History and heritage
History and heritage
Bozon V et Joséphine de Beauharnais
Saint-Cloud Golf Club is located on the Buzenval Estate, which was created by Bozon V, the Duke of Burgundy, in about 870 A.D.
Napoleon Bonaparte, the First Consul, acquired Malmaison in 1799 at the instigation of his wife Josephine. In 1805, Josephine became the Empress and she extended the grounds by acquiring the Buzenval Estate – where the whole of the golf course currently lies. In 1809, upon his divorce, Napoleon I gave the whole of Malmaison to his ex-wife Josephine, who became the Empress Dowager.
She retained the ownership of the estate until her death in 1814. The estate then passed on to her son Eugène de Beauharnais until 1818, the year that the Buzenval Estate was sold to the Mayor of Rueil. The latter kept Malmaison until 1828. From 1852 to 1868, the estate was owned by Prince Murat. The Buzenval Estate was then divided into two parts with one part becoming the property of Saint-Cloud Country Club.
Napoleon Bonaparte, the First Consul, acquired Malmaison in 1799 at the instigation of his wife Josephine. In 1805, Josephine became the Empress and she extended the grounds by acquiring the Buzenval Estate – where the whole of the golf course currently lies. In 1809, upon his divorce, Napoleon I gave the whole of Malmaison to his ex-wife Josephine, who became the Empress Dowager.
She retained the ownership of the estate until her death in 1814. The estate then passed on to her son Eugène de Beauharnais until 1818, the year that the Buzenval Estate was sold to the Mayor of Rueil. The latter kept Malmaison until 1828. From 1852 to 1868, the estate was owned by Prince Murat. The Buzenval Estate was then divided into two parts with one part becoming the property of Saint-Cloud Country Club.
Henri Regnault
On January 19th, 1871, the French fought the bloody battle of Buzenval on the 15th fairway of the Green course – which they lost to the Prussians. During the battle, the painter Henri Regnault, aged 27, was killed. A bust was erected in his honor (hole 14 of the Green course). One of the conditions for the sale of the land in 1896 was to ensure the bust’s maintenance in perpetuity.
Henri Cachard
Saint-Cloud Country Club (SCCC), presided over by its founder Henry Cachard, an American lawyer, purchased the estate in 1911. Saint-Cloud Golf Club was one of two French clubs which was invited to the 250th anniversary of Saint Andrews in 2004. Alongside 21 other French courses, Saint-Cloud Golf Club (the Green course) is listed as one of “the 1000 best golf courses in the world,” according to the latest rankings of the Rolex Guide.