In just a few days all golf enthusiasts’ eyes will be on the Ryder Cup and France.
This is a unique opportunity for France to expose the diversity of the French golf heritage, and send a strong signal on the too often unknown quality of its courses.
Christian Mantei, General Manager Atout France explains: “All the promotional activities that we have been doing in the recent years to encourage international tourists to choose France to practice golf are based on the hosting of the 2018 Ryder Cup. Finally, we obviously rely on the emblematic assets of France (art de vivre, culture and wellness) that, allied to golf, offer an incomparable experience. France has everything to become a great golf destination.”
- France counted 335 000 golf tourists in 2017 with 83% off French players.
- Between 2012 and 2017 **83 millions **of euros has been invested into French golf courses and resorts
- Ten new structures bloomed every year on average on that period
- In 2017 the golf industry occupied **15 530 jobs **
With more than 700 golf courses in the country, more than 20 of them qualified among the 1 000 most beautiful golfs in the world (some of them have already build international reputation like Morfontaine, Les Bordes, Chantilly and Fontainebleau), you can always find a golf course during your holiday within one hour drive from any location.