Has anyone played Morfontaine?
How was it?
How hard was it to get on?
I was lucky enough to play Morfontaine in 1999 with a French colleague of mine from Bates Advertising in London.
His grandfather was a long-time president of the club. We gave the old guy a lift out to the course from his apartment near the old Tuileries Palace. Probably the best looking residential building and the most beautiful apartment I have ever been in... made some of the co-ops I have visited on Fifth Avenue look shabby and pedestrian. This French gent was at that stage in his mid-eighties, yet dressed to the nines. He walked with a slight limp, a result of his work with the French Resistance in WW II.
We head to Morfontaine to play while he takes care of some stuff in the clubhouse. Like George Peper's review posted here, it was a fabulous morning. A 3hr round with only a dozen other people on the course. After we finish 18, the grandfather takes me to the 'proshop' for a memento of my visit. This turns out to be a cupboard outside his office which contains two shirts (size small) and a green repair tool... at 6'4" and 210lbs, I am now the proud owner of a pitch mark fixer with the Morfontaine Logo.
At this stage, I wasn't expecting much from the lunch being served on the balcony. It turned out to be perhaps the best meal I've eaten before 6pm in my life... they definitely have things in the right perspective in France.
I would certainly recommend pulling some strings to get on there. Just make sure you have all your balls, tees etc... before turning up.