Best golf courses: France - Aquitaine

Golf in Aquitaine: Situated in the south-west corner of France, Aquitaine reaches Spain at its southern frontier. The Atlantic Ocean runs along the west coast of the region and the Pyrenees mountains are to the south-east.

Make the most out of your golf trip to Aquitaine. Look up the location of the golf courses on the map; it will help you with your planning to play the best during your holidays. To each golf course visited we have applied a rating. The scale, 5 (highest) to 2 (lowest), attempts to provide an indication of the golfing experience you can expect at each rated course. Hover your on-screen mouse pointer above the rating key hereafter to read our definitions.

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Bordeaux
Blandford & Hirigoyen

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Bordeaux

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Cecil R. Blandford and Pierre Hirigoyen

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Biarritz
Fream, Ron

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Biarritz

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Ronald (Ron) Fream

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Biarritz
Dunn, Tom

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Biarritz

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Original design by Tom Dunn, with input from his younger brother Willie Dunn Jr. Later modifications and stronger bunkering designed by Harry Colt (1920).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Bordeaux
Coore, Bill

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Bordeaux

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Bill Coore of North Carolina, USA; supported by Rod Whitman (who designed the Vignes course at Cabot Bordeaux). This was Coore's third solo course design.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Bordeaux
Whitman, Rod

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Bordeaux

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Canadian designer Rod Whitman (who also worked with Bill Coore on Cabot Bordeaux's Châteaux course).

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Biarritz
Colt, Harry

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Biarritz

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Harry Colt

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Bordeaux
Steel, Donald

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Bordeaux

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Donald Steel

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Biarritz
Simpson, Tom

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Biarritz

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Tom Simpson

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Bordeaux
Doak, Tom

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Bordeaux

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Tom Doak

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Bordeaux
Prat, Alain

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Bordeaux

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Alain Prat

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Biarritz
Morrison, John

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Biarritz

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Original design by English golf course architect John S.F. Morrison (of Colt, Alison & Morrison), assisted by Arnaud Massy (1927). Updated by Cabell B. Robinson (2003).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Bordeaux
Harris, John

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Bordeaux

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John Harris

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Biarritz
Roquemore, Rocky

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Biarritz

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Rocky Roquemore

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Biarritz
Jones Sr, Robert Trent

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Biarritz

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Robert Trent Jones Sr.

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
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Biarritz
Various

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Biarritz

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Various architects have played their part in Pau's design, including Willie Dunn of Scotland.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Biarritz
von Hagge, Robert

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Biarritz

Designer

Robert von Hagge

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Tournaments

The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.

Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.

Who's Who

Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.

Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.

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.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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