St-Nom-La-Breteche Golf Course, France

France golf course St-Nom-La-Breteche, Versailles, Paris.

St-Nom-la-Breteche course was designed by Fred Hawtree and is one of the most popular in France. It is situated just outside Versailles near Paris and has hosted the Lancome Trophy for many years. It was the scene of the World Cup in 1963 when it was won for the USA by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, a pretty powerful combination. It has also held the French Open on a number of occasions.

When he was a young player Bobby Jones was a great talker on the course. Playing with Harry Vardon in the US Open of 1920, Jones played a bad pitch shot which ran through the green.

       "Did you ever see a worse shot than that, Harry?" he asked.

       "No," replied Vardon.

The" round was finished in silence.