Golfers' Choice 2024: The 10 best golf courses in France

We rank the top 10 golf courses in France ahead of the golf competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games outside Paris.
Le Golf National - Albatros Course - holes 1 and 2
A pond guards the first and second greens on the Albatros at Le Golf National, the 2018 Ryder Cup venue and host of the 2024 golf competitions at the Summer Olympic Games.

The golf world will point its focus toward an unlikely destination this summer - France.

The French aren't known for their love of golf - which I wrote about extensively in the lead up to the 2018 Ryder Cup. See the collection of stories below.

The same course that hosted the Ryder Cup will once again be in the spotlight: The Albatros Course at Le Golf National on the outskirts of Paris. The course, one of the best tournament venues in all of continental Europe, will host the men's and women's golf competitions during August's much-anticipated Summer Olympic Games.

To celebrate golf in France, we've built a special edition of Golfers' Choice 2024 to rank the best golf courses in the country based on our community of reviewers. We don't traditionally get many golf course reviews from France. We have less than 100 total in a decade. It's still worth looking at the data to get a glimpse into what local golfers like. To qualify, each course must have received at least two reviews. Private clubs were also eligible, which is a departure from all of our other Golfers' Choice lists.

Here's a look at our top 10:

  1. Chateau de Chailly Golf Club

    Pouilly-en-Auxois, Côte-d'Or
    Resort
    5.0
    3

  2. Fontainebleau Golf Club

    Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne
    Private
    5.0
    2

  3. Belle Dune Golf Club

    Fort Mahon Plage, Somme
    Public
    5.0
    2

  4. Les Bordes Golf Club - Old Course

    Saint-Laurent-Nouan, Loir et Cher
    Private/Resort
    5.0
    2

  5. National Golf Club - Albatros Course

    Guyancourt, Yvelines
    Private
    4.6666666667
    3

  6. Hardelot Golf Club - The Dunes Course

    Hardelot, Pas de Calais
    Public
    4.5
    2

  7. Dinard Golf

    Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Ille-et-Vilaine
    Private
    4.5
    2

  8. Touquet Golf Club - The Sea Course

    Le Touquet Paris Plage, Pas de Calais
    Resort
    4.0
    2

  9. Vaudreuil Golf Club

    Le Vaudreuil, Eure
    Public/Resort
    4.8333333333
    9

  10. Hardelot Golf Club - The Pines Course

Jason Scott Deegan has reviewed and photographed more than 1,200 courses and written about golf destinations in 28 countries for some of the industry's biggest publications. His work has been honored by the Golf Writer's Association of America and the Michigan Press Association. Follow him on Instagram at @jasondeegangolfpass and X/Twitter at @WorldGolfer.

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