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On its 9 holes, the compact course of the golf country club of Nice offers a range of varied situations with its relief, its bunkers and its water obstacle. It is aimed at both beginners and low handicaps wishing to improve. The course is approved for classification competitions up to index 26.5. (638 m - par 27 or par 54 of 1256 meters) and an extended practice with 32 individual covered posts.

The 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 corner of paradise, 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 also looks like a 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, there are not many of these golf courses in Provence which offer both spectacular views of the mountains and the sea. The Monte-Carlo Golf club thus has 9 holes overlooking the Mediterranean and 9 holes facing the peaks. of the Alps, snow-capped 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, a 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.

The Menton Golf Club is located between sea and mountains in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

You will discover at the Menton golf course:

6 holes in Pitch and Putt
A practice of 17 stations including 12 covered,
2 putting greens.  

Its 6-hole Pitch & Putt course approved by the French Golf Federation. Also, its restaurant welcomes you with a breathtaking view of the sea.

La Vanade golf course is nestled in an exceptional, calm and protected green setting, in the heart of the Alpes-Maritimes department in Villeneuve-Loubet. Easy to access, close to the motorway, it allows all golfers an accessible and regular workout. In the south-east of France and close to the Mediterranean Sea, its 9-hole Practigolf course is a par 30 of 3218 meters open since 1988.

Dominique GAULT the President explains to us his objectives to further improve the course and the infrastructures of the La Vanade golf course

“The course is improving as it goes. An approach area and several bunkers are available to teachers and golfers. I offer a different, friendly and innovative place, without forgetting novices regardless of their age. ” 

Claire LAMY, Director of Golf de La Vanade adds:

"We plan to introduce children from 5 years old, with the creation of a" Baby Golf "relayed from 8 years old, by a real Golf Academy"
Training areas
The Golf de La Vanade has many training areas:

Target practice of more than 230 meters with 53 posts including 14 covered
2 putting greens
Wedging area
Swing analyzer
2 bale machines
Training bunkers

At 1700 meters above sea level, the Valberg golf course offers a real 9-hole course in the middle of the mountains. It is to a specialist in mountain golf courses, Olivier Dongradi, that the municipality of Valberg called on to design its course. Because it seemed essential to keep all its natural magic in this place.
It is therefore a very eco-friendly 9-hole course that saw the light of day in 2007. The course makes maximum use of the natural elevation of the terrain. Result: the feet are never at the same height as the ball… A good exercise for working on sloping shots!

Here, no barrier, no fence is an obstacle to the environment. We play golf in an open setting, facing the peaks, and it is not uncommon to come across various wild animals: deer, roe deer, foxes, wild boars ...

In this environmentally friendly approach, to limit water consumption, only the greens and tees are watered regularly by a source, the rest is regenerated by the storms that punctuate the summer. And only organic products are used to maintain the floors.

This mountain golf course is therefore a golf course which requires both physical and technical skills. The positive elevation of more than 200m on a total course of more than 4000m requires a good form for the unconditional ones of the walk. The carts are also 100% electric of course ...

Hole N ° 4 is truly the signature hole of the Valberg golf course; it is both the most beautiful and the most technical. It offers a 360 ° panoramic view from Mont Mounier to Saint-Honorat, from Mercantour to Argentera. A high start to reach a narrow green below, often windy ...

It's your turn !

The Golf Opio Valbonne is positioned as one of the jewels of the Riviera. Its spectacular 18 holes deploy greens and fairways in the heart of a splendid natural domain, between Cannes, Nice and Grasse. It is without a doubt one of the most beautiful golf courses in Provence.
In a splendid natural park of 220 hectares undulating, the design combined with different species of trees and very rich vegetation has seduced the most demanding European golfers in search of authenticity and relaxation.

Imagine an 18-hole golf course between sea and mountain, in the heart of a splendid, pleasantly hilly protected area in the shade of hundred-year-old trees where even a Gallo-Roman aqueduct nestles!
A few minutes from the most beautiful shores of the Côte d'Azur, the site benefits from an exceptional climatic and geographical location sheltered from the wind and very sunny.

