
France
France conjures up images of chateaux and vineyards, crusty bread and smelly cheeses, the Eiffel Tower, the Tour de France, even garlic and onions. The French people have an air of seductive sophistication with a twist of va-va-voom and a dash of je ne sais quoi.
Morfontaine (Grand Parcours)
North East France, France
Morfontaine (Grand Parcours)
Morfontaine remains a monument to Tom Simpson’s original design, although Kyle Phillips has recently made some minor changes to the course.
Les Bordes Golf Club (New)
North West France, France
Les Bordes Golf Club (New)
Configured as two returning nines, the New course at Les Bordes features four engaging par threes which measure between 131 yards at the 7th and 230 yards at the 14th.
Golf de Chantilly (Vineuil)
North East France, France
Golf de Chantilly (Vineuil)
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.
Fontainebleau Golf Club
North East France, France
Fontainebleau Golf Club
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.
Saint Germain Golf Club (Grand Parcours)
North East France, France
Saint Germain Golf Club (Grand Parcours)
Host on numerous occasions to the French Open, Saint Germain is a delightful park course, which flows through avenues of majestic trees.
Les Bordes Golf Club (Old)
North West France, France
Les Bordes Golf Club (Old)
There's a slight American feel to the Old golf course at Les Bordes, both in terms of design and conditioning, but there is no doubting that you are in France.
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.
Les Aisses Golf (Les Aisses)
North West France, France
Les Aisses Golf (Les Aisses)
The original design at Les Aisses was modern and occasionally eccentric, but Hawtree Limited changed all that in 2010 and the golf course now harks back to the Golden Age.
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.
Le Golf National (Albatros)
North East France, France
Le Golf National (Albatros)
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.
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.
Le Touquet Golf Resort (La Mer)
North East France, France
Le Touquet Golf Resort (La Mer)
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.
Golf d'Hardelot (Les Pins)
North East France, France
Golf d'Hardelot (Les Pins)
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.
Le Kempferhof
North East France, France
Le Kempferhof
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.
Morfontaine (Vallière)
North East France, France
Morfontaine (Vallière)
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.
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.
Belle Dune
North East France, France
Belle Dune
Belle Dune nestles perfectly within some of the finest dune land in Europe, a stone’s throw away from the sea.
Granville (Links)
North West France, France
Granville (Links)
The fairways at Golf de Granville date back to 1912, when a number of somewhat primitive golf holes were first laid out by local golfers amongst the Bréville dunes on France’s Atlantic coast...
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.
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.
Paris International
North East France, France
Paris International
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.
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.
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche (Rouge)
North East France, France
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche (Rouge)
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.
Courson (Vert & Noir)
North East France, France
Courson (Vert & Noir)
The Green and Black (Vert & Noir) course is widely considered to form the better layout at Golf du Stade Français Courson...
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.
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.
Saint-Cloud (Vert)
North East France, France
Saint-Cloud (Vert)
There have been 14 French Opens held at Saint-Cloud since 1926 – the last of them in 1987, when Jose Rivero won the competition...
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...
Joyenval (Marly)
North East France, France
Joyenval (Marly)
The Marly course at Golf de Joyenval is a classic Robert Trent Jones Sr. design with plenty of bunkers and large undulating greens.
Courson (Lilas & Orange)
North East France, France
Courson (Lilas & Orange)
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.
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.
La Boulie (La Vallée)
North East France, France
La Boulie (La Vallée)
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.