Hardelot Golf Club - The Pines Course

Great course, obviously gets a lot of golfer traffic. For €150, I expect the advertising to match reality, the clubhouse didn't serve food until 9, not 8am as advertised. No power caddies or buggies available on the day, so book ahead as walk ins are left with pull trollies which may not suit all.

Bogs stunk of pish! Broken toilet doors etc, simple to fix so get if done pronto

Despite the above, would play again

Disappointed to turn up at 8am and find the clubhouse unable to offer food or any milk to have in a coffee. Best plan ahead and visit the excellent patisserie in Hardalot village for food and drinks if teeing off before 9am.

Nice course, decent enough layout, there are some quite tight holes, but also some very wide open ones. Must say that the par 3's are all really interesting, a final example of how short par 3's can still be a very good test. The shorter par 4's are equally as interesting.

The only REALLY disappointing element is that players dont seem to think they are responsible for raking bunkers, :-( we all were in a couple of bunkers ( 4 lower handicappers), and each bunker had footprints.

A much better test is the other Hardelot course, the Dunes.

Le Pins is a poor relation to Hardelot Dunes in everyway. Layout a bit untidy, greens inconsistent and waste sand unnecessary. First nine better than second. It is however suitable as a course on a tour but not to visit in its own right.