South West France
We’ve grouped the regions of Aquitaine, Limousin, Midi-Pyrénées and Poitou-Charentes to create the South West area of France, and it was here at Pau where golf à la française began in 1856. In fact, Pau Golf Club is the oldest club in continental Europe.
Cabot Bordeaux (Châteaux) Golf du Médoc
South West France, France
Cabot Bordeaux (Châteaux) Golf du Médoc
Cabot Highlands, formerly Golf du Médoc, is located in the north of Bordeaux. The Châteaux course at Cabot Bordeaux is Bill Coore's 3rd solo design, which he laid out with his design associate, Rod Whitman.
Golf de Chiberta
South West France, France
Golf de Chiberta
Golf de Chiberta is a monument to one of the world’s greatest architects, Tom Simpson, and it is also one of the few links courses on the French Atlantic coastline.
Grand Saint-Emilionnais
South West France, France
Grand Saint-Emilionnais
The course at Grand Saint-Emilionnais Golf Club is Tom Doak's first Continental European design, which is set within a UNESCO World Heritage site in the wine producing countryside near Bordeaux.
Moliets (Forêt & Océan)
South West France, France
Moliets (Forêt & Océan)
Golf de Moliets is set in amongst the pines of Landes in a thoroughly agreeable and most natural setting.
Cabot Bordeaux (Les Vignes) Golf du Médoc
South West France, France
Cabot Bordeaux (Les Vignes) Golf du Médoc
It’s true to say Cabot Bordeaux (formerly Golf du Médoc) Les Vignes has had to live in the shadow of an older sibling which hosted a French Open (in 1989) but the course is now maturing into one that’s finding its rightful position… Time will tell if Canadian-owned Cabot can create a compelling 36-hole destination in France.
Biarritz Le Phare
South West France, France
Biarritz Le Phare
The original course at Golf de Biarritz Le Phare, which was laid out by Tom and Willie Dunn in 1888, was one of the oldest on the European continent that was subsequently redesigned by Harry Colt in the 1920s...
Saint-Cyprien (Étang-Canigou)
South West France, France
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.