Chamonix Golf course
Our local course is open to play from approximately late April to early November. Being situated at about 1050 metres above sea level, most of the winter it is covered in snow and more likely to be frequented by cross country skiers than golfers. Get a bird's eye view the course with our aerial flyover of the course.
A relatively short par 72 at 5482 metres (off the yellows) is made deceptively diificult by the narrow fairways, small and well protected greens (a few of which are elevated) and of course the water features. 9 holes involve water crossings.
The creation of the golf course in the valley goes back to the 1930's. It was proposed by some of the hotel owners (the Savoy, the Alpes, and the Simond) to provide interest for their English guests spending the summer in Chamonix.
After a search for enough suitable land for the layout of a golf course, the " les Praz " site was finally chosen by Mr Lavaivre, Mayor of Chamonix at the time. Incidentally, it was the two half-tracks of the "Croisière Jaune ", offered by Mr André Citroen which were used to pull the tree-stumps out of the ground; in winter these vehicles were used for ski-joring... The golf course began with four holes in 1934 and the nine hole course was completed the following year and officially opened on the 20th July 1935.
The extension to 18 holes, although difficult to carry out because of land ownership problems in the valley, was decided upon by the local council in 1972. After several years when land was being acquired and surveys were being undertaken work began in1977 and the 18 hole golf course was inaugurated on 26th September 1982.
Golf de Chamonix