The Golf d'Opio Valbonne offers landscapes reserved for golf courses located between sea and mountains, where the chain of the Alps crosses the shores of the Mediterranean.

On the golf course, the Château de la Bégude, a completely renovated 17th century bastide, gives you the opportunity to return to the origins of the values ​​which have made the region so successful.

The history of the golf course of Biot
It was in 1930 that this 18-hole course, then called Golf de la Bastide du Roy, was created in the heart of the French Riviera, at the foot of the village of Biot, the city of glassmakers, making it one of the oldest Golf course in the region.

The course of the course reflects the atypical character of these creators. Indeed, the two architects at the origin of its layout were perceived as aristocratic adventurers of their time.

James Peter Gannon, amateur player, designed several courses in Italy, South Africa and Germany before working on this project. His sidekick, Percy Boomer was a golf professional before devoting himself to teaching with a renowned method, demonstrating an extraordinary analytical capacity and an innovative teaching approach ...
Today the Biot golf course has many modern infrastructures

Practice of 15 positions, heated and lighted
 Putting green
'' Carts fleet
A large terrace on the banks of La Brague, sunny from morning to evening in summer, which can accommodate over a hundred people
An Academy supervised by Pro PGAs
Restaurant, La Bastide du Roy, with its seasonal menu and themed formulas
ProShop store with a selection of products dedicated to the practice of Golf

An atypical but very accessible 18-hole course
Is it the imagination and originality of the designers that we find in the atypical character of this course?
After all, weren't James Peter Gannon and Percy Boomer considered "Adventurer Aristocrats" architects?

Easily played on foot, this 18-hole course could almost be called rustic by its initial design. On the model of the golf courses of Northern Europe, it is simple without being simplistic and very accessible to beginners, but its slope is not easy and good players must often show humility.

The Brague and the Valmasque are the two rivers which constitute natural obstacles. All along the course, the greens open up a clear view of the village of Biot, the city of glassmakers, a picturesque village hanging on a spur above the valley of the La Brague river.

In the heart of the Cannes hinterland, between vineyards and olive trees, the Tour d'Opio golf course is resolutely Provençal. Located within the Opio Club-Med, this 9-hole, 1301-meter course is an excellent learning ground with relatively short holes, but with very progressive obstacles. The Club Med golf course of the Tour d'Opio allows a step-by-step approach to all playing situations. On a slightly hilly terrain and defended by many well-felt bunkers, the Par is not won in advance.

The golf course of the Grande Bastide is a benchmark course on the Côte d'Azur. It is located in the heart of the perfume region, at the foot of the hills of the Nice hinterland. Perfectly integrated into its environment, it offers superb panoramas on Grasse, Opio and Châteauneuf de Grasse which dominate it.
The architecture of the golf course of the Grande Bastide is resolutely contemporary. Indeed, designed by Cabell Robinson, former collaborator of Robert Trent Jones Sr, it offers golfers wide fairways and greens well defended by numerous bunkers and ponds.
The La Grande Bastide golf course is an 18-hole course of 5929 meters PAR 72. It fits perfectly into a magnificent gently undulating natural site. Its 7 water obstacles spice up the course and the green attacks.
The length of the starting areas (Space between white balls and red balls) makes it possible to offer a challenge to good players and a pleasant course for beginners.

The Provençal Golf, also called the Saint Philippe golf course, offers a 9-hole course in the heart of the Sophia-Antipolis business park, in the town of Biot near Antibes in the Alpes Maritimes. The rather hilly course, drawn through pines and brooms, offers magnificent panoramas of the Alps and the Nice hinterland.
Accessible to golfers of all levels
Golf accessible to players of all levels, Le Provençal Golf nevertheless conceals some technical difficulties which make it particularly attractive. Course all in climbs, descents with large greens, it allows to practice more particularly the shots of precision, small game and putting.

The 9-hole course is completed by:

A large practice,
Several putting greens
2 approach greens,

The Provençal Golf thus offers an ideal training site, integrated into the Sophia Antipolis activity center. It will be perfect for beginners, but also for experienced players who want to improve their technique.

