Saint-Cyprien (Étang-Canigou)

Complemented by the 9-hole La Forêt layout, the 18-holeÉtang-Canigou course first opened for play in the mid-1970s at the Saint-Cyprien Golf Resort. Situated close to the Mediterranean coastline, the sandy-soiled fairways play firm and fast in the summer.

The Étang-Canigou layout is rated as a par 73 (36 out then 37 in) with holes arranged as two returning nines. Water comes into play at almost half the holes on the card, most notably at the par three 2nd on the front nine and the par four 18th (rated stroke index 1).

Highlights include the par four 3rd (with water on either side of the fairway); the right doglegging par four 5th (called “The Banana”); the par three 12th (where a long pond wraps round the left and back of the green); and the par five 16th, which has a ditch crossing in front of the green.