Diners CUBO

Construction work on the first nine holes at Diners Golf Course (now called Diners CUBO Golf Course Ljubljana) started in early 2007 under the direction of architect Peter Škofic, with the second nine added a year later. The wooden-framed clubhouse and covered range were then built before the full 18-hole layout opened for play in 2009.

Situated a mere 20-minute drive from the capital’s city centre, the course measures 5,872 metres from the back markers and the layout is configured with six par threes, six par fours and six par fives and there are four teeing areas on every hole.

Surrounded by dense forest, the fairways are surprisingly open, allowing golfers to enjoy their game without spending too much time looking for lost balls. Three of the holes nearest the clubhouse are floodlit, allowing late night practice.

Holes of note include short par threes at the 5th (“Gambling Lord”) and 7th (“Turkish Hoof”), where the greens on both holes are protected by water hazards. On the back nine, the double doglegged 11th is rated the strongest par five on the scorecard.

Unfortunately, the management company Golf Projekti went bankrupt in 2017 after less than a decade operating the golf facility and a consortium of StudioPro M&A and Elements Capital Management took over the lease.