Best golf courses: France - East

France - East: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key for the rating definitions.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Basel
von Limburger, Bernhard

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Basel

Designer

Bernhard von Limburger
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Strasbourg
Adam, Marc

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Strasbourg

Designer

Marc Adam & Patrick Fromanger
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Weekdays only
Geneve
Jones II, Robert Trent

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Geneve

Designer

Robert Trent Jones Jr.

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

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Geneve

Designer

Original nine-hole layout (1934), extended to 18-holes by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1982).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Dijon
Sprecher & Watine

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Dijon

Designer

French design team of Thierry Sprecher & Géry Watine.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Luxembourg
Amick, William

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Visitors welcome

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Luxembourg

Designer

William Amick
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Geneve
Nakowski, M

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Visitors welcome

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Geneve

Designer

M. Nakowski with later revisions by Donald Harradine in 1963.

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

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Geneve

Designer

Michel Gayon
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Geneve
Robinson, Cabell

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Visitors welcome

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Geneve

Designer

In 1989 Cabell Robinson undertook a major redesign of the course, which was originally established in 1904.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Lyon
Fruchet & Will

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Visitors welcome

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Lyon

Designer

Didier Fruchet and George Will

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Lyon
Fruchet & Will

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Visitors welcome

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Lyon

Designer

Didier Fruchet and George Will

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Grenoble
Pern & Garaialde

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Grenoble

Designer

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

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Visitors welcome

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Grenoble

Designer

Robert Trent Jones Jr.

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

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Visitors welcome

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Strasbourg

Designer

Robert von Hagge

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

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Visitors welcome

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Lyon

Designer

Jeremy Pern

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Geneve
Berthet, Robert

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Visitors welcome

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Geneve

Designer

Robert Berthet
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Lyon
Hawtree, Fred

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Visitors welcome

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Lyon

Designer

Fred Hawtree laid out Les Brocards in 1962.

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

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Visitors welcome

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Lyon

Designer

Hughes Lambert

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

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Geneve

Designer

Peter Harradine & Olivier Dongradi
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Geneve
Sprecher & Watine

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Geneve

Designer

Thierry Sprecher & Gery Watine
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Geneve
Cotton, Henry

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Visitors welcome

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Geneve

Designer

Sir Henry Cotton
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Reims
Fenn, Michael

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Visitors welcome

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Reims

Designer

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

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Orleans

Designer

Jeremy Pern & Jean Garaialde
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Strasbourg
Langer, Bernhard

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Strasbourg

Designer

Bernhard Langer

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

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Strasbourg

Designer

Donald (Don) Harradine
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Geneve
Lambert, Hugues

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Geneve

Designer

Hugues Lambert

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Lyon
Roux, Lucien

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Lyon

Designer

Lucien Roux
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

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