Fontainebleau Golf Club CREME DE LA CREME

Course overview

Fontainebleau is a wonderful Tom Simpson course with extremely crafty and fast greens and sensational views from many of the tees. The fairways are quite generous if the giant pines and oaks don’t overwhelm your peripheral vision and the greens are very well-protected and a subtle and supple touch is often required. The bunkers are placed for any slightly wayward approaches and they are often deep and the sand is heavy. The fairways are wonderfully crisp thanks to a new hybrid grass that also helps the course becomes more ecological. Another “green” measure is the grazing of sheep in some of the woods between the fairways.   I’ve been lucky enough to be a Member of Fontainebleau for ten years and the standard of play and the warmth of the members are as good as you could wish for.

The entrance to Fontainebleau Golf Club is deceptively low-key and the practice facilities are not great but once you leave the car park and walk past the ninth green and head up to the clubhouse, you know you’re in for a treat. What’s more, our special arrangement includes practice, a golf trolley, lunch and a free afternoon round. A private yet welcoming club with friendly members and a great bar and kitchen team.

Often rated the best golf course in France, make sure that Fontainebleau is on your bucket list and its certainly good enough to play for a week (or even a year!).

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