Golf du Médoc Resort (Chateaux Course) – Review and Rating

Translated by AI

The Chateaux course, opened in 1989, is longer than Vignes and is considered more of a championship course. It is more compact, square in shape and set in a more open landscape.

The Chateaux course is longer than Vignes and has more water hazards, some of which can feel tricky because they cut diagonally across the line of the holes. The shortest par 3 is 127 meters from the yellow tee and just under 100 meters from the red. A normal par 4 measures about 370 meters, and the longest par 5 is just over 500 meters. Most holes are straight, but doglegs break up the scenery. Some holes feel so hidden that you should play the course twice.

The open layout makes the course fairly exposed to the wind. The tees are normal, and so are the fairways. The greens are in very good condition, as are the bunkers, whose sand will remind many of beach vacations.

Wine bottles as 135-meter markers remind players where they are, as do the names of the holes. How about Mouton Rothschild, a nice par 4 of 346 meters from the yellow tee and 278 meters from the red?

Chateaux also became something of a celebrity course in the early 2000s, hosting tournaments with top players from around the world. It is easy to see why. The course feels fresh, well kept and fair if you play smart. There is also a real back tee (black) that measures close to seven kilometers in total!

But sometimes the routing leaves something to be desired, when it is hard to know exactly where the next tee is. Good maps at the tees are missing here too.

This page by Boje Bengtsson was originally published in Swedish on our sister site Golfjournalen.se. It has been translated by AI.