North East France, France
Morfontaine remains a monument to Tom Simpson’s original design, although Kyle Phillips has recently made some minor changes to the course.
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
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North East France, France
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North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
North East France, France
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North East France, France
According to the old Big Bopper song, "Chantilly Lace had a pretty face and a wiggle in her walk". Golf de Chantilly is far more than a pretty face; it’s one of Europe’s most glorious courses.
The Ile de France region has more golf courses than anywhere else in the country but they don't come much better than the delightful Golf de Fontainebleau.
Host on numerous occasions to the French Open, Saint Germain is a delightful park course, which flows through avenues of majestic trees.
20 miles to the west of Paris at Guyancourt, surrounding the Chateau of Versailles – once home to Louis X1V – lies Golf National's stadium styled Albatros course.
Le Touquet's stunning sea course, La Mer, is one of C.H. Alison's greatest achievements. It’s a classic links course that winds its way between the coastal dunes and rough grasses.
Close to the Edwardian seaside resort of Hardelot in the Pas de Calais northern region of France lies the beautiful golf course, Les Pins. It's set amongst the dunes and a glorious pine forest.
The Kempferhof is one of the toughest challenges in the Alsace region. Robert von Hagge designed the course and it opened for play in 1989.
Tom Simpson laid out Morfontaine’s Vallière course on the Duc de Guiche’s polo fields. James Braid, Arnaud Massy and Jean Gassiat officially opened the layout on the 15th of October 1913.
Belle Dune nestles perfectly within some of the finest dune land in Europe, a stone’s throw away from the sea.
Paris International is routed over hilly terrain with ponds to be negotiated at half the holes on the card, especially at the downhill, par five 18th that plays to an island green.
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche was the long term venue for the Trophée Lancôme, which was played on a composite layout of the Red and Blue courses.
The Green and Black (Vert & Noir) course is widely considered to form the better layout at Golf du Stade Français Courson...
There have been 14 French Opens held at Saint-Cloud since 1926 – the last of them in 1987, when Jose Rivero won the competition...
The Marly course at Golf de Joyenval is a classic Robert Trent Jones Sr. design with plenty of bunkers and large undulating greens.
Robert von Hagge laid out the four nines at Golf du Stade Français Courson in the early 1990s and the Lilas and Orange combination forms the second choice 18-hole layout, offering a hilly front nine followed by a water-laden inward half.
Owned by the Racing Club de France, La Boulie is a historically important golf site as it was the location for the first French Open championships in 1906, won by Arnaud Massy.
Host to many national and international events (most recently the European Young Masters), the Trent Jones course at Bondues has gained a good reputation.
Chantilly’s Vineuil course staged the French Open ten times between 1913 and 1990 and national championships are still held at the club using a composite layout that includes several holes from the Longères.
The two 18-hole golf courses here may only have been in use for around half a century but collectively they’ve given Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche the reputation as one of the best tournament venues in France.
Tom Simpson originally laid out Les Chênes at Club du Lys Chantilly in 1929 during a busy period for the English architect who was working on a number of French projects around that time.
Inaugurated in 1968, La Forêt at La Boulie occupies slightly flatter terrain next to the historic La Vallée layout, with tree-lined holes offering a little more shade and an easier walk when the sun is out in the middle of summer.
Les Dunes opened for play in 1990 and it’s nestled on undulating terrain, hidden amongst the sand dunes of Mount Saint Frieux.
Overshadowed to a large extent by the Marly course at Golf de Joyenval, the Retz course did manage to capture some of the golfing limelight in 2010 when it co-hosted the first two rounds of the one-off Vivendi Cup.
La Forêt course at Le Touquet is set beautifully among pine trees which provides a calm and peaceful environment for all golfers whatever their handicap.
Situated less than a 15-minute drive southwest of Disneyland Paris, the 27-hole facility at Golf de Bussy-Guermantes features La Jonchère as its prime 18-hole layout, with the water-laden final three holes providing an “Amen Corner” sting in the tail.
With fourteen fairways routed through the Forest of Hallate in Picardy, the course at Exclusiv Golf Apremont is an early 1990s John Jacobs and Olivier Dongradi design that can be stretched to almost 6,400 metres from the tips.
Situated an hour’s drive north of Paris city centre, the course at Golf de L’Isle Adam is a mid-1990s production from Ron Fream. The fairways are laid out within woodland and open country and water only ever intervenes at three of the holes.
At Golfclub International Soufflenheim Baden-Baden are the courses that Bernhard Langer created in the heart of Alsace...
