Les Petits Rondis,
Saint Laurent-Nouan, nr Beaugency, Centre F-41220
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Visit websiteThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Robert von Hagge
Above distances are for the Old course. Also at Les Bordes is the 18-hole New course (par-72; 7391 yards from back tees), and 10-hole Wild Piglet course (par-30; 1557 yards; designed by Gil Hanse).
47.733774
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25 km SW of Orleans
Leave the A10 at exit 15 (Meung s/Loire). Follow signs to Beaugency. After 10 km, in Beaugency, follow signs to Chateauroux / Limoges and cross the bridge over the River Loire at L'Abbaye Hotel. Immediately after bridge, turn right onto the D925 direction Chateauroux / Limoges. After 5 km Les Bordes is signposted on your left (and is a further 2 km along a private road).
Les Bordes Golf Club (Old course): The friendship between Baron Bich (founder of Bic pens) and Yoshiaki Sakurai of Japan, provided the vision for a top-quality Stay&Play golf facility within easy reach of Paris. The resulting Robert von Hagge designed golf course at Les Bordes quickly became one of the jewels in France's golfing crown. Alas the club later closed its doors to outside visitors, and is operated exclusively as a members-only facility.
The course at Les Bordes lies in a natural and serenely peaceful area of woodland near Orleans in the Loire Valley. Though the terrain is relatively flat (making the appearance of so many buggies rather curious), von Hagge has conjured up variety at every turn. With its mix of woodland and more open aspects, tight lines from the tee and abundance of water, this is certainly a course that lays down a tough golfing challenge.
If you like a significant golfing challenge (designer von Hagge wouldn't have it any other way) and want to share a few hours with the resident wildlife (including deer, koypu, water fowl, eagles, etc) there are few better places in France than Les Bordes.
Pick of the holes: Both defended by water, the par-5 7th and par-5 14th are amongst Les Borde's most memorable. The 10th, without water, is also an excellent par-5, played to an elevated green.
Limited access: this is a private course generally playable only by members and their invited guests.
Private club - guests may only play if hosted by a member.
Players generally walk this course.
Excellent
The Old Course at Les Bordes is often described as the masterpiece of American course designer Robert von Hagge. A former "Marlboro man", von Hagge has also designed several other well-known golf courses in Europe, including: the Albatros at Golf National and both the Courson courses in Paris, as well as Kempferhof, Royal Mougins, Seignosse, Emporda, Royal Sociedad Hipica Espanola (RSHE), Is Arenas, El Encin and Bogono. In the USA his many designs include the original "Blue Monster" course at Doral.
Future developments at Les Bordes envisage a Six Senses Hotel & Spa. It is anticipated that resort guests will have limited access to the 10-hole Wild Piglet course, but not necessarily to the two 18-hole Old and New courses.
Old course:
France's 2nd best course (Golf World, 2022).
Continental Europe's 15th best course (Golf World, 2023).
There are plans for a Six Senses luxury hotel to open at Les Bordes.
Les Bordes
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Limere
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
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.
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.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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