Sainte-Agathe

Sainte-Agathe generally offers basic golf at a low price, but the 2nd hole provides some genuine interest

The par four 7th features a blind drive before this sweeping right-hand turn and a wild green that follows the natural fall of the land

The perplexing artwork that stands outside the clubhouse

Course name: Sainte-Agathe
Location: Neris Les Bains, Auvergne, France
Four Word Course Review: Very basic, tremendously hilly

Golf de Sainte-Agathe is about as unremarkable as golf courses get, but it will always provide me with special memories because it's where I spent my final morning as a single man, playing a quick round with a group of mates before my wedding.

It's located just outside the beautiful Auvergne town of Neris Les Bains, beginning on flat ground before moving on the back nine to the sleep slopes this area of France, known as "des Volcans", is renowned for.

The par four 2nd, with a diagonal creek guarding the green, the clever false front on the elevated 6th green and the sweeping 7th hole provided highlights, but the course is otherwise very basic and towards the end the legs get a serious workout going up, down and across the steep hills.

Strangely, outside the clubhouse stood on a easel a metal 3D cast that seemed at first glance to depict a mob bashing a mother holding an infant child as she cowered on the ground. Upon closer inspection, a couple of my mates thought perhaps it was the storming of the Bastille? In any case, a unique sight to prepare you for a leisurely round of golf.