Golf day at the Evian Resort

Silver ripples on Lake Geneva, tight turf under your spikes, and the faint rattle of flagsticks at 18: Evian Resort Golf Club hums with a layout first routed in 1904 and reworked by Cabell B. Robinson. You play at 480 meters above sea level, staring straight at the Chablais Alps, on the very course that hosts the Amundi Evian Championship each summer. From the clubhouse, the view runs to Lausanne barely 13 km across the water. Hit the range, grab coffee at La Terrasse, then head out for 18 on greens known for pace and tournament grooming.

All day, your driver is on call: hotel pick-up in Evian or Lausanne, a smooth run via the D1005 in 20–35 minutes depending on the shore, and your clubs loaded in a late-model Mercedes. In Évian-les-Bains with a private chauffeur, you play and linger over lunch on the terrace while they handle parking and timing, then detour—if you wish—to the Cachat spring 1.2 km away or for lake perch at L’Ancre. Timing is flexible: dawn tee time, sunset return, or a quick ride right after the last putt.