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PLAYING GOLF IN FRANCE

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Golf

Though it can't touch tennis, le foot, or bicycling for popularity in France, golf is beginning to catch on, and you may be able to find a course close to where you're staying. Typical greens fees range from 200-300FF, depending on the season. Here are a few of the better-known places:

On the Atlantic coast:

Arcachon phone 05-56-54-44-00 Biarritz phone 05-59-03-71-80 Cognac phone 05-45-32-18-17 Lacanau phone 05-56-26-35-50

In Ile-de-France:

Disneyland (23mi./37km east of Paris) phone 01-60-45-68-04

In Lyon-Alps region:

Aix-les-Bains av. du Golf, Aix-les-Bains Chamonix Public Course rte. de Tines, Les Praz de Chamonix Château le Monard Montboucher-sur-Labron, Montélimar

In Provence:

Golf International du Château de l'Arc Fuveau (20mi./32km from Aix-en-Provence); phone 04-42-53-28-38 Golf de Valcros la Londe-les-Maures (23mi./37km east of Toulouse); phone 04-94-66-81-02 La Grande Motte phone 04-67-56-05-00

On the Riviera:

Golf de Biot La Bastide du Roy, Cannes; phone 04-93-65-08-48 Golf Cannes-Mandelieu rte. du Golf, Cannes; phone 04-93-49-55-39 Riviera Golf Club av. des Amazones, La Napoule; phone 04-92-97-67-67

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