Le Golf National Explained

Golf Facility Name:Le Golf National
Pushpin Map:France
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in France
Location:Guyancourt, France
Establishment:1990,
Type:Private
Holes:45
Tournaments:Open de France
1994 Eisenhower Trophy
2018 Ryder Cup
2024 Olympics
Website:golf-national.com/en/
Course1:L'Albatros
Designer1:Hubert Chesneau
Robert Von Hagge
Par1:71 (men) / 72 (women)
Record1:62 – 4 players[1]
Eduardo Romero (2005)
Rasmus Højgaard (2022)
Nicolai Højgaard (2024)
Scottie Scheffler (2024)
Course2:L'Aigle
Par2:71
Course3:L'Oislet
Par3:32

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

Facilities

Construction began 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.[2] The Albatros (Albatross) is the main championship course, par 72 at . The other courses are the Aigle (Eagle), par 71 and, 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 became France's first venue for the Ryder Cup in 2018. It also hosted the respective World Amateur Team Championships for men and women, the Eisenhower Trophy and the Espirito Santo Trophy, in both 1994 and 2022.

It is also the venue for the golf events of the 2024 Summer Olympics. The events besides the Open de France that Le Golf National has hosted, all on the Albatros Course, are as follows:

YearTournamentWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1994Eisenhower Trophy1align=center 838align=center −2311 strokes
&
1994Espirito Santo Trophyalign=center 569align=center −74 strokes
201817 to 10
2022Eisenhower Trophy2align=center 541align=center −311 stroke
2022Espirito Santo Trophyalign=center 559align=center −13Tiebreaker3
2024Summer Olympic Games Scottie Scheffleralign=center 265 align=center −191 stroke Tommy Fleetwood4
Lydia Koalign=center 278align=center −102 strokes Esther Henseleit5

1 Co-hosted with La Boulie near Versailles.

2 Co-hosted with Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche.

3 Sweden won the initial tiebreaker of final round non-counting score 73 to 74.

4 Hideki Matsuyama was the men's bronze medalist at 267 (−17).

5 Lin Xiyu was the women's bronze medalist at 275 (−7).

External links

Notes and References

  1. Leighfield . Jonny . What Is The Course Record At Le Golf National? . 5 August 2024 . Golf Monthly . 5 August 2024.
  2. News: Ryder Cup: y aura-t-il un Bleu sur les greens francais en 2018? . Cyril . Touaux . . 2016-10-03 . 2018-09-29.