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The Miribel-Jonage public golf course is a lovely 9-hole golf course. It is a Par 30 with a length of 1564 meters. It is located 15 minutes from Lyon, in the heart of a 2 hectare park of unspoiled nature. it also has a practice area with 200 stations, 40 of which are covered, as well as a putting green.
Open since 1993 in Vaulx-en-Velin, 69-Rhône.
A journey of more than 50 years ...
La Commanderie Golf is located 5 minutes from Macônnais terroirs, 20 minutes from Bourg-en-Bresse, 50 minutes from Lyon and 90 minutes from Geneva. Come and discover this course created in 1964 by Michaël Fenn in the heart of a bicentennial wooded park. Since 2013, many drainage and maintenance works have been carried out, to welcome new golfers in good conditions throughout the year.
Located in the heart of the Aumusse park in Crottet (01), the Commanderie course stretches its 45 hectares of fairways, strewn with trees of various species and for the most part centuries old. You will escape on a few departures offering a nice view of the mountains of southern Burgundy. In a calm and soothing environment, you will be able to compete on a course suitable for all levels of play.
The new course, inaugurated in 2009, transformed it into a par 72, the 6 new holes of which, with more modern designs and larger greens, give it greater diversity. The Amen Corner (from 13 to 16), may lighten your bag a few balls.
However, it will leave you with unforgettable memories due to its majestic and lush decor, in a friendly atmosphere.
You will have the opportunity to "redo the game" on the restaurant terrace, facing nature.
Located at the gates of Geneva, the Jiva Hill Golf Club offers a sophisticated golf course that can be played all year round. From beginners to experienced players, it allows everyone to experience their passion in an intense way in a unique place.
On an exceptional site, the Jiva Hill Golf Club includes:
a ***** hotel member of Relais & Châteaux
a gourmet restaurant
a spa
a world-class water ski base
2 tennis
a fitness and jogging course
a helipad
In the heart of the Jura Mountains, facing the majesty of Mont-Blanc and the chain of the Alps, the Jiva Hill Golf Club is framed by the water-ski lake and several ponds which naturally fill up with the flow of mountain water .
The course
The Jiva Hill Golf Club offers a magnificent 9-hole course with double tees. In addition, it respects the natural design, the undulations and the flora of the land while defending the great golfing principles. Its greens and fairways unfold at the foot of the Jura, facing the Alps and the majestic Mont-Blanc. It is made up of 10 par 3 and 8 par 4. Thus, the total length is 3716 m for the 18 holes and 1851 m for the 9 holes (par 31).
Two tees per hole and five flag positions per greens will allow golfers to vary the game and the levels of difficulty. The peculiarity and originality of this course is to have synthetic tees and greens. A pioneering course, it is the first 9-hole course with synthetic greens in Europe, approved by the FFGolf. The course is open all year round, so during the winter you will play tees and greens of the same quality.
To complete its offer, the Jiva Hill Golf Club also offers a training area with a target driving range, training bunkers and a pitching green.
Created in 1989, the Gonville Golf Club is located at the foot of the French Jura, 15 minutes from the center of Geneva.
Come and swing in the heart of an exceptional area of over 50 hectares.
Try to tame this technical 18-hole course with the subtle difficulties that each hole reserves.
A particularly warm atmosphere reigns at Golf de Gonville.
If sport is in the spotlight, moments of exchange and relaxation in a relaxed atmosphere are just as popular.
You will also appreciate its club-house, the pro-shop and its restaurant with terrace but also its seminar room and the many possibilities for your outings in companies.
Finally, you will be charmed by this haven of softness in the heart of nature where conviviality is a key word!
Property of the Municipality of Savigneux, the Etangs golf course was created in 1991. It is located on a remarkable site, near the natural area of the municipal pond. The course covers 42 hectares and is dotted with 9 ponds.
The golf course offers an 18-hole course over 5.562m (par 70), a partially covered practice, a putting green, a pro-shop area, a restaurant, seminar rooms for the organization of parties, cocktails, meetings, events. , weddings.
Despite its low relief, golfers appreciate its technicality, the calm of its environment and the view of the Forez mountains.
Launched in 1991, the golf course of Savigneux les étangs has only reached maturity with 18 holes since 1997.
Its Par 70 is flat enough not to require a cart. On the other hand, the landing net is recommended with the presence of numerous water obstacles which decorate this wooded course, ideal for beginners or to improve their level of play.
Grenoble's sporting flagship, this 18-hole golf course invites you to express all your playing skills in a grandiose setting of 100 hectares between wooded hills and small lakes.
During the course, golfers discover various scenes: flowery alpine meadows, wooded hills and small lakes, against the backdrop of the Belledonne massif, the Vercors, the Chartreuse or the overhang of the city of Grenoble.
Bresson invites the player to express all his qualities (strategic, technical and physical), whatever his index.
The Golf des Volcans is located in Orcines in the heart of the Auvergne Volcanoes Regional Natural Park in France.
