Golf de Saint-Cloud is a 36-hole golf complex located in the parishes of Garches, Rueil-Malmaison and Vaucresson, 12 km west of central Paris, France.
History Opened in 1913 and designed by well renowned English golf course designer Harry Shapland Colt, the Vert or Green course is a championship course commissioned by Saint-Cloud's then owner, an American lawyer named Henry Cachard. The Estate was previously owned by Empress Joséphine, Napoleon's wife.Le guide des clubs, cercles et réseaux d'influence, Laurent Renard, Pearson, 2012,
In January 1871, the bloody Battle of Buzenval, which the Prussians won, was fought on the 15th fairway. During the battle, the painter Henri Regnault, aged 27, was killed, and a bust erected in his honor still sits on hole 14. Hole 8 in particular offers a view of the Eiffel Tower.
The Jaune or Yellow course, par-67, was added in 1930 and designed by Colt and his associate John S.F. Morrison.
From April 1983, President François Mitterrand played nine holes with Jacques Attali at Saint-Cloud most Monday mornings.C'était François Mitterrand, Jacques Attali, Fayard, 2005,
Tournaments Saint-Cloud has been home to the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship since 1927. It hosted the Open de France, the oldest national open in continental Europe, 13 times between 1926 and 1987.
Professional YearTourTournamentWinner(s) 1926 16th Open de France Aubrey Boomer 1932 22nd Open de France Arthur Lacey 1946 30th Open de France Henry Cotton 1948 32nd Open de France Firmin Cavalo Jr. 1951 35th Open de France Hassan Hassanein 1954 38th Open de France Flory Van Donck 1957 41st Open de France Flory Van Donck 1960 44th Open de France Roberto De Vicenzo 1963 47th Open de France Bruce Devlin 1968 52nd Open de France Peter Butler 1980 EUR 64th Open de France Greg Norman 1984 EUR 68th Open de France Bernhard Langer 1985 LET Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup Jan Stephenson 1987 EUR 71st Open de France José Rivero 1994 EUR Tournoi Perrier de Paris Peter Baker & David J. Russell 1995 EUR Tournoi Perrier de Paris Seve Ballesteros & José María Olazábal 2021 EST Legends Open de France Thomas Levet
Amateur French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship – 1927– Vagliano Trophy – 19361947 St Andrews Trophy – 1958 European Ladies' Team Championship – 1975
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