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Le Golf National
Le Golf National ([lə ɡɔlf nɑsjɔnal]) is a golf course in France, southwest of central Paris in Guyancourt. Its 18-hole L'Albatros course was designed by architects Hubert Chesneau and Robert von Hagge, in collaboration with Pierre Thevenin.
Construction began in July 1987, and it debuted over three years later, on 5 October 1990, opened by Roger Bambuck, Minister of Youth and Sports.
Le Golf National has a capacity for 80,000 spectators. The Albatros (Albatross) is the main championship course, par 72 at 7,331 yards (6,703 m). The other courses are the Aigle (Eagle), par 71 and 6,224 yards (5,691 m), and the short nine-hole Oiselet (Birdie) course is par 32.
Le Golf National hosts the Open de France on the European Tour, the oldest national open in continental Europe. First played at Le Golf National in 1991, it has been held there every year since, except on two occasions (1999, 2001).
Le Golf National became France's first venue for the Ryder Cup in 2018. It also hosted the respective World Amateur Team Championships for men and women, the Eisenhower Trophy and the Espirito Santo Trophy, in both 1994 and 2022.
It is also the venue for the golf events of the 2024 Summer Olympics. The events besides the Open de France that Le Golf National has hosted, all on the Albatros Course, are as follows:
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Le Golf National
Le Golf National ([lə ɡɔlf nɑsjɔnal]) is a golf course in France, southwest of central Paris in Guyancourt. Its 18-hole L'Albatros course was designed by architects Hubert Chesneau and Robert von Hagge, in collaboration with Pierre Thevenin.
Construction began in July 1987, and it debuted over three years later, on 5 October 1990, opened by Roger Bambuck, Minister of Youth and Sports.
Le Golf National has a capacity for 80,000 spectators. The Albatros (Albatross) is the main championship course, par 72 at 7,331 yards (6,703 m). The other courses are the Aigle (Eagle), par 71 and 6,224 yards (5,691 m), and the short nine-hole Oiselet (Birdie) course is par 32.
Le Golf National hosts the Open de France on the European Tour, the oldest national open in continental Europe. First played at Le Golf National in 1991, it has been held there every year since, except on two occasions (1999, 2001).
Le Golf National became France's first venue for the Ryder Cup in 2018. It also hosted the respective World Amateur Team Championships for men and women, the Eisenhower Trophy and the Espirito Santo Trophy, in both 1994 and 2022.
It is also the venue for the golf events of the 2024 Summer Olympics. The events besides the Open de France that Le Golf National has hosted, all on the Albatros Course, are as follows: