A hole-by-hole guide to Le Golf National
Who better to take us through a hole-by-hole guide to Le Golf National than European Tour player Matthieu Pavon, who grew up playing the course, and the Paris club’s academy coach Jean-Pierre Marzelle?
Hole 13
L’ile aux Chenes (The Island of Oak Trees), Par 4, 379 yards
Pavon: A tricky little tee shot because it is a dogleg right and the fairway is fairly firm so everything that hits the fairway can run into the rough in front.
Hole 14
Les Collines de Colin (The Hills of Colin), Par 5, 544 yards
Pavon: It’s pretty wide open from the tee but if you miss the fairway it will be difficult to get there in two.
Hole 15
Le Juge (The Judge), Par 4, 373 yards
Pavon: You just need an iron from the tee, but the green is really firm and narrow. We found out during the Open de France between the third and fourth rounds [if the pin is] on the back right, just hit the middle of the green. Many guys try and hit this flag and they’re out of the hole with a double bogey.
Marzelle: When the wind is blowing it is hard because it is an island green and when the pin location is just at the front it is very narrow to stick to the flag.
