With easy access off the A8, we stopped at Barbaroux (outside of Brignoles) for a quick round on our way to St Tropez. The only thing quick about the round was how quickly it turned in to a slow slog.
The front nine of this target style hotel resort course demonstrates what happens when you try to fit a golf course on questionable terrain – short holes, extreme changes in elevation and blind tees. Holes 2 and 3 are also carts-on-path only with wide, steep fairways. Add a few slow beginners in front of us and it took an hour to play the first 3 holes. On a brighter note, the back nine leveled off quite a bit and the course is generally in good shape.
Although the course is supposedly walkable most players use a cart because of the steep climbs and longish distances between holes. It will, however, rack up those Fuel Band steps.
June 11, 2013
For links to all the posts in this series see the Other Destinations page.
Wow! the cloud in 3rd picture is in action too!