Monte-Carlo Golf Club

Le Monte-Carlo Golf club is a superb mountain course perched at an altitude of 900 meters, hilly and physical. Nestled at an altitude of 900 meters, at the foot of Mount Agel, after La Turbie, just 11 kilometers from the center of Monte-Carlo, this golf course, owned by the Société des Bains de Mer, of which the Monegasque State is the main shareholder, remains a well-kept secret of the Principality.

To access this little piece of heaven, we take the winding departmental road in laces, scene of the car accident that cost the life of Princess Grace in September 1982 ...

Spectacular mountain and sea views

Built on a hillside, the course looks like a mountain golf course. The entrance facade of the clubhouse moreover looks like Swiss chalet. With its hilly or slightly sloping fairways, its elevated tees, it is rare to find yourself perfectly flat on the fairway. And if the walk is not a walk in the park and can be tiring, it is worth it because it is also literally breathtaking. Indeed, they are few, these golf courses in Provence which offer both spectacular mountain views and on the sea. The Monte-Carlo Golf club thus has 9 holes overlooking the Mediterranean sea and 9 holes turned to Alpine peaks, snowy six months of the year.

Fairly short, it turns out to be very technical

On the way out, the views of the sea, the French and Italian coasts are indeed impressive. The 4, the first elevated departure of the course, offers a panorama of any beauty. At 5, very pretty par 3 of 154 meters, the bird's eye view of downtown Monaco is unforgettable. You can even see on a clear day, to the west, the Italian town of San Remo and to the south, Cap Corse. Inaugurated on November 16, 1911 by Willie Park Jr and remodeled in 1983, the course has long measured 4.206 m. It has benefited from many adjustments in recent years thanks in particular to the action of the president of the sports association, Henry Rey, and his committee.

Varied, fun and scenic

At 7 (par 4), difficult dog leg of 417 meters, beware of the out-of-bounds on the right and the slightly elevated green. You must also be vigilant on green attacks. On holes 4 (par 4), 10 (par 3) or 18 (par 5) for example, a ball that is pressed too hard can end its course in the out of bounds, placed just behind the green ??. The choice of the club on the 12, a par 3 uphill 146 meters on a huge green, is not easy. The 13, par 4 of 361 meters at the start blind and dog leg left, is ultimately not very long, because with its bumpy fairway in a steep descent, the ball rolls a lot, to the point that one has the impression of 'having hit a drive from 300 meters! The 11 (par 5), even if it is also downhill, is complex due to its length (526 meters) and its narrowness. But if the traps are numerous throughout the 18 holes, the long hitters can also console themselves by looking for birdies, especially on hole 16, small par 5, 440 meters, largely touchable in two.

Varied, fun and scenic, it's a bit of all that, the Monte-Carlo golf club.