Sokolov

Located close to the German border, the course at Sokol Golf was designed by respected German architect Christoph Städler who contributed to a land reclamation project by transforming a former lignite (brown coal) mine into a modern 18-hole golfing layout, with the grand opening taking place on 28th September in 2006.

Today, the layout measures 6,288 metres from the back markers, playing to a par of 72, and holes are arranged as two returning nines. Water comes into play a couple of times on the outward half with irrigation ponds positioned to the front left and rear of the green at the par four 6th then another larger lake lies to the left of the fairway on the par five 8th.

Highlights include the slightly right bending par four 3rd (stroke index 2) and the double doglegging par five 12th (stroke index 1) which narrows considerably past a long fairway bunker on the right as it approaches the T-shaped green. The 344-metre 18th is another strong hole, veering right from the tee towards a heavily sand-protected home green.