Continental Europe's Top 20 golf courses: Les Bordes
Following Golf Monthly's Top 100 UK and Ireland Course Rankings, we've introduced a list of our Top 20 European Courses. View pictures and reviews of those that made the list, as well as future contenders.
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2. Les Bordes
Architect: Robert Von Hagge GF: Guests of member only W: lesbordes.com (opens in new tab)
The beautiful lakes of the Sologne come into play on the majority of holes on this extremely testing 1986 design in the Loire Valley. Widely recognised as Europe’s hardest course (You get your name on a board if you break 80!) it’s often regarded to be the epitome of risk/reward golf-course architecture. Les Bordes is also described as the Augusta of Europe. Sadly, this also applies to its exclusivity, although the new owners are planning a second course and hotel.
The island green on Les Bordes' 558-yard 14th hole
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