Le Touquet La Mer Golf Club
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Where to stay while you play Le Touquet La Mer Golf Club
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Le Manoir Hotel
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Le Bristol
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Hotel du Parc
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Best Western Hermitage
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Red Fox
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Le Grand Hotel
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Hotel Barriere Le Westminster
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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 Le Touquet La Mer Golf Club
Le Touquet La Mer Golf course is the beast of Northern France and a real test of Championship golf. Heavily restyled over recent years to resemble the original Harry Colt layout, Le Touquet La Mer is deservedly in Golf World's Europe’s Top 100 and has now climbed to 20th place, putting among the best courses in France.
Cut through huge sand dunes and gentle woodland, La Mer makes the most of the natural contours of the landscape. The course looks and plays like a links although, mercifully, the mountainous dunes shield you from the full brunt of the wind coming off the English Channel.
The greens are huge so your work isn’t over until you’ve put the ball in the hole. Play Stableford to avoid a humbling medal score. A test for the best. If you are having a bad day, swallow your pride and choose an easier tee. Buggies available.
The Le Touquet clubhouse has been completely rebuilt and now matches the stature of the golf course. You can still order a great ham baguette and beer and there's also a restaurant for a celebratory lunch. The shop is better than ever. Watch out for the special offers and mementoes from your day.
Le Touquet Golf Club is just an hour from the Eurotunnel at Calais so can easily be played on your afternoon of arrival after a great lunch in the clubhouse. If you are staying at Le Manoir, head there first to pick up your voucher and perhaps book a table for dinner in the hotel's excellent restaurant.
- Rated 20 in continental Europe and 13 in France
- Buggies
- Trolleys
- Great golf shop
- Restaurant and bar
- Home to Le Manoir golf hotel
- Sister to the Le Touquet La Foret golf course and the nine hole Le Manoir course
Our take
The restored Harry Colt links at La Mer sits 20th in Golf World's Europe's Top 100, cut through big dunes and gentle woodland, and it plays every bit that good.
- Serious golfersThe 1st sets the tone immediately, and the 16th is still wrecking cards an hour from home. Through the big dunes the wind is the real defence, so take an extra club and flight it low.
- Higher handicapsBe honest with yourself: this will bruise the higher handicapper. Play forward, count the good shots rather than the score, and be thankful the walking is flat, barely 55 metres of climb despite all that dune country.
- Buddy tripsThis is the round the whole trip gets built around and argued about all the way home. Settle the match early if you can, because the 16th turns leads into stories.
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. Flat, and an easy walk — 55 metres of climb over the round.
The wind. The wind is usually south-westerly, averaging 15 km/h, gusting to 47. It is the club selection that catches people out, not the yardage.
The water. 3 hazards in play. Bring a few more balls than you think you need.
The design. Harry Colt.
The holes that will cost you. The 16th, the 1st and the 11th. The 11th 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
France's number-one links; host of six French Opens (last 1977, won by Seve Ballesteros)
WHERE TO STAY
Places to stay while you play Le Touquet La Mer Golf Club
Base yourself near the course — every venue here includes Le Touquet La Mer Golf Club in your golf holiday.
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- Le Manoir HotelFrom
£205pp (≈ €235) (≈ $265) (≈ CA$375) (≈ AU$385) (≈ NZ$465) (≈ CHF 215) (≈ kr 2,625) (≈ kr 2,635) (≈ kr 1,785) - Holiday InnFrom
£270pp (≈ €305) (≈ $355) (≈ CA$505) (≈ AU$515) (≈ NZ$615) (≈ CHF 285) (≈ kr 3,455) (≈ kr 3,475) (≈ kr 2,345) - Le BristolFrom
£305pp (≈ €355) (≈ $405) (≈ CA$565) (≈ AU$585) (≈ NZ$695) (≈ CHF 325) (≈ kr 3,905) (≈ kr 3,925) (≈ kr 2,655) - Hotel du ParcFrom
£305pp (≈ €355) (≈ $405) (≈ CA$565) (≈ AU$585) (≈ NZ$695) (≈ CHF 325) (≈ kr 3,905) (≈ kr 3,925) (≈ kr 2,655) - Best Western HermitageFrom
£415pp (≈ €475) (≈ $545) (≈ CA$775) (≈ AU$795) (≈ NZ$955) (≈ CHF 445) (≈ kr 5,325) (≈ kr 5,345) (≈ kr 3,605) - Red FoxFrom
£450pp (≈ €515) (≈ $595) (≈ CA$835) (≈ AU$855) (≈ NZ$1,035) (≈ CHF 485) (≈ kr 5,765) (≈ kr 5,795) (≈ kr 3,915) - Le Grand HotelFrom
£515pp (≈ €595) (≈ $685) (≈ CA$965) (≈ AU$985) (≈ NZ$1,185) (≈ CHF 555) (≈ kr 6,605) (≈ kr 6,635) (≈ kr 4,475) - Hotel Barriere Le WestminsterFrom
£715pp (≈ €825) (≈ $945) (≈ CA$1,335) (≈ AU$1,365) (≈ NZ$1,645) (≈ CHF 775) (≈ kr 9,175) (≈ kr 9,215) (≈ kr 6,225)
Le Touquet La Mer Golf Club: your questions answered
Is Le Touquet La Mer worth playing?
Yes, if you want a serious championship test. La Mer sits 20th in Golf World's Europe's Top 100 and ranks among the best courses in France, with Harry Colt's restored layout running through huge sand dunes and gentle woodland. Be honest about your game, though: it is known as the beast of Northern France, so higher handicappers should expect a demanding day.
Is La Mer a proper links course?
It looks and plays like a links. The course is cut through huge sand dunes and gentle woodland, making the most of the natural contours of the land rather than fighting them. A par 72 over 18 holes, it has been heavily restyled in recent years to bring it back towards Harry Colt's original design, and that links character defines how it plays.
Who designed Le Touquet La Mer?
Harry Colt designed La Mer, and recent restoration work has deliberately brought the course back towards his original layout. That pedigree is a large part of why it now sits 20th in Golf World's Europe's Top 100. If classic Colt architecture is what draws you to a course, this is one of the strongest examples you can play in France.
How much does it cost to play La Mer?
There is no standalone green fee to quote here, because Golf Planet Holidays builds the green fee into your package price rather than selling rounds separately. What you pay per person depends on where you stay, your dates and your group size. Send a free enquiry and a named golf specialist will email you a quote for a Le Touquet trip that includes La Mer. There is no payment or obligation.
Can Golf Planet Holidays book tee times at La Mer?
Yes. A named golf specialist plans your trip, books your tee times at La Mer, including the hard-to-get slots, and arranges transfers between your hotel and the course. Golf Planet Holidays has been hand-building golf trips since 1981, is rated 4.9 on Google and is PTS protected, with ATOL cover where flights are included. Trips are ground-only, with flights as an optional add-on.
How far is the course from Le Touquet town?
La Mer sits 2.3 km from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, so staying in the town keeps the golf close at hand. If you book through Golf Planet Holidays, your named specialist arranges transfers between your hotel and the course, which means getting to your tee time is one less thing to organise yourself on the trip.