Established in 1998, the course at Old Lake is routed across the former hunting estate of the noble House of Esterházy and it hosted the Ladies Central European Open on the Ladies European Tour from 2004 to 2006.
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Established in 1998, the course at Old Lake is routed across the former hunting estate of the noble House of Esterházy and it hosted the Ladies Central European Open on the Ladies European Tour from 2004 to 2006.
Old Lake Golf Club
Located just off the main M1 motorway to the east of Budapest, the course at Old Lake Golf Club & Hotel lies less than an hour’s drive from the heart of the capital. First opened for play in 1998, the tree-lined fairways are laid out within the former hunting grounds of the noble Eszterházy family.
It’s not a long course, measuring a modest 5,637 metres from the back tees, with only a couple of par fives in play at the 5th and 13th holes. Water hazards – in the shape of ponds and wetland areas – feature at holes 4, 5 and 6 and a small creek runs across the front of the green at the short par four 14th.
Old Lake has a decent tournament pedigree: the OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open was held on the course from 2004 to 2006, the 29th ESGA Senior Amateur European Championship took place here in 2009 and the EGA European Ladies’ Club Trophy was hosted by the club in 2015.
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