History
Created in 1984, the Volcanoes golf course only had 9 holes. Today it is 32! In addition to the 18 holes, whose small name is Les Bruyères, a compact 9 hole, the Pariou, was born in 1989, then another 9 holes, the Fougères, is currently emerging from the forest, little by little, since only five of the its holes are open. All under the imposing presence of the Puy de Dôme.
The history of Golf des Volcans actually began long before its creation. "In the 1970s, some members of the Charade golf course found themselves a little cramped at home ... and began to prospect in the region until they found the Orcines site", explains Roger Cruzin, former president of the Volcanoes and current president of the Auvergne League.
Course & setting
In summer, the setting is absolutely exceptional with this course which deploys greens and fairways between pines and countless birches whose silvery trunks sparkle from the first to the last hole, with the velvety sides of the Puy de Dôme colored in multiple shades as a backdrop. of green. The lights are fantastic and very changeable with the regular passage of large clouds. If we add the absolute tranquility of the place, we get a little golfing paradise.
Winners
The Volcanoes golf course hosted a Challenge Tour event for 16 years, the Open des Volcans, from 1992 to 2007. This tournament brought together many of the champions who are currently part of the European Tour. The German Martin Kaymer won there in 2006, the Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts took 2nd place in 2002.
History of a century-old journey
It was in 1907 that work began on the development of the Golf du Sporting club de Vichy. the course is born in the vast wasteland on the banks of the Allier. Joseph Aletti, director of the Société des Grands Hôtels de Vichy, was the instigator of the project to meet the needs of Vichy customers at the time. At the same time, the original pavilion was built by the architect Gustave Simon, architect of the Farm Company. The Golf de Vichy was inaugurated on May 1, 1908.
The Sporting Golf Club Vichy course
It is a fairly flat course offering a nice view of the banks of the Allier facing Vichy. It is very attractive and renowned in Auvergne thanks to the variety of species that line its fairways and raised greens, well defended by strategically placed bunkers. It will suit golfers of all levels.
The golf course has a club house with changing rooms for men and women, a restaurant and an 8-station practice, a putting green and an approach area. The 9-hole course is drawn by Arnaud Massy, famous French champion winner of the British Open, originally from the Basque Country and renowned teacher.
It is in an authentic setting at the foot of the Aravis chain that you will be able to discover the Grand-Bornand golf course. Located at the bottom of the Bouchet valley in Grand-Bornand, the Grand-Bornand golf course is a relatively flat course.
This 9-hole course at the foot of the Aravis chain offers a magnificent view of its highest point: Pointe Percée. The golf course is open every day from the beginning of May to the end of October. In addition to a 9-hole course (par 30), the golf course has a 200m long driving range with 20 posts, 6 of which are covered, a 9-hole pitch & putt, a putting green and an approach green.
Golf history
It was in 1987, after his parents-in-law stopped farming that Marc Perrillat decided to create a golf course.
The attic is then converted into a reception area and the cow meadow becomes the practice area.
Over the years, golf has grown. First 1 hole, then 3, 7 and then 9 compact holes in the mid-90s.
In 1989, the Golf Club Aravis association was created.
Now, the reception has grown with a dining room, a bar, a pro-shop and a large terrace overlooking the driving range.
On the field side, we now have 9 holes approved by the ffgolf.
The 9-hole picth & putt course was opened in May 2016.
9-hole course
The 9-hole course is approved by the FFGolf for classification competitions. Total length: 1509 m, par 30. Slope 120. Relatively flat course, it is ideal for learning golf thanks to the variety of its holes and its difficulties. For more experienced players, it therefore allows you to work on your iron game and your little game: varied distances, difficult green attacks and some slopes requiring a good reading on the greens.
Only 10 minutes from Chambéry, at the foot of the vineyards of the commune of Apremont and Mont Granier, the Granier golf course nestles in the unspoiled countryside of the Combe de Savoie. More precisely on the edge of the Chartreuse Regional Natural Park. It benefits from a spectacular mountain setting - offering a breathtaking view of the Bauges, Chartreuse and Belledonne massifs and a particularly quiet rural area, away from the noise and nuisances of city life.
A family story
The Granier-Apremont golf course was created on a private initiative in 1986, and is located in the Freney marsh in Apremont.
It is a small family business which today involves two generations, sharing the same philosophy: simplicity, conviviality, eco-responsibility, sharing.
The employees of the company are also part of this "family" and testify every day to their investment in the quality, the beauty of the field, the pleasure of the players, and the sustainability of the club ...
9-hole course FFG approved
Arranged with a concern for the preservation of the natural site, the course extends over a relatively flat ground but whose varied typography makes all its beauty and all its interest. It is a somewhat technical course, but which remains accessible to players of all levels, holders of the green card and their FFG license of the year.
The course is embellished with 2 ponds, and many areas left in the natural state.