Located in Val Martin, not far from the villages of Valbonne, Opio or Mougins, the 9 holes of the Victoria Golf Club know how to defend themselves. Indeed, the course, designed by the French architect Michel Gayon, turns out to be technical, hilly, requiring a certain mastery of the strokes on slopes. Par 34, 2 meters long, the course is defended by water features, bunkers and requires precise horseshoes.

At each level, we will appreciate the preserved environment, close to the Sophia Antipolis business park, and the beauty of the dense forests which surround the often sloping fairways. The walk is thus very relaxing.

If the stones could express themselves, they would tell the story of a magnificent land, overlooked by an old oil mill and surrounded by oaks, pines and fields of jasmine, which at the beginning of the XNUMXth century inspired a few personalities.

A unique golfing experience in Provence:
A few minutes from Nice, its international airport and the Croisette, the Côte d'Azur has a unique golf course: Le Golf de Cannes Mougins.

This Private Club, founded in 1923, is one of the most famous golf courses in France. In the middle of a forest, and as close as possible to the Mediterranean, it is a jewel of the Riviera.

The 18 holes of the course are known for the quality of the fairways and the speed of the greens worthy of the greatest European courses. Cannes Mougins is one of the most prestigious private golf courses in France and sportsmanship has always held an important place there.
The 18-hole course, 6211 meters, slope 145.

Superb course in the heart of a forest, slightly hilly.

Originally designed by Harry Colt, the prodigious creator of iconic courses such as Royal Lytham & St Anne's, Royal Portrush, Sunningdale and Wentworth, the 72-meter Par 6200 course was remodeled in the 70s by Peter Allis and Dave Thomas .

More recently, the greens, bunkers, and forest park have been revisited by Mackenzie and Ebert, renowned architects specializing in the renovation of Colt tracks. Certainly, there are golf courses that have a soul.

Well known for the quality of its maintenance and ranked among the 10 best golf courses in France, the course nestles in the heart of the Valmasque forest in a wooded and protected environment, which gives it its unique character on the Côte d'Azur. .

The course is superbly hilly and crossed by a river and numerous water obstacles. The greens, which are particularly well protected, are renowned for their complexity and speed.
Winners
For 14 years, the club hosted the Cannes Open. This flagship competition of the European circuit counted among its winners prestigious players such as Jean Garaïalde, Greg Norman, Sévériano Ballesteros, Ian Woosnam among others.

Born from the talented and famous pen of the architect Robert Trent Jones Junior, this superb 18 Holes Par 71 over 6000 meters will enchant you with the diversity of its layout and its wooded landscapes.

The Saint Donat golf course is located in the heart of the riviera, near Cannes and Grasse: "The city of perfumes". He gave birth to one of the best current French golfers, Romain Langasque, from the Saint Donat Golf Academy. It is rightly considered today as a benchmark for training and learning golf in France.
The charm of Provence
Swing in the middle of hillsides covered with olive trees, orange trees and pines... Everything here reminds us of Grasse's belonging to Provence. The golf course of Saint Donat has a practice of twenty-four positions, a Compact course of nine holes, but also three Putting-Greens of training. Come and discover the authenticity of an estate steeped in history. Forge the memory of an unforgettable and ideal golf trip between sea and mountains... Finally, simply treat yourself to the pleasure of a deliciously hilly course with impeccable maintenance by coming to play on the golf course of Saint Donat.

The Golf du Claux Amic is located on the heights of Grasse on the Côte d'Azur, in the hills north of the city of Cannes. This charming site is a former private hunting estate from the XNUMXth century, completely surrounded by a wall. The fairways which cross a forest of oaks, pines and genets, offer superb views over the bay of Cannes, the Lérins Islands and the Massif de l'Estérel.

The 18-hole course
The magnificent Claux-Amic Golf course is an 18-hole, Par 72. It deploys its greens and fairways over a distance of 5874 meters. It thus offers a compromise between length and precision. All along the route, the views are breathtaking, on the Big Blue side and on the Mountain side.

Stop for a few moments at hole n ° 3: the Lerins Islands are at your feet! Hilly and fairly technical, players will need to demonstrate tactics and precision.

