Les Petits Rondis,
Saint Laurent-Nouan, nr Beaugency, Centre F-41220
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Visit websiteThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Robert von Hagge
Above distances are for the Old course. Also at Les Bordes is the 18-hole New course (par-72; 7391 yards from back tees), and 10-hole Wild Piglet course (par-30; 1557 yards; designed by Gil Hanse).
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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 (Old course): The friendship between Baron Bich (founder of Bic pens) and Yoshiaki Sakurai of Japan, provided the vision for a top-quality Stay&Play golf facility within easy reach of Paris. The resulting Robert von Hagge designed golf course at Les Bordes quickly became one of the jewels in France's golfing crown. The club later closed its doors to outside visitors, and is now operated as an exclusive members-only facility.
The courses at Les Bordes, Old and New, lie in a natural and serenely peaceful area of woodland near Orléans in the Loire Valley. Though the terrain is relatively flat, von Hagge created a layout imbued with great variety at every turn. With its mix of woodland and more open aspects, tight lines from the tee and abundance of water, this is certainly a course that lays down an excellent golfing challenge ( ... von Hagge designs typically ensure your all-round game is thoroughly tested!).
If you are fortunate enough to secure a tee-time, you'll be sharing a few hours with the resident wildlife, which includes deer, koypu, water fowl, eagles, and many other native species. There are precious few golfing venues in continental Europe that can match the immaculately presented and delightful layouts of Les Bordes.
Pick of the holes: both defended by water, the par-5 7th and par-5 14th are amongst Les Borde's most memorable. The 10th, without water, is also an excellent par-5, played to an elevated green.
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
The Old Course at Les Bordes is often described as the masterpiece of American course designer Robert von Hagge. A former "Marlboro man", von Hagge has also designed several other well-known golf courses in Europe, including: the Albatros at Golf National and both the Courson courses in Paris, as well as Kempferhof, Royal Mougins, Seignosse, Emporda, Royal Sociedad Hipica Espanola (RSHE), Is Arenas, El Encin and Bogono. In the USA his many designs include the original "Blue Monster" course at Doral.
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.
Old course:
France's 2nd best course (Golf World, 2025).
Continental Europe's 15th best course (Golf World, 2025).
The Six Senses luxury hotel at Les Bordes is expected to open in late-2027 or 2028.
Les Bordes (Old, New and Wild Piglet courses).
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