FACILITIES

Open at Saint-Germain, so swash and buckle may also prevail. Colt also made a nine-hole petit parcours in similar style, and serious members use it for sharpening le petit jeu. A disused railway line bisects the course, with grids and electric gates to keep the boar at bay.

Route de Poissy, Saint- Germain-en-Laye; tel +33 139 103 030; golfsaintgermain.org.

100 ($114) Mon-Wed, € 110 ($125) Fri; no visitors on the weekends. Golf scooter € 25 ($28); cart € 5 ($6).

35 ($40). 8:40 AM – 5:00 PM; closed Mondays.

Men 24, women 28. Grand Parcours 6,704 yards par 72; Petit Parcours 3,035 yards par 33; putting green, practice ground.

Many noble Baudouins and Bertrands have their lockers in the old changing room, a period piece from the original club. In the clubhouse, the card tables are set for duplicate bridge, and a good lunch is served.