The Royal Mougins Golf Club is a benchmark on the Côte d'Azur, the Alpes-Maritimes and in Europe. You will immediately be seduced by the quality of its 18-hole championship course. It deploys its greens and fairways over 6004 m and offers a technical Par 71. In addition, its unspoiled natural environment and all of its high-end services make it a unique place on the Côte d'Azur. Created in 1993, the Royal Mougins Golf Club offers a course of exceptional quality. Built in a wooded valley, it was designed by the late American architect of world renown, Robert von Hagge.
Equipped with a synthetic grass area of ​​20 stations, a grass area, a putting area, chipping and training bunkers. It had the honor of being elected and receiving three years in a row the Award of "Best Golf Resort in France" in 2016, 2017 and 2018 by the "World Golf Award" and to enter, for the first time in the ranking of the reference magazine "Golf World" among the "Top 100 Golf Resorts in Continental Europe".
How to enjoy the Royal Mougins Golf Course?
Access to the private golf course of the Royal Mougins Golf Club is reserved for its members, their guests at a maximum of five courses per year, day members and hotel guests. The course is also accessible for some private events, whether personal or professional. Privatize the course or the half-course of the Royal Mougins Golf Resort to become a "member for a day"
In order to validate your reservations, "members' guests", "hotel customers" or "member for a day". You must present a license or a certificate of disability and complete a registration form upon arrival at the Proshop.

What are the conditions for playing on the Royal Mougins Golf Course?
To play on the course, you must have a maximum handicap of 32 for women and 28 for men.
The admissions office, managed by the club management in collaboration with the Sports Association, studies and then approves the membership of Members. Membership of the golf course gives you priority and unlimited access to the course and the driving range.

Exceptional golf course on the French Riviera, the Golf Old Course Cannes-Mandelieu is located opposite the Lérins Islands, in the heart of a century-old pine forest between the seaside and the first foothills of the hinterland.
The 18-hole course: The Old Course.
Experience the joy of practicing your favorite sport in a legendary place.
Founded in 1891 by the Grand Duke Michel of Russia and frequented by all the crowned heads of Europe, the Golf de Cannes-Mandelieu is one of the most legendary places on the Côte d'Azur.

By the sea, its 18-hole course nestles in a precious setting between sea and mountains. Between fairways and emerald-colored greens, you will be seduced by the calm and the quality of the environment, in the shade of the hundred-year-old umbrella pines.

Each year the Old Course hosts the most prestigious competitions on the Côte d'Azur.
Ferry crossing
You will discover with astonishment, a particularity of the “Old Course” of Cannes-Mandelieu: the crossing of the river “Siagne” on a ferry which allows to move between holes 2 and 3 and holes 12 and 13.
The 9-hole course: Le Grand Duc
This course, also nicknamed "the Little Prince", is the first golf creation of the Grand Duke Michel of Russia. This course offers golfers of all levels the opportunity to play in the best conditions all year round without a reservation. Its Total distance is 2118 meters for a Par 33.

This golf course, unique in France, also has a pitch and putt approach area of ​​4 m000 of green area with quality facilities suitable for beginners as well as experienced players.

Imagined by Robert Trent Jones Senior on the heights of the Bay of Cannes, the Riviera Golf de Barbossi is an 18-hole course offering superb views of the Estérel massif and the Domaine's vineyards.

Alternating technicality and strategic choices, fairways dotted with a collection of contemporary sculptures, and remarkably defended greens, the Riviera Golf Barbossi is a unique golfing and cultural experience watched over by Alexander Levy, French number 1 and new house ambassador.

Nestled in lush greenery, the Riviera Golf de Barbossi is an oasis of tranquility and a veritable open-air museum. It is the only golf course on the Riviera to present a permanent collection of contemporary sculptures, twenty-two original and scattered creations have been installed throughout the course to the delight of golfers.

Deployed over 5461 meters (Par 71), the Riviera Golf course alternates technical difficulties, strategic challenges and tactical choices, while preserving intact, from start to finish, the pleasure of the game and the ride. The challenge is to place your face-off well. Easier to negotiate, the following shots will have to count with the bunkers dotting the fairways, the river Riou, the lakes and the hilly greens remarkably defended.