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    Best golf courses: France

    Founded in 1856, Pau is the oldest golf club in France and in continental Europe. Its history goes back to the Napoleonic wars and the Battle of Orthez in February 1814, when some regiments of Wellington's army were quartered in Pau. Great course architects like Willy Dunn considered that France with its amazing variety of landscapes was the ideal country for developing golf. Paris and the Ile de France have some of the country's finer courses including the Golf National, home of the French Open. The traditional top courses – often to be found around the larger cities – sometimes admit visitors especially during the week and in the summer but they never really advertise the fact. With a letter of introduction from your club you can try your luck at some of the most highly reputed courses like Chantilly, Saint-Germain, Fontainebleau, Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, Paris International, Joyenval and la Boulie.

    Rating key

    5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s! 5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this. 4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars. 4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit. 3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars. 3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game. 2-star: Reasonably okay course - if better courses not available. Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team. Private: A course for members and their invited guests only. Stay & Play Golf Resorts: Golf Clubs and resorts with onsite accommodation

    Course name

    Rating

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    Aa Saint-Omer
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Boulogne
    Dudok van Heel, Joan

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Boulogne

    Designer

    Joan Dudok van Heel

    Ailette
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Reims
    Gayon, Michel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Reims

    Designer

    Michel Gayon

    Albi
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Toulouse
    Pern, Jeremy

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toulouse

    Designer

    Jeremy Pern
    Apremont
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Jacobs, John

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    John Jacobs

    Arcachon
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Bordeaux
    Blandford & Hirigoyen

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bordeaux

    Designer

    Cecil R. Blandford and Pierre Hirigoyen
    Arcangues
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Biarritz
    Fream, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Biarritz

    Designer

    Ronald (Ron) Fream
    Arras
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Lille
    Cornillot, Jean-Claude

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lille

    Designer

    Jean-Claude Cornillot
    Baden
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Lorient
    Bureau, Yves

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lorient

    Designer

    Yves Bureau
    Barbaroux
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Marseille
    Dye, Pete

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Marseille

    Designer

    Father/son team of Pete & P.B. Dye
    Basel
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Weekdays only
    Basel
    von Limburger, Bernhard

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Basel

    Designer

    Bernhard von Limburger
    Belesbat
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    (Closed in 2013)
    Paris
    Adam, Marc

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2013)

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Marc Adam and Patrick Fromanger
    Belle Dune
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Boulogne
    Rossi, Jean-Manuel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Boulogne

    Designer

    French designer Jean-Manuel Rossi
    Bethemont
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Langer, Bernhard

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Bernhard Langer

    Biarritz - Le Phare
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Biarritz
    Dunn, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Biarritz

    Designer

    Original design by Tom Dunn, with input from his younger brother Willie Dunn Jr. Later modifications and stronger bunkering designed by Harry Colt (1920).
    Bitche
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Strasbourg
    Adam, Marc

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Strasbourg

    Designer

    Marc Adam & Patrick Fromanger
    Bondues (Hawtree)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Lille
    Hawtree, Fred

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lille

    Designer

    Fred Hawtree
    Bondues (Trent Jones)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Lille
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lille

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr.
    Bossey
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Weekdays only
    Geneve
    Jones Jr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Geneve

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Jr.

    Brest Iroise
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Brest
    Fenn, Michael

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Brest

    Designer

    Michael Fenn
    Brigode
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Wkends restrictd
    Lille
    Baker, Bill

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Lille

    Designer

    Bill Baker
    Cannes-Mandelieu (Old)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    Colt, Harry

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Harry Colt
    Cannes-Mougins
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    Alliss & Thomas

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Peter Alliss & Dave Thomas
    Cap D'Agde
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Montpellier
    Fream, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Montpellier

    Designer

    Ronald (Ron) Fream

    Cely-en-Biere
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Adam, Marc

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Marc Adam and Patrick Fromanger

    Chamonix
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Geneve
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Geneve

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr.
    Chantaco
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Biarritz
    Colt, Harry

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Biarritz

    Designer

    Harry Colt
    Chantilly (Longeres)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Weekdays only
    Paris
    Steel, Donald

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Original 18-hole Longeres course designed in the 1920s by Tom Simpson, when he also redesigned the original 9-hole Vineuil course (extending it from 9 to 18 holes). The Longeres suffered badly during WW2, and most of it was abandoned after the war. In the 1980s English architect David Steel brought five original Longeres holes back into play, together with 13 new holes which he designed.