In Evian-les-Bains, on the French shore of Lake Geneva and in the heart of a park of over 19 hectares, the Evian Resort Golf Club invites you to the 5-star Hotel Royal Palace and its starred restaurant Les Fresques, and at the Hôtel Ermitage its real 4-star family home, 2 spas, the Evian thermal baths, an 18-hole golf course and its training center, a children's club, a La Grange au Lac performance hall and the Evian Casino. In addition, the Evian Resort is the scene of numerous international events throughout the year, such as the Major tournament of the Evian Championship and the Rencontres Musicales d'Évian.
The course
The Evian Resort Golf Club is an 18-hole (6120 meters - 6693 yards) par 72 course located in Evian-les-Bains in France. Its geographical location on the shores of Lake Geneva and at the foot of the Alps offers exceptional views throughout the game. It is one of the most beautiful golf courses in France.
It is a large, rather complicated golf course. You really have to keep the ball on the fairway. The rough is rather thick. The greens roll fast, and you can have really delicate putts. There are really a lot of things to think about, but that's what makes great courses.
Golf in the heart of Vercors: Correncon-en-Vercors golf course is an 18-hole golf course in the heart of Vercors in Rhône-Alpes. Its course is a par 71 of 5155 meters and has been open since 1988. Some say it is the one the mountain was waiting for; others tell you about the quality of the greens, others still reflect this magical moment when concentration and communication with nature are essential, so that the ball perfectly hit, follows the ideal line of the fairway. One thing is certain, they are all unanimous in qualifying as harmonious the subtle alchemy which has been able to combine a course with a unique setting where each hole refers to a strong element of the landscape that has dared to welcome it.
The pleasure of the game:
You will appreciate the technicality of a golf course opened in 1988, traversing clearings and forests, endowed with exceptional greens. A real golf course in the mountains!
The pleasure of the eyes
If silence is essential for you, the Corrençon golf course is the golf course you have been waiting for! Fully integrated, it will reveal its grandiose assets along the swings on the edge of the Vercors Natural Park Reserve
The Mont-Dore golf course culminates at an altitude of over 1100 meters. Located 45 minutes from Clermont-Ferrand, it offers sumptuous views over the Sancy. You will be completely captivated by its different panoramas.
It may not seem difficult on paper, but the course is not that simple.
Indeed even if wide fairways will allow you to get lost on the Drive without too much damage, the greens well defended by a few strategically placed bunkers will put your iron game to the test.
If you want a change of scenery and breathe the fresh air in peace, come and play the course, hit balls on the practice, take a lesson with the "pro" or even just have a drink.
In the Plastics Valley, 30 minutes from Oyonnax, near the Gorges de l'Oignin, on the edge of Lake Samognat, the Haut-Bugey golf course is ideal for discovering the practice of golf.
In a privileged natural setting on an area of 14 ha, the Haut-Bugey golf course offers:
A compact 6-hole course
3-hole school
A practice of 16 stations including 6 covered
Golf is accessible to beginners, neophytes and golfers looking to improve their skills or just to have a good time.
Easy to access by the A42 or A432 motorways, the two courses of the Golf Club de Lyon are however sheltered from any real estate or road nuisance. Indeed, these two courses, very different from each other, deploy their greens and fairways in a nature reserve. It's up to you to discover them and share a sporting atmosphere marked by different titles:
French Senior Interclub Champion 1st division in 2006
Winner of the Coupe de France Jean Lignel in 2011
European club champion the same year.
Winner of the GOUNOUILHOU (French Interclub Championship 1st series) in 2016
If the high level is well registered in the DNA of this club, a real freedom of play is nevertheless offered to you:
choice of route
schedule choice
freedom of way of playing: with friends, with family, for sport or leisure ...
The two superb courses of the Golf Club de Lyon
The Brocades
Par 72 - 6105 meters
The Brocards course, a Par 72 of 6 105 meters, hides its game well and does not lack charm or difficulties. He also received the French Open in 1979 as well as other international events of the European Tour, notably consecrating the Italian Constantino Rocca in 1993 who established the course record in 63.
Do not be fooled by appearances ! Here is a course less easy than one imagines, which presents long Par 3, very complex, but also many holes in dog leg where it is necessary to know how to place the ball well.
You will play all the clubs in your bag!
Course inaugurated in 1964, it offers a walk in a natural setting weathered by time. Also, the members of the Golf Club de Lyon play this course more regularly than that of the Sangliers, come and find out why ...
The Boars
Par 72 - 6575 meters
Created in 1991, this Par 72 of 6 meters of back tee is a real championship course set in a totally natural environment made of wood and water.
Extremely varied both by the diversity of the holes and the presence of water on 9 of them, this course constitutes a formidable technical and physical challenge. All golf strokes must be mastered in order to perform. Very straightforward course without any blind stroke, it consists of vast greens designed with light but very subtle slopes rewarding the best putters.
