PAU GOLF CLUB 1856

PAU GOLF CLUB 1856

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Located in Billère near Pau in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the Pau Golf Club 1856, rated 3 stars by Golf Stars, holds the unique spirit associated with being the oldest golf course in continental Europe! It was the 16th golf course built in the world at that time.

Originally created with 9 holes by British settlers in 1856 near the Gave River, the town hall of Pau requested in 1860 that Scottish architect William Dunn Sr expand it to 18 holes and install the current clubhouse. Play in the footsteps of Joe Lloyd, the English pro who won the US Open in 1897.

In 1960, it underwent a complete renovation to enhance its 18 holes spanning 5314 meters, par 69.

With the backdrop of the Pyrenees, this flat course caters to golfers of all levels. The grand clubhouse, built in Victorian style in 1880, serves as a veritable museum housing a historical heritage comprising over 150 paintings, trophies, medals, etc., listed on the Supplementary List of Historic Monuments. Enjoy a warm atmosphere in a setting that has preserved its English character, perfect for relaxation and dining!

A golfer's menu is offered for lunch. Take advantage of the proximity to Pau to explore this splendid city, including its remarkable funicular, which has been in service since 1908. It provides access to the Boulevard des Pyrénées towards the castle, the birthplace of Henri IV, King of France and Navarre, which now houses a superb collection of 17th and 18th-century tapestries—an emblematic site for tapestry art and its history.

Since 2015, the tradition of "black balling" a candidate member (literally, one vote against with a single black ball) has been abolished!

Address
1 Rue du Golf
64140 BILLERE
France
Phone
05 59 13 18 56
Email
contact@paugolfclub.com
Website
https://www.paugolfclub.com/fr/
Architect :
Willie DUNN
Opening date of the club :
1856
Number of practice stalls :
32
Number of covered practice stalls :
16

Informations

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Course

  • Open year-round
  • Space cleaning multi function
  • Rental clubs
  • Offered hand truck
  • Fast Greens in season
  • Very fast Greens in season
  • Wooded path
  • Flat course

Club-House

  • Access PMR
  • Free WiFi
  • Locker room luxury
  • Green fairy flexible rate

Practice teaching

  • Practice of high quality

Parking and Access

  • Near station
  • Near Highway

Rates week B.S / week end H.S

56 € - 70 €

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Course

Pau

18 holes - Par 69 - 5314 meters

  • Slopes
  • 124
  • 124
  • 116
  • 116

Ratings

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GENERAL RATING

  • Golf Course

  • Club House Golf

  • Bar - restaurant

  • Practice & teaching

  • Access - Parking

  • Annexes

  • Golf and the environment

Golf Course

Everything you need to know about the course

Architecture

  • Open 363 days per year or 7/7 in season
  • Open for more than 30 years
  • Centennial
  • Specific golf course (links, inland, wooded...)
  • Particular sports interest
  • Course entirely built on sandy soil
  • No trains, planes, routes, lines HT, industries, homes close...

The game

  • Starter the weekend
  • Marshall on weekend
  • Open at least 5/7 to outside players
  • Cadet
  • Signage in good condition
  • Signs of access to the next tee
  • Signs of drawing for each hole
  • Bench on each tee
  • Trash of each hole
  • sandpatching
  • Ball cleaners
  • Compressed air to clean the shoes
  • Cleaning area (shoes, trolleys, clubs,...)
  • Ranged markers every 55 y (At least 150 y minimum from the green)
  • Fountain on the course
  • Toilets on the course
  • Shelter in case of a storm
  • Smooth golf traffic weekdays
  • Smooth golf traffic on weekend
  • Equipment rental
  • Trolleys freely available
  • Electric trolleys for rent
  • Golf carts or assimilated for rent

Course maintenance

  • 1 gardener all 10 HA
  • Boggeys change all the 2 days minimum
  • Greens sheared by a Simplex
  • The frequency in season from the mowing of greens is once a day
  • Rolls of greens higher than 2.50 m
  • Rolls of greens higher than 3m
  • Greens are rolled at least twice a week
  • Shearing of the area departs is at least 3 times a week
  • Departs brands moving 3 times a week
  • Fairways mowed 2 times a week
  • Roughs clippings twice a month
  • Raking of bunkers twice a week

Club House Golf

Equipment and welcome at the club house

Club House Golf

  • Open 363 days or 7/7 in season
  • Accessible to visitors with disabilities
  • Lift
  • Clubhouse before the 20th century
  • Clubhouse between 200 and 500 M2
  • Clubhouse is between 501 and 800 M2
  • Club house superior to 800 M2
  • Club house is air-conditioned
  • Free wifi
  • Magazines available
  • Lounge
  • Traps visitors
  • Showers (minimum of 4)
  • Toilets in the locker room
  • Changing rooms - toilets cleaned 2 times a day
  • Locker rooms with bath sheets
  • The locker rooms with hair dryer
  • Locker rooms with body products

Home Golf

  • Website including English
  • Reception open 11 hours a day in high season
  • Reception staff recognizable
  • English spoken
  • Trilingual reception
  • Bilingual brochures
  • Local tourism offered
  • Regional products
  • Booking tee time online
  • Adjusted greenfee rate (season, time, network, chain)
  • Book's course offered
  • Rules of dress and Etiquette displayed
  • Caddie Master
  • Caddie Master services

