Arcachon

The first golf course was established at Arcachon in the late 1890s on the property of the Exshaw family. In 1903, their nine-hole course was purchased by the municipal government, allowing local golfers to take part on the previously private layout.

In time, the acclaim of golf declined, and the club dissolved just prior to the beginning of World War II.

In the late 1950s, efforts were taken to revive the golf club. Cecil Blandford - who worked on a variety of post-war European golf projects along with Peter Gannon - was called to create a brand new 18-hole layout that became available for play in 1960.

The course is now extended to 5,760m from the back markers. It plays up to a 72-par par (37 out, followed by 35 inches) and three par fives on the outside half, which contribute to the front nine which is nearly 600 metres more that the rear nine.

The holes that stand out are holes like the par 4 8th hole and 13th par 4 (rated by stroke index 1, 2) with both fairways dipping away from the greens on their own. Additionally, there is the last of five holes with par three at the 17th hole, which is also the longest of the single-shotters that are on the card.