This course was imagined and designed by Hugues Lambert who successfully used the meanders of the Rhône to develop enclaves of carefully maintained wildness. Another daring: a panoramic hillock offers spectators an exceptional view of the start or finish of 10 of the 18 holes of the course.
Among the events that took place there we will note
the 2001 French Open won by José Maria OLAZABAL
the Gounouilhou 2005
the French amateur ladies individual championship in 2010,
the GAVEAU Cup and the Men's French Cup (TROPHEE JEAN LIGNEL) in 2012.
This course is regularly ranked among the most beautiful in France.
At 2.000 meters above sea level, the Courchevel golf course and its 9 holes stand out in a mountain landscape rich in alpine flora and fauna.
Over more than 1200m, it is a technical and unique terrain which offers a real challenge to the game. It welcomes all players from the end of June to October and allows to be classified up to 26,5 index with a slope of 113 Take up the challenge and participate in the many competitions organized every weekend.
President's editorial
”Dear golfing friends,
This year is special because we are going to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Courchevel golf course.
In 1989, at the initiative of Martial Mugnier, deputy mayor of Saint-Bon and Armand Carlevato, director of the Municipal Authority, the Courchevel golf course was born and since it has participated in the summer attractiveness of our resort.
Today, the association has more than 130 members and welcomes many tourists throughout the summer.
According to them, they appreciate this jewel in the heart of our beautiful mountains and the friendly spirit that reigns there. ”
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the very dynamic involvement of the entire Committee, the reception team and the gardeners.
I would also have liked to announce that the extension of the golf course would start in 2019, the studies being practically completed but the budgetary choices of the municipality were not in this direction.
The entire Committee joins me in hoping that this great project will come to fruition very soon.
Have a good golf season everyone! “
The Domaine de Sagnol is an old farmhouse nestled in the hollow of a valley of rare beauty, at an altitude of 800m, between Vercors and Drôme Provençale.
The golf course of the Sagnol estate is located in the heart of an exceptional pastoral environment, this 9-hole, very pleasant, kingdom of thyme and wild lavender, allows you to find, the time of a day or a short stay, the peaceful calm of a still virgin and protected nature, in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Essentially geared towards tourism, leisure and relaxation, Sagnol offers all the advantages of traditional golf: etiquette, golf school and courses for all levels. Its 10 guest rooms, its swimming pool and its restaurant with barbecue guarantee a quality stay, far from the beaten track.
Located at the entrance to the Avoriaz resort on a plateau 1600m above sea level, the golf course is easily accessible from Morzine.
Morzine-Avoriaz golf course offers a 9-hole, par 36 course, 2930 meters long. It nestles in an exceptional setting, with a view of the Aravis range. This unusual location makes this site one of the most spectacular in France.
The 9-hole course
The Golf de Morzine-Avoriaz is a real mountain golf course. The holes are quite long, the fairways wide, the greens rather hard, a few bunkers add their spots of sand to this intoxicating chlorophyll setting. Drive downhill at 1, climb up to the next hole, green in a cirque of firs on the small par 3 of 3, followed by two par 4 downhill bordered by the slate cliff, watch out for dogleg and fir trees on 6, attack From a precise fairway to the left on 7, the start of 8 overlooks the entire resort and the Hauts Forts chain - enough to take a few selfies without slowing down the game! A good breath of fresh air before attacking the climb of the right dogleg leading back to the green of 9, perched and complicated ...
At the clubhouse, you can eat and enjoy the terrace, with a breathtaking panoramic view of the valley.
In an enchanting setting, on the outskirts of the valleys, the Golf des Chanalets welcomes you.
The new 18-hole course, 5893 meters long, par 71, opens onto wide 360 ° panoramas over the Valence plain with the rushing Rhône, the Ardèche and the mythical peaks of the Vercors.
Technical and varied, it is a challenge for all levels of play.
It is playable all year round, thanks to its automatic watering system and the greens built on sand.
The Golf des Chanalets welcomes you and advises you from 8 a.m. and until 00 p.m. in summer or 20 p.m. in winter.
The Du Lac De Tignes golf course is the highest golf course in Europe. It is located at an altitude of 2100 meters. It is an unprecedented course in France to play at least once in your life!
18-hole course between Lakes and Mountains
Winding between lakes and mountains on 5 km of fairway, the 18-hole golf course of Tignes offers an authentic playground highlighted by the architect P.VALANT. Thus, punctuated by a series of natural obstacles, this atypical course offers you exceptional views of the glaciers, lakes and surrounding peaks.
A Mini-Golf
You can also have fun with friends or family thanks to the mini-golf of Tignes which also allows you to learn more about the local flora and fauna: a fun way to make the youngest aware of environmental issues.
Golf stay in the mountains
Take advantage of the incredible setting of Lake Tignes to golf in the mountains during your holidays in the Alps. You will develop your precision and appreciate the serenity that permeates the place. Do not hesitate to treat yourself to a break at the golf clubhouse restaurant.
