golf country club de cannes-mougins - 15 POINTS
Undulating greens are a feature of Golf Country Club de Cannes-Mougins. Image from http://www.golfcannesmougins.com
Cannes-Mougins is one of the Grande Dames of the Cote d'Azure golf scene. It was built in the 1920s and had a makeover from none other than Peter Alliss and Dave Thomas in the 1970s. The course acquired a European reputation in the 1980s and 1990s when it hosted the Cannes Open, a stalwart for many years on the European Tour.
The whole place has the feeling of an 'establishment' golf course - the clubhouse wouldn't be out of place in the English home counties. The practice green is pleasant although there's not much of a range. This isn't resort golf by any means. We have always received a warm welcome and, on the day the club secretary came hurrying over to the first tee to tell one of our group to tuck his shirt in, he did it in a very polite manner!
This is a perfectly pleasant golf course. It has probably been overtaken in recent years by technology and wouldn't be long enough these days to host a professional event - it's 6,900 from the back tees and the members' tees are just under 6,500. It is classic parkland golf and, while it looks fairly tight in the trees, it's fairly generous off the tees. Many of the holes are doglegs and the fairways often slope, just like the slick and undulating greens.
Since I last played here they have apparently done some work on the bunkers, you can read more here. I suspect that Cannes-Mougins will never again host a really top event. There are better in the region and this feels like a course that belongs to a different age. Having said that, it's a course I would quite happily play again when in the area and is a strong 15.
BOOKING THE COURSE
Trees abound at Golf Club de Cannes-Mougins but the fairways are fairly generous
Cannes-Mougins is nowadays (2023) a members only course which is relatively difficult to play, you appear to be able to book through golfbreaks.com although it is relatively pricy.
TOUR TIPS
If you are playing golf on the Riviera then Cannes is a good place to stay and the course is only 15 minutes from downtown Cannes. You could easily do 36 in a day, with a round here and a round at Royal Mougins or Cannes Mandelieu - both within a 20 minute drive. Don't be tempted to stay in the Mougins area though - this is millionaire row with high-fenced housing and nothing to walk to apart from the next huge mansion. You will definitely need the satnav to find the course as everything is a bit of a maze.
CONTACT DETAILS
Golf Country Club de Cannes-Mougins,
175 Avenue du Golf,
06250 Mougins,
France
Telephone: +33 4 93 75 79 13
Email: contact@golfcannesmougins.com
Web: www.golfcannesmougins.com
