Château de la Vigne,
Bondues, nr Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais F-59910
The Course:
18 holes. Open parkland. Relatively flat terrain.
Surroundings:
Residential setting.
Designer:
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
18-hole par-73 Hawtree course (6227 m from back tees).
50.708580
3.078339
8 km N of Lille
Golf de Bondues (Trent Jones course): A very American design with plenty of water and big bunkering. Plenty of challenging holes laid out on a flat landscape with a much more open aspect than the neighbouring Hawtree course. Not as well presented or maintained (when we played it) as the Hawtree, and even a bit shorter.
Visitors welcome on weekdays; more restricted on weekends.
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].
Players generally walk this course.
Good
France: 41st best course in France (Golf Digest, 2022).
No
Bondues
No
Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).
Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24).
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Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.
Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
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