Golf Asia — January 2018

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the top courses in Austria and is a must
play. The 5,944-metre track presents a
stern test for golfers of all standards, with
superbly manicured greens, rollercoaster
fairways, meandering water hazards and
regular elevation changes, to produce a
truly memorable experience. After playing
our approach shots through a cut in the
rocks, at the par-5 first, Paul and I looked
at each other and knew it was going to be
something special - the emerald green is on
the same level as a snow-capped mountain
range in the distance creating one of the
most photogenic vistas in Austrian golf.
Other golfing options in the region include
the spacious 27-hole Wilder Kaiser course

FACT FILE

WHERE TO PLAY

Zell am See: http://www.golf-zellamsee.at

Golf Eichenheim: http://www.eichenheim.at

Golf Club Schwarzsee:

http://www.kitzbuehel-golf.com

Rasmushof Golf Club: http://www.

rasmushof.at

Special deals: The Golf Alpin Card

gives you the opportunity to choose

among more than 30 Golf Alpin partner

clubs in SalzburgerLand and Tyrol. For

example a card with 5 green fees costs

€325, 4 green fees €260 and 3 green

fees €199.

http://www.golf-alpin.at

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel Salzburgerhof /Zell am See:

http://www.salzburgerhof.at

Schwarzer Adler Wellness-Spa Hotel

/ Kitzbühel: http://www.adlerkitz.at

Bichlhof Sport & Wellness Hotel /

Kitzbühel: http://www.bichlhof.at

Rasmushof Golf & Ski Hotel:

http://www.rasmushof.at

USEFUL CONTACTS & WEBSITES

Austrian Tourist Office:

http://www.austria.info

with its craggy backdrop, Mittersill Golf Club

with its signature par-3 island green right in

front of the sunny clubhouse terrace and

the 9-hole Schloss Kaps course that boasts

more single-figure handicap members than

anywhere else in the country.

Packing away our clubs on our last day,

we were already discussing a repeat journey

• with images of the stunning scenery
  and well-struck drives soaring towards a
  backdrop of pine-tree clad mountain slopes.
  One famous Austrian who spent some time
  in spa-golf country sums it up the best -
  Arnold Schwarzenegger’s entry in the Golf
  Hotel Rasmushof’s Guest Book simply says:
  “I’ll be back.”

Sculpture of a skier

at the bottom of the

‘Hahnenkamm’ (world

famous downhill racing

trail) in Kitzbühel town

Two waiters and

two cold beers at

a cafe in Zell am

See town

A golfer plays out of

a bunker at Golf Club

Eichenheim’s par 4 7th