Golf Course Profile
18-Hole (Semi-private)
Spérone, Golf Club de
Domaine de Spérone
Bonifacio, Corse F-20169
France
Phone: +33-(0)4-95 73 17 13
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About the Club
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Year built:
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1991
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Designer:
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Robert Trent Jones Sr.
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Club type:
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Semi-private
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Open all year
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Guest Policy:
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Open Handicap Certificate required.
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No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required
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About the course
With only a few courses dotted around the island, Corsica is not known as a true golf destination yet. Even so, it is worth a trip just to play Spérone located near the craggy white cliffs of the old town of Bonifacio in the south. With over 500 golf course designs in his portofolio, Robert Trent Jones is one of the most active architects in the world, and probably the most famous. Not only has he entered the history of golf for the beauty of his work, but also because he was the first golf architecture star. Until now, his most fantastic creations were Spyglass in California, Dar-es-Salam in Morocco, Sotogrande in Spain. Without a doubt, the Spérone course will be among Robert Trent Jones' most spectacular masterpieces and he created one of the most magnificent golf layouts anywhere - an irresistible blend of the demanding and the dramatic. Spérone can be considered as one of the most beautiful eighteen-hole courses in the world, one which hugs the wild hillside before turning back to the sea. It will be difficult there to keep an eye on the ball: before you will stretch to infinity the myriad tones of the Mediterranean, the clear blueness and the waves which caress small white-sand beaches tucked away in coves, varying in colour from turquoise to navy blue. The Domaine de Spérone's size provided an opportunity to "see big". Thus the eighteen holes were cut over 73 hectares/180 acres separating each fairway so that the players might commune with nature without being disturbed by other golfers on the course. Although not extremely long, it requires great precision, especially since the wind may test a player's skill and wisdom, although the climate at Spérone is particularly fine. Every sort of combination is possible due to the number of starting tees, which also means that the length of each hole and the playing angles may be varied. Golfing pleasure is guaranteed for all, from the best professional to the beginner. The most striking example is the 16th hole, a par 5 where the most audacious will have to go over the deep mediterranean creek twice to reach the green in two shots. An author's hole which is sure to make headlines in specialized magazines. The geographic situation composes two parts: nine links holes and nine inland holes. The main features of this course are its quick greens, sometimes difficult because of their small surfaces (500 square metres/598 square yards in average), very well defended by 98 bunkers and 8 grass bunkers as well as numerous water obstacles (7 holes near the sea bord), a pond, two artificial water obstacles and the omnipresence of the brush. Some climatic conditions, mainly the wind, increase the difficulty of the course. But the player has several options: he can choose between a large number of tees (6 to 8 in average) for each hole. The golf course is very technical, its style is very different from many European golf courses. Automatic watering on the whole course provides excellent maintenance. If the mysteries of golf are not quite your passion, pleasure will still be yours as you sit and contemplate the mountains on one side, the sea on the other . . . . Other attractions: Corsica, France's largest island, and the fourth largest in the Mediterranean, Corsica lies southeast of the Côte d'Azur some 160 kilometres from Nice. In some respects, being in Corsica is like being in a remote, innocent world. It has a natural environment that has managed to hold out against over-zealous progress. The pastoral serenity of yesterday still survives. The Greeks, specialists as far as island beauty is concerend, called Corsica, "Most beautiful among the beautiful". Thus, the enduring harmonious marriage of the sky, the mountains and the sea reigned all important in the conception of the Domaine de Spérone : above all to preserve an area whose incredible beauty and grandeur takes your breath way.
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