Barbaroux Golf Club
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Where to stay while you play Barbaroux Golf Club
2 hotels package this course — cheapest first, every one tailored to your group.
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Hotel Mercure Brignoles Golf de Barbaroux
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Hostellerie de l’Abbaye de la Celle
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4.997 reviewsThanks Talia, glad we could finally get you back to Le Touquet! We look forward to arranging your next holiday. Simon and the team.
Golf Planet Holidays organised a fantastic golf trip to France for us. Everything was perfectly arranged, and the communication was excellent. Simon and Heather were incredibly helpful throughout. Highly recommended!
About Barbaroux Golf Club
A hugely ambitious golf course, Barbaroux was designed by Pete Dye and PB Dye amid the craze for golf in France in the 1980’s and to this day remains one of the most creative and demanding courses in Europe.
Off the tee, the course is tempting but it’s the approaches that can make or break your game. And the test doesn’t stop there as the greens are massively long and you could underclub and leave yourself a tough putt or three.
With railway sleepers, grass bunkers and a fair amount of water, Barbaroux throws it all at you but you can’t help but smile and come back for more. It’s hilly in parts but we’d recommend you walk to really appreciate the aesthetics.
There is a good Mercure four-star hotel on-site or luxury hotels an hour away. It's definitely worth the drive and you’ll want to come back for more.
- Play and stay at the four-star hotel on site
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Trolleys
- Play alongside Saint Endreol, Saint Victoire and Sainte Baume
Our take
Barbaroux is the Dye family at full throttle, railway sleepers and all, and it remains one of the most creative and demanding rounds you can book in Europe.
- Serious golfersThe tee shots tempt you but the approaches decide everything, and the greens run so deep that finding the putting surface still leaves work to do. The 5th and the 17th are the round-breakers.
- Higher handicapsBe honest with yourself: this will rough up anyone playing off 20 or more. Play it once for the experience, take a buggy for the climbs, and keep score in Stableford rather than strokes.
- Buddy tripsHalf the group will call it genius and half will call it unfair, and that argument lasts all evening. Bring your best ball-striking and a sense of humour.
- SocietiesThink twice before putting this on a mixed-ability day; the gap between what it does to a 6-handicapper and a 26-handicapper is enormous. Better saved as the headline round for a stronger group.
Tell us who’s coming and how you like to play, and we’ll shape the right trip around you.
What you are actually facing
The walk. Moderate. 158 metres of climb over the round.
The wind. The wind is usually westerly, averaging 10 km/h, gusting to 37. It is the club selection that catches people out, not the yardage.
The water. 13 hazards in play. Bring a few more balls than you think you need.
The design. Pete Dye and PB Dye.
The holes that will cost you. The 17th, the 5th and the 12th. The 3rd is the one you will be talking about afterwards.
Hole by hole — how we would play it
Terrain and prevailing-weather data, read hole by hole. It is our own assessment of how the course plays, not an official course or slope rating.
The course at a glance
WHERE TO STAY
Places to stay while you play Barbaroux Golf Club
Base yourself near the course — every venue here includes Barbaroux Golf Club in your golf holiday.
Tap a hotel to open it, or zoom in on the satellite view to see how close each one sits to the first tee.
- Hotel Mercure Brignoles Golf de BarbarouxFrom
£395pp (≈ €455) (≈ $525) (≈ CA$735) (≈ AU$745) (≈ NZ$905) (≈ CHF 425) (≈ kr 5,035) (≈ kr 5,115) (≈ kr 3,445) - Hostellerie de l’Abbaye de la CelleFrom
£680pp (≈ €795) (≈ $905) (≈ CA$1,275) (≈ AU$1,295) (≈ NZ$1,565) (≈ CHF 735) (≈ kr 8,675) (≈ kr 8,805) (≈ kr 5,935)