Training areas
Come and polish your swing on the 15 stations, 4 of which are covered at the Tignes golf practice. A putting green area will also put your skill to the test!
Practical information
Golf: open from June 22 to September 01, 2019, every day from 8 a.m. to 15 p.m.
Mini golf and mid golf: open from July 6 to August 30, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 00 p.m. (last entry 19 p.m.)
Golf simulator: Tignespace - open from June 22 to September 1, 2019, every day from 10 a.m. to 21 p.m.
Six centuries of tradition
The Hôtel and the Golf du Gouverneur belong to those rare places where you immediately feel invaded by a feeling of serenity. Here, time stands still to make you better appreciate nature. The Château du Breuil (XNUMXth century) and its outbuildings have retained all the refinement which was for a long time the privilege of the Governor of Dombes.
The freestone staircase, the huge lounges and their stately fireplaces, the warmth of the woodwork and leather, constantly remind us of the nobility of these places open today to your exclusive pleasure. At Golf du Gouverneur, a natural paradise, take the time to appreciate six centuries of tradition.
From the Albatross to the Cinder Heron, a natural emotion
Here the golfer reserves the wonders that only nature can offer him. The flight of ducks, the measured step of the gray heron, the elegance of the swans gliding along the water, the unexpected visit of the storks, or the crossing in single file of the fairway by a coot and its offspring, are shows that leave strong images and contribute to the fullness of the player's happiness.
In the water of the ponds, other "spectators" appreciate your technique. The Black-bass are sometimes the witnesses of a blow in the water.
Golfers' Eden
In the unique landscape and unspoiled nature of the Dombes, Le Gouverneur offers 45 holes with varying degrees of difficulty and interests so diverse that they are as much appreciated by beginners as by seasoned golfers. Everyone can fully express their talent, have fun in the midst of wild but never frightened animals, and progress in their game with confidence.
At the Governor, golf is also the freedom to register without a share or green fee: annual subscription, green fee books, "Business card" for companies that offer privileged access to the Governor ...
Many formulas exist to meet all requests. From there, choose your route!
Both beginners and experienced players will appreciate the two 18-hole courses drawn between woods and ponds, forests and valleys.
The Sorelle golf course is an 18 hole with Hotel and Restaurant "semi-gastro". La Sorelle is a unique place to spend a real moment of relaxation in the heart of nature, just 40 minutes from Lyon. Nestled in a green setting of 74 hectares between Lyon and Bourg-en-Bresse, the 5777-meter course unfolds its invigorating sequences in the middle of three-hundred-year-old trees, giving pride of place to natural obstacles.
His history
Designed in 1990 in the spirit of Scottish golf courses, the 18-hole, par 72 course for 5777 meters from the rear tees. The course follows the natural valleys leaving the beautiful part to nature. You will need to show delicacy and a precise iron game to attack its small sloping greens.
Many changes have been made since the resumption of golf by a new team in March 2014: construction of 18-hole golf cart paths, new mower park to increase the quality of mowing fairways and roughs, work to improve the quality of the greens , new clubhouse, opening of a 7-bedroom hotel in 2016 ...
By discovering the Sorelle, you will also have the chance to discover a site steeped in history: the Château de Richemont, from the 13th century, will stand in front of you from hole N ° 10.
You will be able to see one of the last poypes (ancestor of the castles) of the Ain at hole N ° 3, or even find the ruins of an ancient Gallic fountain.
Placed on a natural site around the pond of Dombes, with an area of 12 hectares, the Clou golf course offers a wide variety of playing situations which will satisfy golfers of all levels.
And it is not because the Clou golf course is a short 18 hole par 67 with a length of 5000 meters that it will let go!
Come and swing in this green setting that will undoubtedly know how to play with its charms and seduce you ...
Located between forest and pond, it will be imperative to know how to place your shots skillfully to hope to score.
The big hitters will sometimes have to change their strategy if they don't want to go fishing… for balls.
Special mention at hole 13 with its row of trees which runs along the fairway on the left and the water hazard on the right. We must not be cold in the eyes. The seven par 3s of the course are also great challenges, so get your shoes on for bridle hunting!
The Clou golf course has everything you need to train: a water practice with 30 stations, qualified teachers, and two compact holes that will allow you to work on your game all year round, even if you don't. do not have time to make 18 holes.
Relaxation will be the watchword of your getaway. A warm welcome, departures without reservation, a restaurant offering quality home cooking, and even frog legs on prior order!
The Clou golf course organizes courses ranging from three days to a week, the ideal opportunity to improve your golf.
All year round, golf also offers many options for all golfers: group lessons, individual lessons, golf school, team training, initiations ...
To do in the region
Discover the Dombes by starting with a must: the Parc des Oiseaux, which has one of the most important collections in Europe with 3000 birds of 300 different species over 35 hectares.
Stroll through the medieval district of Châtillon, feel the calm of the Abbey of Notre Dame des Dombes, listen to and observe nature on the edge of one of the region's many ponds.
