The Albatros course at Le Golf National[ləɡɔlfnɑsjɔnal] is an 18-hole golf course in
France, near
Paris. Designed by architects Hubert Chesneau and Robert Von Hagge, in collaboration with Pierre Thevenin, it is located in
Guyancourt, southwest of central Paris.
Facilities
Construction began 37 years ago 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.[1] 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.
Tournaments
Le Golf National hosts the
Open de France on the
European Tour, the oldest national open in
continentalEurope. First played at Le Golf National in
1991, it has been held there every year since, except on two occasions (
1999,
2001).