In 1887, some british residents, members of the British Club, who wanted to practice their favourite sport during their holiday in Biarritz, decide to create a golf course on the “plateau du Phare”.

On March 13th 1888, the British Golf Club is inaugurated in presence of the Princess Frederika of Hanover. The course of “Le Phare” is made up of an 18 hole course, a 9 hole course for the ladies, a croquet pitch, another for cricket, some tennis court and clay pigeon shooting.

The following year, Tom and Willie DUNN, well known English architects, are asked to redesign the links. Then, the course stretches as far as the current “Chambre d’Amour” and, on some holes, includes a gap across the ocean called “the chasm”, which makes for a demanding and beautiful course at the same.

In 1920, the committee calls on H.S COLT, renowned architect (who a few years later was to design the course at Chantaco), in order to give new appeal to the course which was, little by little, deserted by foreign golfers.

The modifications recommended by Mr COLT tend essentially to the lengh of the course, of which a lot of holes are just a drive and a wedge.

The alterations are inaugurated on February 24th 1924. The club house, having become too small, is also altered and extended in 1926.

During the second world war, the part of the course situated in Biarritz is requisitioned by the german army and the twelve holes of Anglet are converted into 18 hole course.

After the war, the holes situated at the “Chambre d’Amour” being very damaged, are almost deserted. This ground is sold in 1964 to the company which was to build the actual VVF.

At the end of the sixties, some considerable tree planting gives to the course its current aspect.