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-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

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Strasbourg
Langer, Bernhard

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Strasbourg

Designer

Bernhard Langer

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.

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.

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

Visitors?

Weekdays only

Nearest city

Geneve

Designer

Michel Gayon

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Grenoble

Designer

Robert Trent Jones Jr.

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Geneve

Designer

Hugues Lambert

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

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

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.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Lyon
Lambert, Hughes

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Lyon

Designer

Hughes Lambert

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

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

Visitors?

Weekdays only

Nearest city

Geneve

Designer

Robert Trent Jones Jr.

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

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Lyon

Designer

Fred Hawtree laid out Les Brocards in 1962.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Geneve

Designer

Robert Berthet

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

Visitors?

Weekdays only

Nearest city

Strasbourg

Designer

Donald (Don) Harradine

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

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

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Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

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Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

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.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

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.

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