Finally, embark on a miniature journey between the Alps, Lyon and Provence thanks to a railway animation that stretches over more than a kilometer of rails. A show that will amaze young and old.
In the heart of the Provençal Drôme, the golf course of La Valdaine is renowned for the quality of its maintenance. It is accessible to players of all levels.
Characterized by a fairly wide go and a narrower return, this layout will require alternately length or precision and allow each style of play to develop to its full potential.
Two small game training areas as well as a driving range are at your disposal.
A stone's throw from the hotel and behind the driving range are chipping areas, training bunkers and putting greens await you to perfect your little game.
The practice has 12 covered stations as well as 10 outdoor stations. A grass area is also set up to facilitate your training.
Created in Haute Savoie in 1953 on the initiative of local personalities, the Golf du Lac d'Annecy is the work of the architect Cecil Blanford. It is a magnificent 18-hole course, Par 69, which deploys its greens and fairways over 5011 meters on the shores of Lake AnnecyAt the heart of a site of rare beauty, this hilly course is also a nature reserve overlooking the lake from Annecy. At the turn of the fairways, you will discover the magnificent views of the lake, the castle of Menthon-Saint-Bernard and the surrounding mountains.
An associative club under the 1901 law, the Golf du Lac d'Annecy favors above all club spirit and sporting life.
Inaugurated in 1990 under the leadership of architect Michel Gayon, the Golf Club Ésery, a 27-hole area located in Haute-Savoie, stands at the gates of Geneva and the Mont-Blanc Massif, on the Franco-Swiss border.
Its Club-House is built on the remains of a castle built in the XNUMXth century, of which the two round towers still remain, present on the club's emblem.
Easily accessible by the motorway network, you will appreciate its proximity to the ski resorts (Chamonix 1 hour by the Autoroute Blanche A40) but also the quick access from the city of Calvin (Cointrin airport 35 minutes). Golfers from the Lyon basin can also easily reach it in less than 2 hours (A42 / A40 or A43 / A41 motorways).
With its two courses on the slopes of Esery (one 18 holes and one 9 holes), two approach zones, two putting greens and its 30-station practice, the Golf Club Ésery meets the expectations of every golfer, whatever or his level and his desire of the day. Nature, silence and the beauty of the panorama will enchant lovers of the little white ball.
The 18-hole Sacconay
Very hilly holes, fairly narrow tees (holes 4 and 12) and few trees around the fairways, so many characteristics that will remind you at times of the spirit of the British links.
A course appreciated by golfers in search of challenges, the scene of renowned competitions (French Internationals of Mixed Foursome, Swiss Interclub Championships, etc.).
9 holes Champs des Combes
For its part, the 9-hole Champs des Combes gives the site of Esery exceptional playability whatever the time of year.
Varied and technical (slopes, ponds, doglegs), it is a great challenge for beginner golfers but also a great training ground for experienced players.
Dreaded by all, hole n ° 6 offers a diabolical sequence: a pond to cross at the start and dogleg downhill.
An eco-responsible golf course
Committed to a recognized eco-responsible approach, the Golf Club Ésery will obtain in 2019 the silver level of the "Golf for biodiversity" label and will be among the very first golf courses to obtain this distinction set up by the National Museum of Natural History and the ffgolf.
Built in the west of Lyon in 1988, the Lyon Salvagny Golf Club deploys its greens and fairways in the heart of the Lyon mountains, 20 minutes from Place Bellecour in La Tour-de-Salvagny. On an enclosed 72 hectare estate of great diversity with its woods, numerous ponds and valleys, you will discover two golf courses:
A very high quality 18-hole course
a compact 9-hole course ideal for beginners or to improve.
The 9-hole course of the Château
The Château's 9-hole course is a compact course. Of great technical quality, it will appeal to both beginners and experienced golfers.
18-hole course Les Étangs
The Parcours Les Étangs, the 18-hole course of the Lyon Salvagny Golf Club, is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful courses in the Lyon region. A championship course that wins the votes of golfers for its great diversity. Ponds, woods and undulations thus surprise the eye and maintain the vigilance of the golfer throughout the course. Superb and varied, 6107 m long for a Par 72, the pond course offers players all the pleasure they expect from great golf.
It is not only a test of difficulty for professional players or good amateurs, but also a ground accessible to all, thanks to numerous starting areas. Some Par 3 are surprising, some Par 4 are daring, while Par 5 are spectacular. The balance of the lengths between the different holes, the rotation of the par within the course, the insertion of each hole in the landscape, have been carefully examined for the greatest pleasure of the players.
The greens are large, with surfaces varying from 300 to 800 m2. Pitched and putt shots are guaranteed here by the “on sand” formula recommended by the US Golf Association. Their slopes, the shapes of their front greens and surroundings are meticulously designed with a view to providing the most intense pleasures. The water obstacles, the bunkers are designed and located in order to stimulate the strategic approach of the game.
