Tahiti Golfs

A golf course under the trade winds: Exclusiv Golf Green Pearl Morea in French Polynesia.

**French Polynesia, with its 118 islands, is considered a true paradise on earth...and with good reason!

This overseas country is located in the South Pacific Ocean, some 16,000 km from France. Its 5 archipelagos offer a wealth of different cultures, landscapes and peoples to meet. Polynesia is overflowing with riches, and you'll certainly run out of time to discover them all.

The diversity of Polynesia's islands caters for all types of visitor, from the avid hiker to the passionate diver to the unconditional follower of lazing on white sandy beaches.
With an expanse of water the size of Europe, Polynesia boasts some of the world's most beautiful turquoise-blue lagoons, home to all types of hotel establishments, from family guesthouses to luxury hotels.

Just 7 minutes by plane from Tahiti (35 minutes by ferry), Moorea is a land of legends and history. Tradition has it that Moorea was the dorsal fin of the great fish Tahiti. The story goes that the god Hiro, coveting its most beautiful site, Mount Rotui, where the spirits of the dead stop off on their way to their final destination, wanted to steal it one night and take it home to Raiatea. But the Pai warrior put him to flight by throwing his spear through the island's other famous mountain, Moua Puta, the "pierced mountain", whose hole can still be seen today. The sculptural beauty of Cook Bay, bordered by a chain of chiselled peaks including the pretty Rotui, and imitated by the twin Opunohu Bay, whose dark waters reflect the steep mountains, continues to attract artists, aesthetes and philosophers from all over the world.

Formerly named Aimeo (or Eimeo), a high priest gave Moorea its name after having a dream depicting a large, beautiful yellow lizard.
An important stronghold of the Pomare royal family, Moorea was the focal point for the development of Protestantism, with the printing of the first Tahitian Bible in the 19th century.
Landscapes and history are not the only assets of this island, which is also renowned for its relaxed lifestyle and the quality of its pineapples. Moorea's multitude of white-sand beaches, diverse coral reefs and rich underwater fauna make it an ideal destination.

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Moorea Green Pearl golf course

Tahiti and Moorea, 16,000 km from France, are the furthest golf courses you can find from our continent. And if you're a globe-trotting golfer looking for spectacular scenery and a change of scenery, this is the kind of trip you hope to make at least once in your life.
It's also the ideal destination for golf at any time of year, provided you're prepared for a plane journey lasting almost 24 hours. With a one-hour stopover in Los Angeles, it takes a total of 24 hours to reach Papeete from Paris. On arrival, you're immediately immersed in the Polynesian world, with its pretty vahines, necklaces of tiare flowers, lush vegetation and black basalt mountains on the horizon.
Moorea is 30 minutes from Papeete (Tahiti) by ferry, even less if you take the small plane that links the two islands, and as the flight remains at a fairly low attitude you'll have every chance of flying over the sea turtles that swim between the two islands.
Whatever the mode of transport, this short trip is dazzling, from limpid lagoons to sharp, black basalt peaks.

Located on the island of Moorea, opposite Tahiti, the 18-hole, 6002-meter, par 70 course is a jewel nestled in an exceptional natural environment, between lagoon, lakes, mountains and coconut palms!
This 6,000-metre course, designed by Jack Nicklaus, has been open since 2007.
On the outward leg, the course winds its way through tropical vegetation and bodies of water up to hole 9, with holes 7 and 8 passing alongside one of Polynesia's most beautiful lagoons, with a view of the island of Tahiti in the distance.
Built on the slopes of an ancient volcano, the steep slopes offer exceptional panoramic views between holes 10 and 17, and it's hard to concentrate on your golf game, such is the spellbinding scenery.
Moorea is nicknamed "the island of flowers"

and on this golf course, amidst bougainvillea and hibiscus, the full significance of this nickname is clear to see.
Hole 18 alone is a fabulous sight, but it's also a golfing challenge, with water to pass over at the tee, which is very inviting, just as it is around the green... Your card may suffer unfortunate consequences...
When Jack Nicklaus designed this course, he must have felt that the slopes and water were not enough to make it difficult enough, so he punctuated it with numerous bunkers and pretty, well-turned greens with complicated, hard-to-grasp slopes.
Because of its steepness, the course is very physical, and even if you've hired a buggy, its use is limited to the fairways. After the course, the swimming pool and jacuzzi offer you a well-deserved moment of relaxation and recuperation, and it's hard to leave as the place is so enchanting.
Although it experienced some financial difficulties before being taken over by Banque Polynésienne Socredo, the course is remarkably well maintained and certainly offers some of the finest golf holes in the world.
On-site: a renovated, welcoming and functional clubhouse offering all the services expected by golfers; the Le Mulligan bar-restaurant, planted in a completely refurbished setting for greater comfort. Golf academy, driving range on water, pro-shop, equipment hire, buggies, shuttle for transfers complete the offer.