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Golf in the Rhône-Alpes Print E-mail
Monday, 19 May 2008
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Our golf pros Cédric and Fréd pack their clubs and take off for a round in the south-east of France

In this review, we take you to the Golf Club de Lyon where, in 2001, José Maria Olazabal won the French Open. Les Brocards course, designed by the English architect Fred Hawtree, was opened in 1964 and Les Sangliers, by Hughes Lambert, was added in 1991.
Only 5km from the motorway and 30 minutes from the city centre, the course is easy to find.
The clubhouse is well organised with bridge room, TV room, space for seminars, a large terrace and a gym. There is even a monitored children’s area. Built in country style the place is very cosy, the welcome warm and the service good. The nearby Auberge de Jons offers packages for between €95 and €150 including room, green fee and breakfast.

The recently revamped restaurant opens at 7.30am and closes late. Menus include a set meal for €10.50 and a cold buffet for €15. Thanks to the club’s partnership with the famous Golf Plus Lyon store, the roomy proshop is well-stocked. Green fees are from €45 to €70 and there is a 20% discount after 4.30pm. You can play both courses in one day for €67 or €95.
The driving range is well-structured and close to the club house. You will find 24 tees, 14 covered, a large putting green and a chipping green. A bucket of 40 balls costs €5.
The two courses are of a high standard but quite different in their playing strategy, athough on both of them you will have to face the same tree-lined fairways, demanding good precision driving. Les Sangliers will favour the power players (due to its length) in contrast with Les Brocards, where precision players will come into their own.
Les Sangliers is an 18- hole, 6,727 metres par-72 course. You’ll find numerous water hazards to deal with and uneven lies are common. As for Les Brocards, it too is an 18-hole par-72 but a bit shorter (6,223m). One particular aspect is the length of the par-3s which make them very hard to score on. Course knowledge is a bonus, indeed many holes have sharp doglegs and you need to know where to place your ball off the tee in order to have a clear second shot to the green.
The reputation of the city of Lyon, in sports and in gastronomy, is growing and the Golf Club de Lyon is becoming quite a landmark – a great golf club that we thoroughly recommend.

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EUROPEANGOLF-BIARRITZ RATING CHART
0: Bad 1: Average 2: Fair 3: Good 4: Great 5: Best
Access 5
Parking 4
Club-house 4
Restaurant 4
Pro-Shop 4
Driving range 4
Course layout 4
Green quality 4
Location 4
Overall rating 4.1

 
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