Built in the heart of the Faramans marshes by the architect Hugues LAMBERT, the golf de la Bièvre was inaugurated on June 18, 1994, it is managed by the Community of Communes of the Pays de Bièvre-Liers.
This compact 4-hole course, technical, approved by the FFGolf, with an infrastructure of 20 practice stations including 6 covered, a practice on grass, a putting green, a bunker and an approach area are located in the heart of nature, in an exceptional and friendly setting, it will allow you to rank up to 26,5.
The Bièvre Golf Association was founded on September 16, 1994, its vocation is to ensure the management of sports activities and to support through its action the promotion of golf as a competitive sport and as a leisure sport. It creates a friendly dynamic in this leisure sport that is golf to allow everyone to feel at ease in the club, by organizing classification competitions, outings on regional courses and playful meetings. .
The Belvédère golf course deploys its greens and fairways in an exceptional setting in Saint Martin Bellevue, near Annecy and its lake, in Haute-Savoie.
The 9-hole course
Valloné, the 9-hole Belvédère golf course winds through a centuries-old forest. You will appreciate its calm and the superb view of the vertiginous cliffs of the Bornes and Aravis summits.
Training zones
You can discover the joys of golf by learning about the Belvédère golf practice. This offers covered and uncovered posts on quality carpets, as well as 2 striking zones on grass. Also, Putting green, training bunker, approach zone will allow you to work on your little game.
But above all, you will discover a warm and family atmosphere and will be welcomed on site by Patrice Cuttaz and his team.
In 1990, the Golf de la Drôme Provençale welcomed its first players. 20 years later, it is one of the most athletic and beautiful courses in the south of France.
Created by enthusiasts, the Tarriotte family, the Golf de la Drôme Provençale was built on agricultural land in the town of Clansayes, in the south of the Drôme between Saint Paul Trois Châteaux and Grignan.
The Golf de Clansayes is located in the south of Drôme, at the mouth of Provence, in the middle of broom, olive trees and vines. It smells of thyme, rosemary and lavender, encouraged by the song of the cicadas and the purring of the mistral ...
The setting is calm and peaceful, the atmosphere friendly and the technical and hilly course, pleasant for beginners or initiates.
You will always find someone to accompany you on this 9-hole par 35 course.
Golf in the mountains
In the Rhône-Alpes region, architects have also used their imaginations to design routes in the mountains. On slopes that skiers and snowboarders descend, in winter, quite schuss, without thinking for a single moment that their acrobatic figures are supported on the fleshy lips of a bunker covered with a thick white coat.
Building a golf course on these steep slopes might seem like an impossible task. The first in France to take up the challenge was the Englishman Henry Cotton who created the Mont d'Arbois golf course in 1923. At an altitude bordering on 1300 meters. Then it was the turn, sixty years later, of Robert Trent Jones to realize the Chamonix golf course in the grandiose setting of Mont Blanc massifs and Aiguilles Rouges.
The bet was daring and still is given the very short period of time to complete the work (from June to October) and make the installations profitable (at best three months in the year). Unlike Méribel, the Chamonix golf course is relatively flat, the course serving as cross-country ski trails in winter. Despite these constraints, mountain golf courses have multiplied. Indeed, there are eleven in the departments ofIsère, Savoy and Haute-Savoie. For resorts that have always lived on the only winter months, golf and new leisure activities like mountain biking, rafting or paragliding have allowed them to diversify income from tourism and live two seasons instead of a. It is not uncommon to find a field steward putting on skis in winter and taking on the combination of ski instructors. Two seasons, two jobs.
Golfers have also discovered a new way to practice their passion. Because we do not play in the mountains as in the plains. The driver is not the most used club in the bag, we prefer irons starts, more precise and easier to control. The ball flies higher and longer, an important parameter in the choice of the club. The slopes also play a significant role in the game strategy and, on the greens, the slopes always spin towards the valley. In the mountains, you have to let go of your certainties. Here, the score is less important than the pleasure. Because the concentration is undermined by the decoration of these immaculate landscapes. In the mountains, we take our time. The fairways of these golf courses that some qualify with a touch of irony as "goat courses" being too steep to run to the ball.
For the sake of communication and fierce competition, the stations embarked on a race for altitude. In 1984, the Arcs open their 18-hole course at an altitude of 1850m. Never mind, two years later, Robert Berthet realizes the Flaine golf course at 2m. The record seems unbeatable. But in 000, opened the golf course of Tignes at 2m, record broken. The following year, Isola 100, in the Alpes-Maritimes, equaled Tignes. Since then, no golf course has reached this high.
Near Grenoble, the courses have found refuge at medium altitudes. Like that of Grenoble-Bresson, a beautiful achievement by Robert Trent Jones Jr, whose highest point is measured at only 400m above sea level. But from the top of its fairways, we play in front of the Belledone chain, at Chartreuse massif and Vercors. And, on hole n ° 9, a long downhill par 5, Grenoble appears in a wide gap of trees. The second shot to the green becomes striking.