    Chantilly (Vineuil)
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Weekdays only
    Paris
    Simpson, Tom

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Current layout designed by Tom Simpson in 1920.

    Chat. de la Chouette
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Jones Jr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Jr.
    Chateau d'Augerville
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Orleans
    Dongradi, Olivier

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Orleans

    Designer

    Olivier Dongradi
    Chateau de Chailly
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Dijon
    Sprecher & Watine

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Dijon

    Designer

    French design team of Thierry Sprecher & Géry Watine.
    Chateau de Preisch
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Luxembourg
    Amick, William

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Luxembourg

    Designer

    William Amick
    Chateau des Vigiers
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Bordeaux
    Steel, Donald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bordeaux

    Designer

    Donald Steel
    Chaumont-en-Vexin
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Harradine, Donald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Donald (Don) Harradine
    Chiberta
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Biarritz
    Simpson, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Biarritz

    Designer

    Tom Simpson
    Claux Amic
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    Foures, Jean-Pascal

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Jean-Pascal Foures
    Clement Ader
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Saito & Gayon

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    M. Saito & Michel Gayon
    Club du Lys Chantilly
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Simpson, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Tom Simpson
    Compiègne
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Smith

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Smith
    Courson (Noir-Orange)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Wkends restrictd
    Paris
    von Hagge, Robert

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Robert von Hagge

    Courson (Vert-Lilas)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Wkends restrictd
    Paris
    von Hagge, Robert

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Robert von Hagge

    Crecy
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Palmer, Arnold

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Vignoly course (Arnold Palmer Design, 2009); Montpichet course (designed by A. D'Ormesson, 1987).
    Deauville
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Le Havre
    Simpson & Cotton

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Le Havre

    Designer

    Tom Simpson (Rouge course - 1929) and Sir Henry Cotton (Bleu and Vert courses - 1964).

    Dieppe - Pourville
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Le Havre
    Park Jr, Willie

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Le Havre

    Designer

    Willie Park Jr.

    Dinard
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Wkends restrictd
    St Malo
    Dunn, Tom

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    St Malo

    Designer

    Tom Dunn
    Disneyland Paris
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Fream, Ronald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Ronald (Ron) Fream
    Divonne
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Geneve
    Nakowski, M

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Geneve

    Designer

    M. Nakowski with later revisions by Donald Harradine in 1963.
    Domangere
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Nantes
    Gayon, Michel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Nantes

    Designer

    Michel Gayon
    Esery
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Weekdays only
    Geneve
    Gayon, Michel

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Geneve

    Designer

    Michel Gayon
    Esterel
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr.

    Etiolles
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Gayon, Michel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Michel Gayon
    Etretat
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Le Havre
    Chantepie, Julien

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Le Havre

    Designer

    Julien Chantepie, assisted by Arnaud Massy, laid out the original 13 holes. The course was revised by Didier Fruchet (1992).
    Evian Resort
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Geneve
    Robinson, Cabell

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Geneve

    Designer

    In 1989 Cabell Robinson undertook a major redesign of the course, which was originally established in 1904.
    Feucherolles
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Poellot, Jean-Marie

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Jean-Marie Poellot

    Fontainebleau, France
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Weekdays only
    Paris
    Simpson, Tom

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Original course redesigned by Tom Simpson (1920) and later lengthened and modified by Fred Hawtree.
    Fontenailles
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    (Closed in 2009)
    Paris
    Gayon, Michel

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2009)

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Michel Gayon
    Fontenelles
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Nantes
    Bureau, Yves

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Nantes

    Designer

    Yves Bureau
    Fregate
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Marseille
    Fream, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Marseille

    Designer

    Ronald (Ron) Fream
    Ganay (Jaune)
    2-star: Reasonably okay course - if better courses not available.
    (Closed in 2010)
    Orleans
    Shirley, Jim

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2010)

    Nearest city

    Orleans

    Designer

    Jim Shirley
    Ganay (Rouge/Bleu)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    (Closed in 2010)
    Orleans
    Shirley, Jim

