Domaine de la Bretesche,
Missillac, Pays-de-la-Loire F-44780
Office
+33 (0)2 51 76 86 86Pro shop
+33 (0)2 51 76 86 86Fax
+33 (0)2 40 88 36 28Website
Visit websiteThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Bill Baker revamped the original course laid out by Henry Cotton in 1967.
47.480770
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60 km NW of Nantes
From N165 (E60) north of St Nazaire, take exit Missillac and follow D2. After 200m Golf is on your left.
Golf de la Bretesche: Towering pines and oak trees create tight-ish corridor-like fairways here in the sumptuous woodland setting of the even more sumptuous Chateau de la Bretesche. The Chateau, providing a backdrop for the 9th and 18th holes, is a definitive towers-and-turrets grand chateau, surrounded by a deep and dark moat. All very spectacular!
The golf course is a very pleasant tree-lined affair, which requires precision over power, and which opens out a little, as it nears the Chateau. Beware the large greens, they can be quite quick. Also beware the trade-mark Bill Baker U-shaped hole. Here at La Bretesche it appears as the par-4 8th, and contains far too many degrees of bend for a single par-4.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance. Handicap required
Players generally walk this course.
Limited
The Chateau here at la Bretesche is quite stunning and still in use as a private residence. Luxury hotel accommodation is now provided in what were once the stable buildings and out-houses.
La Bretesche
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La Baule (Red and Blue courses)
Route de Brangoure, Saint-Andre-des-Eaux, nr. La Baule, F-44117
+33 (0)2 40 17 57 57
Visit websiteLa Baule
La Bretesche
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