Our take

Yvelines is the value play near Versailles, a strategic parkland at about half the price of the famous names closer to Paris.

• Serious golfersDistance off the tee matters less than where you put it, with a dozen water hazards shaping the strategy; the 8th and the closing 18th claim more cards than anything else.
• Higher handicapsBarely 70 metres of climb all round and generous fairways make this one of the kinder tests near Paris; most of the dozen water hazards can be avoided with a little thought.
• SocietiesHalf the green fee of the big-name Paris courses, flat enough that everyone walks, and wide fairways that keep a group of all abilities moving.
• CouplesA grand woodland setting with a 17th-century chateau for a clubhouse, and countryside calm within easy reach of Versailles. One of the nicer spots near Paris for an unhurried day.

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