The Ryder Cup and French Cultural Experience of a Lifetime

The forty-second Ryder Cup is less than six months away, and this year comes to you from beautiful Paris, France.  This year’s legendary match play event features Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods on the American team heading into Paris in search of The United States’ first win in Europe since 1993.  International bragging rights are at stake in this once every other year event where the world’s best golfers compete for personal and national pride.  With Paris and the beautiful French countryside as the back for The 2018 Ryder Cup, every golf enthusiast would want to attend this once in a lifetime golf and cultural event.

Elite Golf Experiences, an authorized package provider for the 2018 Ryder Cup proudly offers an exclusive Ryder Cup experience from the event itself to a selection of extension tours through the majestic French coast and countryside.  While a five-night stay in Paris to immerse yourself in the Ryder Cup and Parisian experience is epic in itself, why deprive yourself from the complete piece of art that is France?  From a royal experience touring castles in Augerville to sipping your way through French wine country in Bordeaux and everything in between, this beautiful country has something for everyone.

le_golfnat-15-back-high-1024x684Bordeaux is the famed hub of the French wine country.  World famous for both red and white wines, Bordeaux is home to over a quarter million acres of vineyards and supporting industries.  World-renowned restaurants and wineries such as La Cité du Vin, Château Emilion, the Saint Emilion winery among others offer exquisite tours and tastings.  Bordeaux has consistently been ranked as the top wine touring destination in the world, but what about golf?  The region is filled with fertile lands not only for growing grapes but to provide the best in golf.  Upscale resorts such as Golf du Medoc presents the Chateaux Golf Course and the Les Vignes Golf Course.  Other destination golf courses include the Saint Emilion Golf Course and the Chateaux de Vigiers Golf Course.  When the 19th hole is literally one of the most beautiful wine countries in the world, which golf and wine lover wouldn’t want to tour Bordeaux?

France has no shortage of history in royalty.  Situated in the commune of Augerville-la-Riviere, Loiret, France the Château d’Augerville is a national heritage site in France.  The nearly thousand-year-old site has hosted kings such as Charles IX and dignitaries like Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand while surviving wars, revolutions, and natural decay.  The millennia-old estate has been turned into the current world-famous luxury hotel and a golf course designed by Olivier Dongradi in which the affluent golf tourist has made a signature stop.  Chateau d’Augerville offers luxury accommodations, high-end dining, and four signature golf courses in the area for a bucket list experience in history like none other.

Historically rich adventures can be continued to be found in Brittany and Normandy.  Touring the beaches of Normandy will give you a sense of perspective as you can appreciate the bravery and sacrifice the allied soldiers made on D-Day.  One of France’s most recognizable landmarks is the island commune in Normandy known as Le Mont Saint Michel.  A glorious structure located in the mouth of the Couesnon River it has been named a world heritage site for it’s over thousand-year history as a monastery, armory, military stronghold, jail, and feudal commune.  Four and five star hotels can be found all along the Brittany and Normandy coast such as Grand Hotel de Dinard, Deauville Normandy Hotel, and Chateau Montvillargenne where you can naturally find some of the most majestic golf courses in the world like Deauville Golf Course, Etrat Golf Course, Dinard Golf Course, and Pleneuf Golf Course.

L’Art de Vivre translates to “the art of living” in French, and there is no other life in France experience like spending some time Champagne.  That sweet sparkling white wine we have all come to love comes from its namesake, Champagne France.  The “other” French wine country found in the northeast of France is also well known for its Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier to accompany it’s Champagne.  Wine tours and tastings can be found all over Champagne including in the legendary Taittinger Champagne House.  A five-star hotel stay awaits at Hotel Les Crayeres to recharge after wine tastings and golf at Champagne’s top three courses, Reims Golf Course, Champagne Golf Course, and Crecy Golf Course.

But the L’Art de Vivre continues into Provence, the perfume capital of the world.  La Bastide Saint Antoine offers a five-star luxury stay as you play bucket list quality golf courses such as Golf de Saint Donat, Riviera Golf de Barbossi, and Terre Blanche Golf Course.  Grasse, a commune on the French Riviera is known as the perfume capital of the world.  Enjoy a perfumer’s apprentice workshop in Grasse as part of a full day excursion through Old Provencal villages and castles.  Cannes, known for its art and culture can be toured as part of a luxurious tour through Provence.

Or maybe you’d like to keep The Ryder Cup party going and stay in Paris for an opportunity of a lifetime and play Albatros Golf Course, Le Golf National the home of the 2018 Ryder Cup.  Stay in the most luxurious of all five-star luxury hotels, the Hotel du Louvre as you tour the Paris Wine Museum, shop in all of the high-end Parisian boutiques, and dine in the best French restaurants on the planet.  The golfing doesn’t end when you can still play Golf de Joyenval and Les Bordes Golf Courses as you recover from your Ryder Cup and wine tasting hangover.

Elite Golf Experiences has created a Ryder Cup experience of a lifetime.  With extension tours through Brittany and Normandy, Champagne, Augerville, Provence, Bordeaux and Paris itself there is an experience for even the most distinguished of travelers to cross off of their bucket lists.  The Elite Ryder Cup Experience extends far beyond the Ryder Cup itself with exclusive extension tours throughout France to create memories for a lifetime!

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