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2010)

    Nearest city

    Orleans

    Designer

    Jim Shirley
    Golf National (Aigle)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Chesneau, Hubert

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Hubert Chesneau
    Golf National (Albatros)
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    von Hagge, Robert

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Robert von Hagge & Rick Baril (of von Hagge Design Associates), with input from French Golf Federation project manager Hubert Chesneau.
    Gouverneur (Le Breuil)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Lyon
    Fruchet & Will

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lyon

    Designer

    Didier Fruchet and George Will
    Gouverneur (Montaplan)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Lyon
    Fruchet & Will

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lyon

    Designer

    Didier Fruchet and George Will
    Grande Bastide
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    Robinson, Cabell

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Cabell Robinson
    Grand Saint-Emilionnais
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Bordeaux
    Doak, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bordeaux

    Designer

    Tom Doak
    Granville, France
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    St Malo
    Colt, Harry

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    St Malo

    Designer

    Harry Colt, with revisions in 1992 by Martin Hawtree.
    Grenoble Charmeil
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Grenoble
    Pern & Garaialde

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Grenoble

    Designer

    Jeremy Pern & Jean Garaialde
    Grenoble Intl. (Bresson)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Grenoble
    Jones Jr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Grenoble

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Jr.

    Gujan
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Bordeaux
    Prat, Alain

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bordeaux

    Designer

    Alain Prat
    Hardelot (Les Dunes)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Boulogne
    Cornillot, Jean-Claude

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Boulogne

    Designer

    French designer Jean-Claude Cornillot with Baron Paul Rolin (Belgium).
    Hardelot (Les Pins)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Boulogne
    Simpson, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Boulogne

    Designer

    Original design by Tom Simpson (1931); significant renovation by Frank Pont & Patrice Boissonnas (2013).
    Hossegor
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Biarritz
    Morrison, John

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Biarritz

    Designer

    Original design by English golf course architect John S.F. Morrison (of Colt, Alison & Morrison), assisted by Arnaud Massy (1927). Updated by Cabell B. Robinson (2003).
    Isle Adam (L' )
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Fream, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Ronald (Ron) Fream
    Joyenval
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Paris
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr.
    Kempferhof
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Strasbourg
    von Hagge, Robert

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Strasbourg

    Designer

    Robert von Hagge

    La Baule (Blue)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Nantes
    Gayon, Michel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Nantes

    Designer

    Michel Gayon & Jacques Lebreton

    La Baule (Red)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Nantes
    Alliss & Thomas

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Nantes

    Designer

    Peter Alliss and Dave Thomas (with a major revision by Michel Gayon which inserted new holes from the 5th to the 13th).

    La Boulie (Foret)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Weekdays only
    Paris
    Roussel, Jacques

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Jacques Roussel
    La Boulie (Vallee)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Weekdays only
    Paris
    Park Jr, Willie

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Willie Park Jr.
    La Bresse
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Lyon
    Pern, Jeremy

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lyon

    Designer

    Jeremy Pern
    La Bretesche
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Nantes
    Baker, Bill

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Nantes

    Designer

    Bill Baker revamped the original course laid out by Henry Cotton in 1967.
    Lacanau
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Bordeaux
    Harris, John

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bordeaux

    Designer

    John Harris

    La Grande Motte
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Montpellier
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Montpellier

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr.

    La Moye
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    St Malo
    Braid, James

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    St Malo

    Designer

    James Braid
    Les Aisses
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Orleans
    Brizon, Olivier

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Orleans

    Designer

    Original design by Olivier Brizon (1992); revamped by Martin Hawtree (2010).
    Les Arcs
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Geneve
    Berthet, Robert

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Geneve

    Designer

    Robert Berthet
    Les Bordes
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Orleans
    von Hagge, Robert

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Orleans

    Designer

    Robert von Hagge
    Le Touquet (La Foret)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Boulogne
    Hutchinson, Horace

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Boulogne

    Designer

    Horace Hutchinson
    Le Touquet (La Mer)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Boulogne
    Colt, Harry

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Boulogne

    Designer

    Harry Colt
    Limere
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Orleans
    Robinson, Cabell

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Orleans

    Designer

    Cabell Robinson
    Lyon GC (Brocards)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Lyon
    Hawtree, Fred

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lyon

    Designer

    Fred Hawtree laid out Les Brocards in 1962.

