Golf Club du Val de Cher

The Val de Cher takes its name from the Cher river valley that defines this corner of the Allier département, a quietly rural stretch of the Bourbonnais where the landscape opens into wide, gently rolling farmland punctuated by hedgerows and woodland edges. This is the heart of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes fringe, far from the grand resort circuits, and the club has the character of a genuine local course — the kind built to serve a regional membership rather than attract destination traffic.

The setting gives the layout a natural unhurried quality. The Bourbonnais countryside is hardly dramatic, but its soft pastoral scale translates well to golf: open lies, sky above you, and a sense of space that rewards accurate positioning off the tee more than raw power.

Nassigny itself is a small commune with little beyond its rural identity, which means arriving to play here is a deliberate act. Golfers who make the trip tend to be genuinely interested in the game rather than the amenities — and that generally makes for good company on the course.