Germany is set deep in the heart of Europe and it has left its indelible historical mark. Synonymous with reliable cars, Weltschmerz, Black Forest gateaux, poolside beach towels and the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. With exciting and vibrant cities such as Cologne and Munich, Germany has plenty to offer between its world-famous museums, perched up fairytale castles and mouth-watering culinary delights.
North West Germany, Germany
Falkenstein is an attractive golf course, which is routed in all directions of the compass. The wooded location provides a genteel oasis to play golf, away from the hustle and bustle of Hamburg’s city centre.
North West Germany, Germany
West Germany, Germany
South West Germany, Germany
North West Germany, Germany
North East Germany, Germany
North East Germany, Germany
North West Germany, Germany
North East Germany, Germany
North East Germany, Germany
North East Germany, Germany
West Germany, Germany
South West Germany, Germany
North West Germany, Germany
South East Germany, Germany
South West Germany, Germany
West Germany, Germany
West Germany, Germany
South West Germany, Germany
South East Germany, Germany
North East Germany, Germany
South West Germany, Germany
South West Germany, Germany
South West Germany, Germany
West Germany, Germany
South West Germany, Germany
North West Germany, Germany
South East Germany, Germany
South East Germany, Germany
South West Germany, Germany
North East Germany, Germany
North West Germany, Germany
South East Germany, Germany
The scale of the challenge at Budersand Sylt is set out at the very first hole on the fringe of the property, played downhill to a fairway that then veers left and up to a green with a sand hill to the right for protection...
Founded in 1906, Golf- und Land-Club Köln is one of Germany’s oldest golf clubs and the course in play today, which dates back to 1952, is routed through the dense forest at Refrath.
Hubbelrath Golf Club was founded in 1961 and it’s located a mere 10kms east of Düsseldorf City Centre on 90 hectares of heavily forested and rather hilly land.
Frankfurter Golf Club was a once a regular German Open venue and this historical layout was designed by Harry Colt and John Morrison in the 1920s.
Surprisingly, for 27 holes on a site with little room to spare, the routing at Föhr Golf Club is not only perfectly walkable, but also quite interesting.
Formed as Berlin Golf Club by British and American diplomats back in 1895, Golf- und Land-Club Berlin-Wannsee is one of the oldest and most prestigious in continental Europe.
The Canadian architect David Krause certainly moved the earth to create the Winston Links course, which is set in a sandy landscape, and is described as an inland links.
At the Club zur Vahr nestles one of Germany’s best courses. Carved through a pine forest, the course is known as Garlstedt and some say it’s even better after its 2004 facelift when all greens, tees and bunkers were renovated by Christoph Staedler.
Seddiner See is one of Germany’s great golfing venues and it lies in the heart of the lake district, to the south of Berlin City Centre and it’s reachable by car in about 30 minutes via the autobahn.
Arnold Palmer laid out the first course at the Sporting Club Berlin Scharmützelsee (now known as Bad Saarow Golf Club) back in 1995 and it’s a cracker and probably the course you’ll want to limber up on first.
St Dionys Golf Club is a course for the ball-striker and this undulating moorland layout is set on the edge of the glorious Lüneburg Heath.
Norderney is one of seven populated Frisian Islands off the North Sea Coast and the 9-hole links course at Golfclub Norderney – configured with three par threes, three par fours and three par fives – dates back to 1927, when the club was founded.
The four par threes on the Winston Open course (at 4, 7, 11 and 15) are all noteworthy holes, though the water-threatened 15th is not such a “short” hole at 235 yards from the back tees.
Graham Marsh, one of Australia’s most successful golfers, designed the course at Golf Club Am Habsberg and Colin Montgomerie opened the new layout with a cracking drive...
Gut Lärchenhof Golf Club returned to the professional circuit by first staging the BMW International Open in 2012, thus continuing a proud tradition that began by hosting the German Masters and the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
During the 1937 German Open, Henry Cotton played a round of 63 at Mittelrheinischer Golf Club in Bad Ems, the lowest score ever recorded in Germany up to that point.
