Le Château alongside the spectacular, challenging La Réserve, but the hotels are similarly diverse. Heritage Le Telfair’s sophistication sits perfectly alongside the cosy luxury of Heritage Awali.”
That line about “pleasing contrast” is doing a lot of work, and deservedly so. Plenty of resorts have 36 holes. Fewer have two courses that genuinely feel like separate experiences—different rhythm, different asks, different day entirely. Even fewer have accommodation that matches the golf in both quality and character.
A landmark year, and the momentum is real
This World Top 25 recognition follows what the resort describes as a landmark year for Heritage Resorts & Golf, adding shine to an already strong run of awards. At the 2025 World Golf Awards, La Réserve Golf Links was voted the Indian Ocean’s Best Golf Course, while Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort was named the World’s Best Golf Hotel.
Awards don’t replace substance, but they do signal consistency—especially when they come from separate judging frameworks. When both the golf product and the hotel experience are being recognised, you’re no longer talking about a single strength. You’re talking about a system that works.
The 45-hole proposition: variety without compromise
In an era where golfers are picky (and, frankly, they’re right to be), Heritage Resorts & Golf leans into a defining advantage: 45 holes that allow for real choice across a stay. That matters for groups with mixed abilities, couples where one partner wants a gentler day, or anyone who doesn’t want their “golf holiday” to become four rounds of the exact same question.
The resort also points to its broader offering: two luxury beachside resorts, private villas, and an historic 19th-century château—an unusually rich blend that pulls the experience beyond the course. Golf trips are rarely just about golf. They’re about rhythm: tee time, lunch, a bit of peace, a bit of indulgence, and the feeling you’ve gone somewhere that has its own identity.
Mauritius isn’t “up-and-coming” anymore
The press release makes a larger point that’s hard to argue with: Heritage Resorts & Golf is helping position Mauritius as one of the most desirable golf destinations worldwide. And this new ranking lands as a marker of the island’s growing depth, quality, and international appeal.
For years, Mauritius has been spoken about like a lovely secret—beautiful, calm, warm-water paradise, etc. Golf, however, doesn’t stay a secret once serious architecture enters the chat and credible rankings start repeating your name. When global lists place a resort inside the top tier, it changes perception. For the travelling golfer, perception becomes itinerary.
The bottom line
If you want somewhere that blends championship golf with luxury hospitality—and you’d rather not choose between “immaculate” and “spectacular”—this ranking suggests Heritage Resorts & Golf belongs on your shortlist. World Top 25 doesn’t happen by accident, and it doesn’t happen twice by being merely pleasant.
