Welcome to the Ryder Cup 2018 golf course. Golf National puts a on very good show with superb green-keeping and a buzzing clubhouse and restaurant filled with golfers from around the world. In fact, the clubhouse has kept its USA team-look to add to the atmosphere.
The course itself is pretty relentless with lots of water and well-placed bunkers. It’s difficult to score on and expensive to play but it’s also fun to see what the Pro’s have to deal with every year during the French Open although I know the greens are speeded up and pin placements made far harsher for them. Not my favourite course in the region but rated highly in France for its tournament reputation and very slick service. Now nearly 30 years old, the Albatros was designed by the great Robert von Hagge but was officially” attributed to Hubert Chesneau. The course was tweaked for the Ryder Cup and boasts half a dozen excellent holes. This is a “tick-list” golf course and well worth playing but avoid Medal play at all costs – Matchplay is by far the best way to play the National. The adjacent Aigle course is fine for a loosener and the on-site Novotel is the perfect and comfortable base for when all you want to do is “golf, golf, golf”.
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