Golf in the Basque Country
Golf is a popular form of entertainment. Ideally located in its area, the Pays Basque campsite allows you to choose a course from among those available in the Basque Country.
Information on golf courses in the Basque Country
Anglet has a golf course called Golf d’Anglet Chiberta. It has 18 holes par 70, or you can opt for the Golf d’Arcangues in the commune of the same name. It has 18 holes, par 72. The Makila Golf Club in Bassussarry has 18 holes par 72 and the Golf de Biarritz Le Phare in Biarritz has 18 holes par 69. One of the best-known courses in the area is the Pau Golf Club 1856 in Billere. It has 18 holes par 69.
There’s also the Golf de la Nivelle in Ciboure, with its 18-hole par 70 course. In Saint-Jean-de-Luz, golf enthusiasts or those wishing to try their hand at this activity can play at the Chantaco Golf Club, with its 18-hole par 70 course.
Further afield, the commune of Souraïde has its own club called Golf Rustique Epherra. Pelota is played in every Basque village, although the instrument used varies according to practice: bare-handed, with a racket, with the chistera, with a leather or wicker glove, or with the pala.
The best golf courses in the Basque Country
The Basque Country is a must for golf enthusiasts. It boasts one of the oldest golf courses in continental Europe. This is the Golf du Phare in Biarritz. The course was inaugurated in 1888.
Golf courses in the Basque Country were once the preferred haunts of the area’s aristocracy and upper middle classes. Today, they are as much a part of the local symbolism as pelota or rugby. The Basque Country is undoubtedly France’s golfing region par excellence. It offers exceptional sites and majestic settings for this sport of British origin. The region’s most famous architects have emphasized its naturally verdant setting, with the aim of providing golfers with extraordinary greens. The greens are either grass with the Pyrenees as a backdrop, or set on a cliff above the ocean.
The courses in the Basque Country are unique and each has its own characteristics, prestige and charm.
One of the most legendary is the Saint-Jean-de-Luz golf course, which has been in existence since the 1930s. There’s also the Chiberta golf course in Anglet, set in an extraordinary setting between pine forest and ocean. The Golf de la Nivelle in Ciboure is a century-old course offering exceptional panoramic views of the foothills of the Pyrenees and the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
The 18-hole golf course at Arcangues, set in undulating countryside at the foot of La Rhune, covers 80 hectares planted with old oak trees.
If you want to face the ocean, choose the Ilbarritz driving range, the only one of its kind in Europe. It is home to an international golf training center.
