From March 16 to 23, Beachcomber Hotels for the ninth consecutive year had the pleasure of meeting golf professionals and golf enthusiasts who came to "cross swords" under the benevolent gaze of the Morne mountain in a setting straight out of a picture by Malcolm de Chazal: blue of the sea, white of the beach, green of the coconut palms.

Clarins Pro-Am 2015

R. Sabarros, R. Jaquelin and D. Boon - Photo: DR

For a week, 20 teams found themselves in Paradise for a competition over five laps, around Raphaël Jacquelin, the biggest French prize list still in activity and n ° 1 French on several occasions, and the humorist, actor and producer, Dany Boon who participated this year in the competition.

In Paradise, the aptly named, lovers of the little white ball had one foot on the green and the other in the lagoon. The Paradis Golf Club is the only course on the island to be built within the very confines of a resort. No more than two minutes to go from reception to the club house. A fantastic driving range at the foot of the majestic Morne mountain, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which ignites under the sun.

Clarins Pro-Am 2015

Photo: DR

So, after five days of swings on three soft green velvet carpet courses, the Paradis Golf Club, the Tamarina Golf Club and the Heritage Golf Club, the net victory went to the team of pro Thierry LORUT accompanied by Michaël Raffin , Sylvain François and Gaël Brivet, while on the Brut, it was the team of Lionel ALEXANDRE with Fabrice Stolear, Pierre Cathala and Christophe Callaou, who won.

Between two rounds, golfers could take advantage of the entire offer of the peninsula and its 7 km of beach. Because we do not get bored in Paradise! There is something for everyone according to the breath of the trade winds and the mood of the moment. After a fishing trip, big blue version, a swim in the pool that seems to overflow onto the ocean, three small water ski tours in the lagoon, direction one of the most beautiful spas on the island in the neighboring hotel : the Dinarobin extended in a vast tropical garden.

At nightfall, the 105 participants and chaperones met on the beach or in one of the ephemeral restaurants created for the occasion, for sumptuous gastronomic evenings.

See you next year from March 13 to 21, 2016 for the 10th edition.