Pau Golf Club 1856

The Pau Golf Club is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. It is a private members-only club based in Pau, France. Founded by a group of Lord Hamilton, the colonels William Neilson Hutchinson and Lloyd-Anstruther, the major Pontifex, the archdeacon John Sapte and John Stewart. while the course was designed by Willie Dunn (golfer) and opened for play in 1856. The Pau Golf Club is the oldest club in continental Europe. It is also the third Golf Club built in the world outside of Great Britain, after those of Charleston (United States, 1786) Kolkata (India, 1829) and Mumbai (India, 1842). Located in the heart of the city of Pau, the Pau Golf Club, with its 18-hole flat and technical course, is considered one of the most beautiful golf courses in France.

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