South East France
From a golf course perspective, Provence is perhaps the premier region and at Vidauban you’ll find (if invited) one of the country’s most private golf clubs and also one of the country’s most accessible facilities. It may be tricky to get a game at Prince de Provence, but it’s resort golf at its absolute finest at the 36-hole Four Seasons Terre Blanche. Heading down to the south of France you’ll find the Pete Dye and PB Dye layout at Barbaroux, Léonard Morandi and Donald Harradine’s Nimes-Campagne, Robert von Hagge’s Royal Royal Mougins and the highly regarded Gary Player-designed Chateau de Taulane among numerous other fine French golf courses.
Terre Blanche (Château)
South East France, France
Terre Blanche (Château)
Dave Thomas slipped the Château course at Terre Blanche Hotel Spa & Golf Resort onto the Provence landscape like a hand sliding into a silk glove.
Vidauban Golf Club
South East France, France
Vidauban Golf Club
Founded in 1999 at Vidauban, and originally named Prince de Provence, Vidauban was fashioned by the full complement of Robert Trent Joneses.
Royal Mougins
South East France, France
Royal Mougins
Royal Mougins, open since 1993, reposes in a secluded valley near the town of Mougins and a short drive from Cannes.
Lyon (Les Sangliers)
South East France, France
Lyon (Les Sangliers)
Villette d’Anthon was one of the first and biggest golf developments in the Rhone region and the championship Sangliers course at Golf Club de Lyon was built in 1991.
Maison Blanche (Les Sources)
South East France, France
Maison Blanche (Les Sources)
The 18-hole Les Sources was designed as a championship course from the beginning, and in fact it has hosted the Swiss Ladies Open back in 1996 and 1997...
Cannes-Mandelieu (Old)
South East France, France
Cannes-Mandelieu (Old)
Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia founded one of the oldest golfing layouts in France, the Old course at Cannes-Mandelieu in 1891.
Terre Blanche (Le Riou)
South East France, France
Terre Blanche (Le Riou)
Measuring 6,005 metres from the back tees, Le Riou course at Terre Blanche Hotel Spa & Golf Resort is considerably shorter than its sibling, but no less challenging, with tree-lined fairways laid out in the higher reaches of the hilly landscape.
Château de Taulane
South East France, France
Château de Taulane
The “Black Knight”, Gary Player designed the Taulane layout, which is set on some 120 hectares and opened for play in 1992 to critical acclaim.
