Vignes

Rod Whitman, who helped Bill Coore build Châteaux in 1987, designed Vignes two years later with shorter holes, tighter fairways, and more severe greens than its counterpart. Since Whitman prefers links-like conditions and features, Vignes consequently offers a distinctly French experience wrapped with Scottish flavour—many holes are framed with heather, gorse and junay bushes, which meander through moors and are framed with towering maritime pines. Whitman believes strongly in giving the golfer options, and strategically placed obstacles throughout the course force the golfer to make decisions, often enticing them into taking the riskier route. The course’s diversity of playing situations provokes strategy and thought, and also makes it playable for low handicappers as beginners alike.