A compulsory stopover for any golfer going to Ain, in the country of Gex, the Divonne course is almost within driving distance of Switzerland. It occupies a beautiful area of ​​60 ha. Located at the foot of the Jura mountains, the golf course is already subject to the constraints of the terrain.

By Jeff Ball

  • Domain of Divonne
    © Domaine de Divonne

Playing golf at Divonne involves a few prerequisites. You must first have a minimum index of 36 to be able to walk on its fairways. This corresponds more to a coquetry to certainly accentuate the exclusive side of the course but also, it must be recognized, warn the beginner golfers who could easily be bitten by the course…
Please note, bring good calves or, failing that, the golf cart, because the Divonne les Bains golf course is a mountainous terrain which will confront you with steep slopes.

The architects certainly had to make a pact with the devil to compose the course. As proof, this figure of 666. Exceptionally, the golf of Divonne is composed of 6 by 3, 6 by 4 and 6 by 5. Then, it begins and ends with a par 3 and gratifies us by 3 by 5 at the following holes 6-7-8. What sharpen our curiosity when approaching departure.

The fairways meander amidst magnificent trees. Pleasant thing, the holes being made up of trenches in the forest, it is very rare to see others.
If in the fall the courses suffer a little, this is not the case with the visual that will confront your gaze with the surprising plant biodiversity present here. The whole range of fall colors can be found there. The green, the red, the gold of the tulip trees of virginia, the cedars of the atlas, the spruces accompany you throughout the course.
The opportunity to put your ball in the water remains low in Divonne. However, a mountain torrent crosses the course but more often than not in areas where the game does not take you. He still crossed the green of 8.
There are also 2 greens protected by pools at 7 and 14.

In terms of maintenance, the Divonne golf course receives great attention. The fairways are well drained allowing to play in any season. By cons if visually the greens are superb, unfortunately they do not roll (October may have something to do with it).

In conclusion, the course offered us a beautiful walk in its wooded valleys. But if on the whole the course is attractive, it seems complicated to play your index finger on your first visit.

Small downsides: exploiting the topography of the terrain as it is has made certain holes not very golfic.

Divonne remains, however, an essential route in the Ain.
Passing through the corner, no hesitation.

To know more : https://www.domainedivonne.com/fr/golf-a-divonne-les-bains.html

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