Golf
Swinging to the top
In the Hautes-Alpes, golf takes on a dimension that goes beyond sport. It’s a face-to-face encounter with the mountains, a breath of fresh air, a slap of beauty that grabs you at first sight. To play in the Hautes-Alpes is to accept that you are both a sportsman and a contemplative golfer, and to feel that every drive, every putt, every step on the fairway tells a story other than the score: a story of pure sky, eternal mountains and freedom.
Golf
de Gap-Bayard
À Gap-Bayardthe course rolls out its green carpet at an altitude of 1,250 metres. Eighteen holes cut into the light, with the Écrins as a backdrop. In the morning, dew clings to shoes and the silence is almost religious. It’s a concentrated game, but above all it’s a vertigo: the sensation of hitting the ball with the air lighter, of the game breathing better here than anywhere else.
Golf
de Montgenèvre
Higher up, at Montgenèvre, it’s a different story: a Franco-Italian course, opening onto infinity at 1,850 m altitude. The fairways cling to the mountain pastures and the greens are close to the peaks. We tap, we lift our heads, and suddenly the ball almost merges with the peaks. Emotion isn’t measured in hits, but in moments. Montgenèvreis a golf course that defies altitudes, a game transformed into an adventure, a sport into a journey.
on high-altitude greens
