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.

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