Golf de Wimereux is located a mere 20 kilometres from the Channel Tunnel and the course itself is routed across a finger of linksland adjacent to the English Channel.
The impressive 36-hole facility at Golf du Prieuré was designed by Fred W. Hawtree in the mid-1960s. The Ouest is longer and more challenging than the Est course therefore it’s regarded as the premier 18-hole layout at a splendid parkland amenity.
The “traditionally English” Hawtree course offers a contrasting game of golf to that played on its “American-style” sibling, the Trent Jones layout, at the glorious 36-hole Golf de Bondues club.
Located very close to the border with Germany and Luxembourg, the 27-hole golf complex at Golf de Preisch is set within a partly forested, 260-acre property which is enclosed by a wall dating back to Napoleonic times.
Set within a pleasant parkland environment around fifty kilometres to the east of Paris city centre, the 18-hole Vignoly course at Domaine de Crecy is the only Arnold Palmer-designed layout to be found in all of France.
The 12th century estate and ancient buildings at Golf de Rebetz provide the historical backdrop for a modern course that debuted in 1988. Designed by architect Jean-Pascal Fourès, the routing brings water into play at almost half the holes on the scorecard.
Established in 1935, Golf Club de Strasbourg now has three 9-hole courses in play – Jaune, Rouge and Blanc – thanks to an additional nine-hole circuit that was added by Donald Harradine in the late 1970s.
Situated to the southeast of the Disneyland Paris theme parks and hotels at Magny-le-Hongre, the Rouge and Bleu nines at Disneyland Paris form what’s generally regarded as the most challenging 18-hole course at the resort’s 27-hole golf complex.
Designed by Joan Dudok van Heel and first opened for play in 1990, the course at Aa Saint-Omer Golf Club has hosted an annual tournament for professionals on the European Challenge Tour since 2000.
The 18-hole Les Vallons and La Rivière layouts at Golf de la Vaucouleurs are contrasting late 1980s productions from Michel Gayon, with the latter set in woodland next to the Vaucouleurs river.
Co-designed in the late 1980s by Robin Nelson and Thierry Huau, the course at Golf du Champ de Bataille occupies a hilly woodland site to the south of Rouen in Normandy. Jean Manuel Rossi has since redesigned the layout.
Designed by architect Jean-Claude Cornillot and unveiled in 1990, the Vallée course at the Arras Golf Resort played host to the French Open on the Ladies European Tour no fewer than eleven times between 1996 and 2009.
Laid out within a beautiful wooded estate in the northwest suburbs of Paris, the course at Golf du Château de la Chouette is a new millennium offering from Robert Trent Jones Jnr. which is routed around several substantial water features.
The Hubert Chesneau-designed L'Aigle (Eagle) is the challenging links-like understudy to the 2018 Ryder Cup course L’Albatros at the popular Golf National facility near Paris.
Golf & Tennis Club Marly & Fourqueux was formed in 1924 but the club was disbanded during World War II. In 1964, Fred W. Hawtree redeveloped the old disused course into a 27-hole complex for Golf & Country Club de Fourqueux.
Located within a beautiful 140-acre estate close to the Fontainebleau forest, the 18-hole layout at Châteaux de Cély is a Marc Adam and Patrick Fromanger co-design that has welcomed visiting golfers since 1990.
Located within a wonderful nature reserve on an elongated island between the mighty River Rhine and the Grand Canal of Alsace, the 18-hole Donald Harradine-designed course at Golf du Rhin has been enchanting golfers ever since it first opened in 1969.
Designed by Patrice Leglise in 1987, the 18-hole La Licorne layout at Château de Raray is set around a beautiful old 17th century listed building, complemented by the 9-hole Le Daguet course and a short 9-hole pitch and putt track called Le Faon.
Located just outside Strasbourg in the Rhine Valley, the 18-hole layout at Golf de la Wantzenau is an early 1990s production from Jeremy Pern which is routed around a number of small lakes on a very flat landscape.
Situated to the northeast of Auxerre, the course at Le Domaine du Roncemay celebrated 25 years of operation in 2014. With more than half the fairways carved through a forest of oak, beech and birch trees, there’s certainly a premium to be placed on accuracy here.
Founded in 1897, Golf de Dieppe-Pourville is one of the oldest clubs in France (7th eldest to be precise) and its original seaside course was designed by Willie Park Junior.
This links-inspired course, though not long by modern standards, offers a challenging strategic experience. Its primary defences are wind exposure, firm running conditions, and exceptional green complexes. While the routing has minor inefficiencies, the architectural merit of the greens and bunkering ensures enduring interest.
