Golf de Morfontaine golf course in Oise, France, France - Heathland course designed by Tom Simpson, established 1927
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Golf de Morfontaine

Oise, France Est. 1927 Tom Simpson
Invite Only
Exclusivity
1927
Established
Heathland
Course Type
Tom Simpson
Designer
About the Course

Golf de Morfontaine

Morfontaine is one of the most exclusive and revered golf clubs in the world, a hidden masterpiece designed by Tom Simpson and opened in 1927. Located in the forest of Chantilly north of Paris, this spectacular course combines strategic design with natural beauty, featuring tree-lined fairways, heather-covered terrain, and some of the finest green complexes in European golf. The club maintains a deliberately low profile with extremely limited access, making it one of the most difficult courses to play in the world.

What makes Morfontaine truly special is Simpson's brilliant routing through the natural landscape, creating holes that feel completely organic and unforced. The course features dramatic elevation changes, strategic bunkering, and green complexes that demand precision and creativity. The sandy subsoil ensures excellent drainage and firm, fast conditions, while the heather, gorse, and pine trees frame each hole beautifully. The course has remained largely unchanged since Simpson's design, preserving the strategic challenges and natural character that make it so special.

Morfontaine represents golf in its purest form, with no professional tournaments, no scoreboards, and a philosophy that golf should be about the game itself rather than external trappings. The modest clubhouse and understated atmosphere reflect a commitment to tradition and excellence. For the rare visitor who receives an invitation, Morfontaine delivers one of the finest golf experiences in the world, combining strategic challenge, natural beauty, and the opportunity to walk fairways designed by one of golf's greatest architects.

18Holes
70Par
6,234Yards
Golf de Morfontaine golf course view showcasing Heathland design by Tom Simpson
Est.1927
Signature Holes

Notable Holes

A selection of the most memorable and challenging holes on the course

4

Bouleau

412 yardsPar 4

A strategic par 4 that doglegs right through silver birch and pine trees, requiring precise positioning off the tee to open up the approach. The second shot must navigate bunkers to reach one of Simpson's finest green complexes, with subtle contours that reward accurate iron play and punish anything offline with a difficult up-and-down.

7

Bruyère

178 yardsPar 3

A stunning short hole that plays across heather to a green surrounded by bunkers and natural hazards. The hole epitomises Morfontaine's natural beauty and strategic challenge, with the wind through the trees making club selection critical and the green's contours demanding precision to set up any realistic birdie chance.

11

Forêt

438 yardsPar 4

A demanding par 4 that plays through a corridor of mature trees, with heather and bunkers threatening wayward shots on both sides. The approach must be precisely judged to reach an elevated green with dramatic contours, making two-putting a genuine challenge even from the middle of the putting surface.

13

Vallière

528 yardsPar 5

A strategic three-shot par 5 that doglegs left through the forest, offering risk-reward opportunities for longer hitters willing to take on the trees. The second shot decision is critical, and the approach must navigate Simpson's strategic bunkering to reach a well-protected green with subtle breaks that can easily produce three putts.

16

Genêt

192 yardsPar 3

A challenging long par 3 that plays to a green set among heather and bunkers, with the wind often swirling unpredictably through the surrounding trees. Finding the correct tier of the green is essential for a realistic birdie opportunity on this demanding one-shot hole that has humbled many accomplished golfers.

18

Retour

428 yardsPar 4

A magnificent finishing hole that plays back through pine trees toward the modest and understated clubhouse. The drive must avoid bunkers on both sides of the narrowing fairway, and the approach to a well-protected green provides a fitting conclusion to one of the world's finest and most exclusive golf courses.

Gallery

Course Views

Golf de Morfontaine golf course view 1 showing Heathland features and landscape
Golf de Morfontaine golf course view 2 showing Heathland features and landscape
Golf de Morfontaine golf course view 3 showing Heathland features and landscape
Golf de Morfontaine golf course view 4 showing Heathland features and landscape
Golf de Morfontaine golf course view 5 showing Heathland features and landscape