Golf Asia — January 2018

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fter picking up our hire car from

Munich airport and successfully

negotiating the German autobahn’s

frenetic traffic, we motored over the border

into Austria - a land of world-class skiing,

the birthplace of Mozart and quaint wooden

chalets crouching in the foothills of soaring

snow-capped peaks.

For golfers looking for something

different from the well-tramped fairways

of Spain and Portugal, two of the

country’s key golf areas, Zell am See in

Salzburgerland and Kitzbühel in the Tyrol,

both within a short drive of each other, have

all the right ingredients: chic ski towns, top-

class restaurants, friendly locals, spa and

wellness treatments, a multitude of outdoor

activities and invigorating stress-free golf.

From quirky nine-holers to championship-

class designs, the golf courses are mostly

quiet, the green fees affordable and because

of the altitude, well struck shots can fly an

extra 10 percent of distance through the

crisp clean air. But, the absolute essence of

alpine golf is the breathtaking scenery and

the panoramic vistas that unfold as you play.

Golf and Ski

Our Austria ‘Pars and Spas' trip began

with Golfclub Zell am See at Kaprun in the

Cable car ski lift

and snow-capped

mountains,

Kitzbühel

A guest

enjoys the

facilities at the

Wellness Hotel

Salzburgerhof,

Zell am See

The Bichlhof Sports and Wellness Hotel

is conveniently situated close to Golf Club

Eichenheim (only a 5 minute golf cart ride

from directly from the hotel)

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