Chic Retreat

Cannes may be renowned for attracting film stars to the French Riviera, but it also plays host to a number of top-quality golf courses. Mark Alexander finds out what Europe’s film capital has to offer both off and on the course

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Written by Mark Alexander

Fun and Fear at Fenghuangshan
Background Fenguangshan, also known as Phoenix Hill, opened its full 18 holes in January 2008. Developed in harness with the local government by a mainland owner, the club is not really a ‘...
The Heart of China
Think of Pebble Beach and one immediately conjures up images of Pacific rollers crashing onto the rocky cliffs of the Monterey Peninsula. Take a trip over to Gleneagles and memories of the wild and...
Sensational Sawgrass
Augusta National aside, the Stadium Course at the TPC Sawgrass is arguably the most recognizable course in the United States—if not the world. As host of THE PLAYERS Championship, images of the...
Water Torture
I think Nine Eagles’ greatest strength lies in the variety of its par threes. The two par fours are fun to play, but for me, the one-shotters really make the course. More often than not, you...
Golf in the Kingdom
BACKGROUND By the region’s standards, Navatanee, a Robert Trent Jones, Jr design some thirty minutes from the centre of Bangkok, is a pensioner. Opened for play in 1973, the course was purpose...
Northern Delight
My favourite hole at Kau Sai Chau? Can I have my favourite fifty-four? We’re very lucky to have such a broad spectrum of holes to choose from—many of which I consider to be truly great....
Desert Miracle
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Birdies in Beirut
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The Full Monty
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Shandong, Not Scotland.
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