The Albatros course at Le Golf National is an 18-hole golf course in

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, near

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. Designed by architects Hubert Chesneau and Robert Von Hagge, in collaboration with Pierre Thevenin, it is located in

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, southwest of central Paris.

Facilities

Construction began in July 1987, and it debuted over three years later, on 5 October 1990, opened by

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, Minister of Youth and Sports. Le Golf National has a capacity for 80,000 spectators. The Albatros (

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) is the main championship course, par 72 at . The other courses are the Aigle (

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), par 71 and , and the short nine-hole Oiselet (

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) course is par 32.

Tournaments

Le Golf National hosts the

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on the

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, the oldest national open in

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. First played at Le Golf National in

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, it has been held there every year since, except on two occasions (

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, 2001). Le Golf National hosted the Ryder Cup in

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. The facility is scheduled to host the golfing competition during the Olympics in

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References

External links

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2018 Ryder Cup
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