The Château de la Tournetteestate liesto the south of the capital in the Ittre and Nivelles valleys, with two 18-hole courses laid out within an extensive 400-acre property which is served by a wonderful old 17th century castle and farmhouse (a former summer residence and hunting lodge) that now act as a very atmospheric clubhouse. The American and English courses were developed after the club was established in the late 1980s, with American Bill Amick designing the former and Englishman Martin Hawtree setting out the latter.
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The Château de la Tournetteestate liesto the south of the capital in the Ittre and Nivelles valleys, with two 18-hole courses laid out within an extensive 400-acre property which is served by a wonderful old 17th century castle and farmhouse (a former summer residence and hunting lodge) that now act as a very atmospheric clubhouse. The American and English courses were developed after the club was established in the late 1980s, with American Bill Amick designing the former and Englishman Martin Hawtree setting out the latter.
Château de la Tournette (English)
Chateau de La Tournetteestate is located south of Paris in the Ittre-Nivelles Valleys. It has two 18-hole golf courses spread over 400 acres. The property also includes a 17th-century castle, a farmhouse that was once a summer home and a hunting lodge and now serves as an atmospheric clubhouse. After the establishment of the club in late 1980s the American and English course were designed by Bill Amick and Martin Hawtree.
The English has a more open design than its sister, and is characterized by a flat plain typical to the Walloon Brabant area. The original openness of this course has been negated by the planting of trees, but it still offers a lot to enjoy, including pleasant elevation changes, stylish bunkers, and good fairway contouring.
The par-four 3rd hole is a right dogleg with water on the left side of the green. Both par-3s 4th and 15, which are played in the opposite direction across the same lake, the par-three 6th that has yet another pond left of its putting area; and finally the par-4 finishing hole with a narrowing green and fewer than three bunkers protecting it.
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