Pro shop

  • Textile brands
  • Brands of clubs
  • Clubs for the current year test
  • Brands of shoes
  • Brands of manual trolleys and / or electric
  • Change of grip

Bar - restaurant

The 19th Hole

  • Independent access restaurant, hotel
  • Bar open 12 H a day in high season
  • Liquor license
  • Open for lunch
  • Open for evening
  • Menu golfer
  • Formula Green fee and meals
  • Tables coated
  • Gourmet menu in season
  • Dishes in fresh processed on-site products
  • Regional specialities
  • Gastronomic Award
  • Continuous service (snack, vending machine)
  • Bar and restaurant on the terrace
  • Weekend Bar Cart
  • Distributor soft drinks

Practice & teaching

Your warm-ups and practice training

  • Driving range near parking
  • Minimum depth is 200 m
  • Precision targets
  • Targets of distances
  • Individual dedicated space securised
  • Separators, Poles, display rules
  • 40 posts minimum
  • Available balls in the morning
  • Practice balls 2 pieces
  • Practice balls is renewed and not partially
  • 2 teachers at disposal
  • Golf Academy
  • Leaderboard competitions
  • Practice bunker
  • Pitching green
  • Compact golf course available
  • Putting green

Access - Parking

Your access information and parking features

Access

  • Golf website with information: access, map, GPS, rates, state of the course
  • Correct road access to golf
  • Airport is less than 30 minutes
  • Train station within 30 minutes
  • Motorway within 30 minutes

Parking

  • Video surveillance
  • Good condition
  • Parking spaces for visitors with reduced mobility
  • Pedestrian and car access under control
  • Car wash Service on the weekend.
  • Car parking has a night light

Annexes

All facilities after golf

  • Outdoor pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Tennis court
  • Pool table
  • Sauna
  • Hammam
  • Spa
  • Fitness room
  • Junior club for less than a week end
  • Monitor BAFA
  • Hotel on the golf course
  • Guesthouse on the golf course
  • Packages with hotel, restaurant, golf...
  • Agreements with hotels, restaurants
  • Major cultural, natural, historic site closer
  • Recreation area closer
  • Gastronomic restaurant closer

Golf and the environment

The whole ecological dimension of golf: policy and sustainable development actions

Field

  • Sustainable development or Certification in progress
  • Conversion program of flora in progress
  • Inventory of fauna and flora
  • Pedagogical course (informative signs,...)
  • Watering management optimisation
  • Recycled water (wastewater treatment)
  • You never use water from the public network
  • Departs, fairways and greens drained
  • Greenkeeping fleet less than 5 years
  • 1 hybrid machine
  • > 2 hybrid machines
  • Ashtray of course offered

Buildings and equipment

  • Saving water for all sanitary facilities
  • Ecological heating
  • Photovoltaic system minimum
  • Light bulbs low consumption
  • Detectors of light
  • Household waste recycling
  • Electric vehicle charging station

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Golfs and After-Golf

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Weather

Tuesday - 16/09/2025

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  • Morning : 16.84 °C
  • Afternoon : 21.84 °C
  • Evening : 19.71 °C
  • Wind : 1.95 km/h
  • Moisture : 71 %
  • Cloud density : 97 %

Wednesday - 17/09/2025

broken clouds

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  • Morning : 17.24 °C
  • Afternoon : 29.87 °C
  • Evening : 18.58 °C
  • Wind : 2.71 km/h
  • Moisture : 26 %
  • Cloud density : 66 %

Thursday - 18/09/2025

sky is clear

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  • Morning : 16.02 °C
  • Afternoon : 32.7 °C
  • Evening : 22.67 °C
  • Wind : 3.95 km/h
  • Moisture : 23 %
  • Cloud density : 0 %

Friday - 19/09/2025

few clouds

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  • Morning : 20.46 °C
  • Afternoon : 31.94 °C
  • Evening : 22.73 °C
  • Wind : 3.3 km/h
  • Moisture : 29 %
  • Cloud density : 19 %

Saturday - 20/09/2025

light rain

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  • Morning : 18.18 °C
  • Afternoon : 33.14 °C
  • Evening : 18.69 °C
  • Wind : 3.91 km/h
  • Moisture : 31 %
  • Cloud density : 56 %

Sunday - 21/09/2025

heavy intensity rain

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  • Morning : 16.36 °C
  • Afternoon : 14.98 °C
  • Evening : 13.1 °C
  • Wind : 4.99 km/h
  • Moisture : 98 %
  • Cloud density : 93 %

  • Tuesday

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    16.84 ℃
    21.84 ℃

  • Wednesday

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    17.24 ℃
    29.87 ℃

  • Thursday

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    16.02 ℃
    32.7 ℃

  • Friday

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    20.46 ℃
    31.94 ℃

  • Saturday

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    18.18 ℃
    33.14 ℃

  • Sunday

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    16.36 ℃
    14.98 ℃

Competitions

  • : Index du 16/09
    Format : Simple, Stableford
  • : Championnat Petits Espoirs
    Format : Simple, Stroke play
  • : Championnat deuxième série
    Format : Simple, Stableford
  • : Championnat du club
    Format : Simple, Stroke play
  • : Championnat du club séniors
    Format : Simple, Stroke play
  • : Championnat Espoirs
    Format : Simple, Stroke play

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