Morfontaine Golf Club, Private golf course in Mortefontaine, France.
Morfontaine Golf Club is a private course in Mortefontaine, Oise, 45 km from Paris, covering 155 hectares. Tom Simpson designed the 9-hole Vallière and the 18-hole Grand Parcours, inaugurated on 9 October by Simone Thion de la Chaume. The course uses natural obstacles of great variety, with fairways bordered by tall trees and a green surrounded by grey rocks.
The club was founded in 1913 when Armand de Gramont, 12th Duke of Guiche, converted an old polo ground into a golf course for his social circle. Tom Simpson's design approach demonstrated that challenging courses could be built with minimal earth movement.
Admission is selective: candidates need two sponsors, a submitted file and committee approval, and the club counts about 450 members. The Aga Khan and Kings Leopold III of Belgium and Alfonso XIII of Spain came to play here. The name comes from the Mortefontaine estate in the Oise, 45 km from Paris.
This is a private club that generally welcomes only members and their invited guests, so visiting requires prior arrangement. Contacting a member or reaching out in advance is necessary to experience the course.
The 18-hole Grand Parcours was inaugurated on 9 October by Simone Thion de la Chaume, on a 155-hectare site. The course was noted for natural hazards of great variety. The club has 450 members and admission requires two sponsors, a file and committee approval.
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