    Lyon GC (Sangliers)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Lyon
    Lambert, Hughes

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lyon

    Designer

    Hughes Lambert

    Maison Blanche
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Weekdays only
    Geneve
    Harradine & Dongradi

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Geneve

    Designer

    Peter Harradine & Olivier Dongradi
    Makila
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Biarritz
    Roquemore, Rocky

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Biarritz

    Designer

    Rocky Roquemore
    Medoc (Chateaux)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Bordeaux
    Coore, Bill

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bordeaux

    Designer

    Bill Coore of North Carolina, USA; supported by Rod Whitman (who designed the Vignes course at Golf du Médoc). This was Coore's third solo course design.
    Medoc (Vignes)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Bordeaux
    Whitman, Rod

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bordeaux

    Designer

    Canadian designer Rod Whitman (who also worked with Bill Coore on Golf du Médoc's Châteaux course).
    Meribel
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Geneve
    Sprecher & Watine

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Geneve

    Designer

    Thierry Sprecher & Gery Watine
    Merignies
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Lille
    Gayon, Michel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lille

    Designer

    Michel Gayon designed all three nines: Val de Marque (opened 2008), La Valutte (2010) and Rupilly (2014).
    Moliets
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Biarritz
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Biarritz

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr.
    Mont d'Arbois
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Geneve
    Cotton, Henry

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Geneve

    Designer

    Sir Henry Cotton
    Monte-Carlo
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    Park Jr, Willie

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Willie Park Jr
    Montpellier Fontcaude
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Montpellier
    Pitman, Chris

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Montpellier

    Designer

    Chris Pitman (New Zealand based)
    Montpellier Massane
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Montpellier
    Fream, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Montpellier

    Designer

    Ronald (Ron) Fream
    Morfontaine
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Paris
    Simpson, Tom

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Tom Simpson
    Nampont St Martin
    2-star: Reasonably okay course - if better courses not available.
    Visitors welcome
    Boulogne
    Chatterton, Thomas

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Boulogne

    Designer

    Thomas Chatterton
    Nimes Campagne
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Montpellier
    Morandi & Harradine

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Montpellier

    Designer

    Leonard Morandi & Donald Harradine

    Omaha Beach (La Mer)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Le Havre
    Bureau, Yves

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Le Havre

    Designer

    Yves Bureau
    Omaha Beach (Le Manoir)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Le Havre
    Bureau, Yves

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Le Havre

    Designer

    Yves Bureau
    Opio-Valbonne
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    Harradine, Donald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Donald (Don) Harradine
    Ozoir-la-Ferriere
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Cotton, Henry

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Sir Henry Cotton

    Palmola
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Toulouse
    Fenn, Michael

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toulouse

    Designer

    Michael Fenn
    Paris International
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Paris
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus
    Pau
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Biarritz
    Various

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Biarritz

    Designer

    Various architects have played their part in Pau's design, including Willie Dunn of Scotland.
    Pleneuf Val Andre
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    St Malo
    Prat, Alain

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    St Malo

    Designer

    Alain Prat

    Ploemeur Ocean
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Lorient
    Macauley & Quenouille

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lorient

    Designer

    Tom Macauley & Quenouille
    Pont Royal
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Marseille
    Ballesteros, Seve

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Marseille

    Designer

    Seve Ballesteros
    Pornic
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Nantes
    Gayon, Michel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Nantes

    Designer

    Original 9-hole layout dates from 1929. Redesigned and extended to 18-holes by Michel Gayon & Jacques Lebreton (1991).
    Prieure
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Weekdays only
    Paris
    Hawtree, Fred

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Fred Hawtree

    Raray
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Leglise, Patrice

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Patrice Leglise

    Rebetz
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Foures, Jean-Pascal

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Jean-Pascal Foures
    Reims - Champagne
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Reims
    Fenn, Michael

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Reims

    Designer

    Michael Fenn
    Riviera de Barbossi
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr.
    Robert Hersant
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Fream, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Ronald (Ron) Fream

    Rochefort
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Hawtree, Fred

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Fred Hawtree
    Roncemay
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Orleans
    Pern & Garaialde

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Orleans

    Designer

    Jeremy Pern & Jean Garaialde
    Royal Guernsey
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Wkends restrictd
    St Malo
    Ross, Mackenzie

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    St Malo

    Designer

    Scottish course architect Philip Mackenzie Ross made several significant design changes to the original layout.
    Royal Jersey
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Wkends restrictd
    St Malo
    Brewster, F.W.