It is not enough to give an architect a mountain backdrop to give free rein to his creativity. At Saint-Etienne golf course, it is a landfill that Thierry Sprecher has rehabilitated to transform it into a green hole in the heart of the old mining town. “When I was brought to the site, it was full of stones. Dogs howled at the death, it was a real trash ", says the architect. As the workers' history is part of the heritage of Saint-Etienne, a stele was installed at the back of the green of 2, testimony of the firedamp from the Chana well which killed a hundred miners in 1942. The green is placed on the entrance to this well, forever closing the pages of a painful history.
In Lyon, capital of the Gauls, Villette d'Anthon golf course or Lyon golf club was the pioneer in the Rhône department. Built in 1965 in an area of two hundred hectares, along the river, the two courses designed by Hugues Lambert are tributes to game. The championship course, the Sangliers, displays back-tees with an unusual length of 6m, and was the scene of the 727 French Open and the Lyon Open until 1979. The second 1994 holes, bears the name of Brocards, from the name of the one-year-old deer that frolic with their mothers in the undergrowth. These two courses with numerous water obstacles are also home to wild swans, gray herons, little egrets and black kites. A real Noah's Ark, a few kilometers from the famous Lyon “bouchons”.
Less than three hours drive from the Mediterranean and Italy, two hours from Switzerland, and one hour from winter sports resorts, the third largest city in France occupies a privileged location in France. When the weekend comes, the people of Lyon are spoiled for choice. Because near the Swiss border, golf courses abound and the Lyonnais meet there on weekends the Genevans who only have the border to cross. White House, Esery, Bossey and Evian are the four favorite courses of the Rhone and the Swiss.
But the Evian golf course is one step ahead of its competitors. Because this city of water on the shores of Lake Geneva also offers a casino to the appetite of players on a green carpet and two international class hotels, the Royal, a palace open since 1909, and the Hermitage with more Savoyard charm. . At the start of the 1904th century, celebrities flocked to the Royal's large salons. On the promenade along Lake Geneva, Isadora Duncan, Countess Anna de Noailles, Princess de Hohenlohe showed off their dresses while princes, Maharajahs and finance barons chatted while smoking cigars in the smokehouse. Little looking at expenses, the Aga Khan reserved the honorary apartment in the west wing of the palace every summer. For more than forty years, the spiritual leader of the Ismailis would animate the evenings of Evian and the afternoons of the golf course, the first course of which dates back to XNUMX.
This 18-hole course on Lake Geneva was rustic. At that time, we were far from modern standards. It was not until the renovation undertaken, from 1988 to 1990, by the former assistant of Robert Trent Jones, Cabell Robinson, that the Royal Club Evian reached the level of quality demanded by the customers of the two big hotels. Then, at the instigation of Groupe Danone, owner of the luxury facilities of this Savoy spa town, a major women's tournament was created in 1994: The Evian Masters. Thanks or dynonism of Antoine Riboud then of his son, Frank, the tournament has become the unmissable event on the European women's circuit. Since the creation of the tournament, the endowment has gained altitude, the course has been embellished and has recently been adorned with waterfalls and rivers to magnify the elegant swing of these balls from the greens. During the four days of the competition, these young women are treated like queens. As was in their time the dancer, Isadora Duncan, or the poet, Anno de Noailles, companion of Gabriele D'Annunzio. From the lascivious fairways of Mâcon-la-Salle to the gala evenings of the dinner of the champions of Evian, it is the story of the eternal feminine that is being written. A subject all in curves and delicacy.
Informed oenologists say that Mâconnais wines have a thigh, that they are elegant and round. Is it while tasting a Pouilly-Fuissé or a Juliénas that the architect Robert Berthet took a bite out of Mâcon-la-Salle course ? Or was it while satiating with women's bodies that he imagined this route with suggestive curves? “In order to follow the idea through, it still needed a“ swollen ”customer and a suitable site. Patrick de la Chesnois endorsed the idea. As for the site, La Salle, in Burgundy, region of gastronomy, heady great wines, land of croups (as geographers say) seemed to me to meet all the criteria ", wrote the architect in a magazine of Golf dedicated to the eternal feminine.
Eighteen holes in homage to the body with its greens and bunkers in the shape of a foot and a hand, its areas between the tee and the fairway like long tapered legs and sheathed in dark green ... A golf course which takes on all its erotic dimension from helicopter. At ground level, the forms seem to escape the gaze of viewers.
In Mâcon-la-Salle, the female body is not simply sublimated by the architect's pencil stroke. Nature is responsible for giving it an adornment: “The rough is clothing. Sometimes veil, sometimes light (golfers say "short grass"), draped along the body, sometimes thick fur of broom and roses or even the hair of fruit trees…. There is also, placed like a necklace around the green of n ° 11, a string of "apple bunkers" and, there, I no longer remember why, the apple ... "