Courtesy of Les Bordes Estate
Courtesy of Les Bordes Estate
Courtesy of Les Bordes Estate
Courtesy of Kevin Diss
Les Bordes : Old
Saint-Laurent-Nouan, France•Private
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Les Bordes : Old
Les Bordes Les Petits Rondis
Saint-Laurent-Nouan, 41220
France
Overview
Robert von Hagge’s Old Course at Les Bordes, situated in the Loire Valley about 90 minutes south of Paris, could just have easily been built by Pete Dye and situated in South Florida. Dye-esque mounding, island (or peninsula) greens and intimidating sightlines are present throughout. The tranquil setting amid the forest and lakes serve to lower your blood pressure as you play a course where the ball-striking demands would typically have the numbers spiking. The soil is denser and more saturated than that of the Gil Hanse-designed New Course, largely preventing the ground game and demanding precision through the air.
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“"One of France’s premier courses, evoking the grandeur of an ancestral hunting ground for French nobility. It seamlessly blends natural majesty with the raw, untamed beauty of the wild.""
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