Difficult hillside 18 holes course. Only on 5 holes one can
actually see the flag from the tee and it's up and down all the time. This together with a par 5 of 523 m. and even one of 537 m. (uphill!!) make it understandable that hcp 36 players get an extra 4 strokes when playing stableford.
Alternative routing is the common approach on this course. A player with a driver carry over 210 m. can look for risky shortcuts on 7 or 8 holes.
Holes are well garded by bunkers and one par 3 even by two old trees that demand a high 175 m. pitch. Fairways ask for precise striking with water, bunkers, doglegs ("not another one...") and trees on driver-distances. Good
thing is that the beautiful view of the surrounding that the course offers will cheer you up instantly from that double-boggy.
The course is located in former Eastern Germany. Meaning that there ain't much to do in the area, but also that greenfees are cheap, as well as food, drinks and room prices and that the people are very friendly.
I have been there once, and I am most certainly coming back, despite the 4,5 hours drive from The Netherlands

Jan-Johan Balkema October 11, 2004