Gut Wissmanshof is an old country estate, whose fifteen minutes of fame came in 1912 when Emperor Wilhelm II visited to survey military exercises nearby.
Wittelsbacher Golfclub occupies a 167-acre property on which the horses of the Bavarian royalty were once bred. J. F. Dudok van Heel set out the course in 1988 and a round here starts and ends with a par five.
All things considered, Bad Neuenahr is a good all-around test of golf on a beautiful site, perhaps lacking a few percent here or there to really threaten the world class, but certainly very worthwhile.
Bad Münstereifel is the archetypical hidden gem… no one in particular designed it, it lies in the middle of nowhere, there is hardly any traffic on the golf course...
Despite being a bit on the short side, the golf course at Elmpter Wald must rank as one of the best in Germany. It has strategy, quirk, sandy fairways and heather galore.
The oldest still-existing golf club in Germany is the one in Wiesbaden, which was founded in 1893 and moved to the present "Chausseehaus" site in 1911.
There is something to discover on almost every hole at Altenhof Golf Club and the player is sure to experience a number of bizarre moments due to unusual angles and shot values.
Bernhard von Limburger laid out the original 9-hole course at Golf Club Lohersand across a forested heathland property in 1959.
München-Riedhof is a memorable layout that was designed in 1989 by Heinz Fehring across undulating terrain. It's a first class experience all around, but the club never loses sight of its raison d'être - a very playable golf course.
Officially opened in 2001 with a pro-am event before the 15th edition of the now defunct Ladies German Open, the Stan Eby course at Golf Club Bad Saadow sits on a hill overlooking the resort, with great views of the surrounding landscape.
Founded in 1926, Feldafing is one of Germany’s oldest golf clubs and it's set most spectacularly in an estate that was formerly owned by King Maximilian II of Bavaria.
You’ll find that a round on the 18-hole course at Schloss Langenstein offers as close to a quintessential British parkland golf experience as you could ever wish for.
The history of the Jakobsberg golf course starts in 1157, when Frederick I Barbarossa founded a monastery on a plateau high above the majestic Rhine valley...
It must be assumed that for the last couple of centuries the Hofgut Georgenthal estate was a rather unpopular place, as it was the church's official leaseholder for collecting the tithe from the surrounding farms.
Home venue of the Paderborn University golf teams, the Haxterhöhe Links course at Haxterpark was laid out in the style of a Celtic links by Achim Reinmuth of Städler Golf Courses, with shaping by Conor J. Walsh.
You’ll need a long and accurate game to tame the St Leon course at St Leon-Rot and you’ll also need a soft touch around these greens...
Hamburger Hittfeld celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007 and the John Morrison designed layout is still as enthralling today as it was half a century ago.
This is an excellent course that all Donald Harradine connoisseurs will truly enjoy. Terrain dictates rhythm – nowhere is this truer than at Schloss Klingenburg Golf Club...
Although Golf Club am Reichswald was founded in 1960, an inaugural 9-hole course didn’t appear until four years later. Another decade would then pass before today’s 18-hole layout came into play in 1974.
Founded with a 9-hole course in 1970, Freiburger Golfclub evolved over time to develop a fine 18-hole layout.
The Eikhof course at the Ostsee Golf Resort Wittenbeck has distant sea views, a links-like styling, no trees and ample wind - but also numerous water features and extensive bunkering and mounding.
The signature hole on the Niedersachsen course is the par three 11th and its island green complex is shaped like a boar’s head, exactly as depicted on the Hardenberg family crest.
The “A” and “B” nines at Golf Valley München comprise the longest and toughest 18-hole course at this 27-hole complex but the water-laden “C” circuit is a favourite of many with its island green at the “signature” 7th hole.
