Calling your course “Laidevue” (laide vue = ugly view, in French) might not be the best way to advertise it and, sadly, I must say that, for the very first time, I will not keep this one !
Even though the panorama is quite bland, with just trees far away, I did like the first four holes set between (and above) some plateaus and a few, on the back 9, with some water hazards.
The par-4 1st hole is straight with a wide green set between two plateaus, with some nice bushes around, whereas the dogleg par-5 2nd, with a lone tree next to a small lake on the right side has a pretty view of the two plateaus above on the left.
The dogleg par-4 3rd hole, on another hand, moves up to the first plateau with a green slightly to the left, and is followed by the right dogleg par-4 4th, above all of them with a nice view of the ones below on the right !
After that “playful” start, the downhill par-3 5th hole will offer you an unusual sight with a small pond on the left of the green, next to the... ruins of a small stone house, unlike the par-5 6th, with a fairway quite narrow in the middle between the two plateaus and a slightly-elevated green with... bare land behind it !
In fact, the most picturesque hole on the front 9 is the short (about 350 yards) and sharp left dogleg par-4 9th, with an approach shot over a small lake (with a big stone bridge) in front of the green, and a big castle-like building further in the back.
The back 9 is quite different with plenty of water hazards and some risk/rewards holes, starting with the straight and short (about 315 yards) par-4 11th, with a tee shot over a meandering river and two small bridges, or the par-5 13th hole, with a green tough to reach with a long second shot over the meandering river.
The last few holes are relatively “easy”, with the right dogleg par-4 14th having a meandering river on the right and behind the green, and the left dogleg par-5 15th hole, having trees in the corner and a lone bunker, far away from the wide green (with the lake behind), worth mentioning.
With plenty of beautiful courses done by Chimaera Design since, this par 72 is not one of my favorites but that will not stop me, of course, from congratulating him for his time and efforts !