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GOLF CLUB CHAMONIX. LUSH!

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  Type of course VERY EXPENSIVE   Slope 18 holes Par 72 Course distance Noir 6077m Blanc 5802m Jaune 5441m Bleu 5005m Rouge 4720m Holes 18 5   x Par 3 8   x Par 4   5 x Par 5   Played 06/09/23       Claim to Fame:   even more expensive than the last one in France!   Lush is the adjective that best describes Golf Club Chamonix. Set in the valley, flanked by the Aguille Rouge on one side and the Mont Blanc massif on the other. Arrival time is a 15 minute journey from my camp site in Les Ballons. The following day I was due to travel into Italy via the Mont Blanc tunnel, thankfully a 3 month closure for repairs had been put back due to a land slide closing the Frejus tunnel, or I would h...

GOLFING WITH THE NOT SO RICH AND FAMOUS: HOTEL GOLF CHATEAU DE CHAILLY

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  HOTEL GOLF CHATEAU DE CHAILLY Type of course EXPENSIVE Slope 139 18 holes Par 73   Course distance Blanc   6160m Jaune 5880m Bleu 5219m Rouge   4888m   Holes   4 x Par 3 9 x Par 4 5 x Par 5   Played 28/08/23       Claim to Fame:   Set in the Bourgogne region of France, minutes off the A6 is the  Exclusive Golf Du Chailly, a four star hotel, spa and golf resort set in the grounds of an ancient 12 th century chateaux. A Chateaux bought in 1987 by a wealthy Japanese Joanes Yasuhiko Sata,  who turned it in to what it is today. Ten minutes from my camp site at Pouilly Auxios and with a half set stowed away in the well of the car, I was up for a game. The weather was varied, overcast with a s...