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    St Malo

    Designer

    F.W. Brewster
    Royal Mougins
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    von Hagge, Robert

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Robert von Hagge
    Sable-Solesmes
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Le Mans
    Gayon, Michel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Le Mans

    Designer

    Michel Gayon
    Saint Cloud
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    July/Aug only
    Paris
    Colt, Harry

    Visitors?

    July/Aug only

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Vert/Green course: designed by Harry Colt (1913). Jaune/Yellow course (1930): designed by Harry Colt and his partner John S.F. Morrison.
    Saint Cyprien
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Montpellier
    Tomlinson & Wright

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Montpellier

    Designer

    B. Tomlinson & B. Wright
    Saint Donat
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    Jones Jr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Jr.
    Sainte Baume
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Marseille
    Berthet, Robert

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Marseille

    Designer

    Robert Berthet
    Sainte Maxime
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    Harradine, Donald & Peter

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Father/son team of Donald (Don) & Peter Harradine.
    Saint Endreol
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    Gayon, Michel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Michel Gayon
    Saint Germain
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Weekdays only
    Paris
    Colt, Harry

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Harry Colt
    Saint Jean de Monts
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Nantes
    Bureau, Yves

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Nantes

    Designer

    Yves Bureau
    Saint Laurent
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Lorient
    Michael Fenn

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lorient

    Designer

    Michael Fenn (18-hole course) and Yves Bureau (9-hole course)

    Saint-Nom-la-Breteche
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Paris
    Hawtree, Fred

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Fred Hawtree (Red and Blue courses)

    Saint Tropez
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Rsrt guests only
    Cannes
    Player, Gary

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Gary Player, Gery Watine & Thierry Sprecher
    Savenay
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Nantes
    Gayon, Michel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Nantes

    Designer

    Michel Gayon
    Seignosse
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Biarritz
    von Hagge, Robert

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Biarritz

    Designer

    Robert von Hagge
    Servanes
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Marseille
    Sprecher & Watine

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Marseille

    Designer

    Thierry Sprecher & Gery Watine
    Soufflenheim
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Strasbourg
    Langer, Bernhard

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Strasbourg

    Designer

    Bernhard Langer

    Sperone
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Corsica
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Corsica

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr.
    Strasbourg
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Weekdays only
    Strasbourg
    Harradine, Donald

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Strasbourg

    Designer

    Donald (Don) Harradine
    Taulane
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Cannes
    Player, Gary

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Gary Player
    Terre Blanche (Chateau)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    On application
    Cannes
    Thomas, Dave

    Visitors?

    On application

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Dave Thomas
    Terre Blanche (Riou)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Rsrt guests only
    Cannes
    Thomas, Dave

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Dave Thomas
    Toulouse Seilh
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Toulouse
    Pern & Garaïalde

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toulouse

    Designer

    Jeremy Pern & Jean Garaïalde

    Val de Sorne
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Geneve
    Lambert, Hugues

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Geneve

    Designer

    Hugues Lambert
    Val Queven
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Lorient
    Bureau, Yves

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lorient

    Designer

    Yves Bureau
    Vaucouleurs
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Paris
    Gayon, Michel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Paris

    Designer

    Michel Gayon
    Vaudreuil
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Rouen
    Hawtree, Fred

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Rouen

    Designer

    Frederick W. "Fred" Hawtree
    Vidauban
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Cannes
    Jones Sr & Jr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Cannes

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones (Sr. and Jr.)
    Volcans
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Lyon
    Roux, Lucien

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Lyon

    Designer

    Lucien Roux
    Wantzenau, La
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Strasbourg
    Pern & Garaialde

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Strasbourg

    Designer

    Jeremy Pern & Jean Garaialde
    Wimereux
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Boulogne
    Hutchison & Campbell

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Boulogne

    Designer

    Current layout by English architects Cecil K. Hutchison & Sir Guy Campbell (1920s).

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