Cap Esterel

Overview: Cap Esterel is the nine-hole course now presented by its operator as Golf Roches d’Azur, in the harbor of Agay near Saint-Raphaël. The current course page lists par 29, 1,580 metres, approximately 1,728 yards, and architect Yves Bureau. The short routing follows the Corniche d’Or around the holiday village, with the red rocks of the Esterel massif and the Mediterranean giving the course a strong coastal identity. Its length is modest, but the terrain’s changes in elevation make club selection less routine than the card suggests.

History: The directory’s 1991 opening date comes from an independent course reference, while the current operator presents the refreshed Golf Roches d’Azur identity rather than using only the older Golf de Cap Esterel name. The operator’s public description confirms the nine-hole format, the par-29 scorecard and Bureau’s design credit. This profile therefore keeps the historical directory identity, the current operating name and the exact Agay location together rather than treating them as separate courses.

Did You Know? The course loops around a village on a narrow coastal site, so the view changes between the sea, the bay and the red Esterel rock. The operator also describes a 30-position practice area and a putting green alongside the nine holes. That combination makes the facility more than a short scorecard: it is a compact place to work on touch, trajectory and uneven lies in a dramatic landscape.