Golf du Genêt

Rural Dordogne sets the stage here — walnut orchards, limestone outcrops, and the gentle roll of Périgord Vert, the green northern quarter of the department that sees more rain and richer vegetation than the sun-baked south. Golf du Genêt sits in this quietly pastoral corner, taking its name from the genêt, the bright yellow-flowering broom shrub that punctuates the French countryside and likely frames more than a few wayward approaches on this layout.

Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bussière is a small commune near Nontron, a market town that serves as the quiet capital of Périgord Vert. This is not destination golf country in the way that Bordeaux's vineyards or the Basque Coast are — it's local, unhurried, and rooted in the rhythms of agricultural France. A course like this one typically serves its community well: a place where members play year-round in mild Atlantic-influenced conditions, greens fees stay accessible, and the surrounding landscape does most of the visual heavy lifting.

Expect terrain shaped by the natural contours of the bocage — hedgerows, wooded edges, and the kind of modest elevation changes that reward course management over raw power. Périgord Vert golf rarely demands perfection; it rewards patience and an eye for the land.