Les Petits Rondis,
Saint Laurent-Nouan, nr Beaugency, Centre F-41220
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18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Gil Hanse
Above distances are for the New course. Also at Les Bordes is the 18-hole Old course (par-72; 7026 yards from back tees; rating 78.8), and 10-hole Wild Piglet course (par-30; 1557 yards; designed by Gil Hanse).
47.729020
1.658874
25 km SW of Orleans
Leave the A10 at exit 15 (Meung s/Loire). Follow signs to Beaugency. After 10 km, in Beaugency, follow signs to Chateauroux / Limoges and cross the bridge over the River Loire at L'Abbaye Hotel. Immediately after bridge, turn right onto the D925 direction Chateauroux / Limoges. After 5 km Les Bordes is signposted on your left (and is a further 2 km along a private road).
Les Bordes Golf Club (New course): the second 18-hole course at Les Bordes, designed by American architect Gil Hanse, is laid out on the site of the former Ganay GC. The 7,391 yard (6,759 meters), Gil Hanse-designed New Course is inspired by the classical Surrey/Berkshire heathland courses.
As with the famed heathland courses found to the southwest of London, the layout here sits on sandy soil. It too plays hard and fast through heather, broom and century-old pine, chestnut, birch and oak trees. Wide playing corridors contrast with Les Borde's von Hagge-designed Old Course ... a much tougher and tighter proposition, carved through the Sologne forest. The Old Course is perennially rated amongst Europe’s elite.
Limited access: this is a private course generally playable only by members and their invited guests.
Private club - guests may only play if hosted by a member.
Players generally walk this course.
Excellent
Future developments at Les Bordes envisage a Six Senses Hotel & Spa. It is anticipated that resort guests will have limited access to the 10-hole Wild Piglet course, but not necessarily to the two 18-hole Old and New courses.
In addition to the deer's head motif, the original Les Bordes logo bore the cross of St Hubert, the hunters' saint. At the 6th hole on the Old Course, an elegant stone cross marks the spot where the son of a former estate owner died in a riding accident.
Europe's 8th best course (Golf World, 2023).
World's 83rd best course (GOLF magazine, 2023/24).
There are plans for a Six Senses luxury hotel to open at Les Bordes.
Les Bordes
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Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
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.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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