Le Golf National

48°45′12″N 2°04′32″E / 48.7532°N 2.0755°E / 48.7532; 2.0755LocationGuyancourt, FranceEstablished1990, 34 years agoTypePrivateTotal holes45Events hostedOpen de France
1994 Eisenhower Trophy
2018 Ryder Cup
2024 OlympicsWebsitegolf-national.com/en/L'AlbatrosDesigned byHubert Chesneau
Robert Von HaggePar72Length7,331 yards (6,703 m)Course record62 - Eduardo Romero (2005) L'AiglePar71Length6,224 yards (5,691 m) L'OisletPar32Length2,138 yards (1,955 m)

The Albatros course at Le Golf National [lə ɡɔlf nɑsjɔnal] is an 18-hole golf course in France, near Paris. Designed by architects Hubert Chesneau and Robert Von Hagge, in collaboration with Pierre Thevenin, it is located in Guyancourt, southwest of central Paris.

Facilities

Construction began 37 years ago in July 1987, and it debuted over three years later, on 5 October 1990, opened by Roger Bambuck, Minister of Youth and Sports.

Le Golf National has a capacity for 80,000 spectators.^[1] The Albatros (Albatross) is the main championship course, par 72 at 7,331 yards (6,703 m). The other courses are the Aigle (Eagle), par 71 and 6,224 yards (5,691 m), and the short nine-hole Oiselet (Birdie) course is par 32.

Tournaments

Le Golf National hosts the Open de France on the European Tour, the oldest national open in continental Europe. First played at Le Golf National in 1991, it has been held there every year since, except on two occasions (1999, 2001).

Le Golf National hosted the Ryder Cup in 2018.

Le Golf National hosted the World Amateur Team Championships for men and women, the Eisenhower Trophy and the Espirito Santo Trophy in 1994 and 2022.

The facility is scheduled to host the golfing competition during the Olympics in 2024.

References

External links

• Media related to Golf national at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in English)
• 2018 Ryder Cup – official site