Area: Lake Garda
Holes: 27
Par: Brut: 36 - Saten: 36 - Rosé: 34
Teebox in metres:
Men: Brut (2,940) + Satin (2,723) + Rosé (2,592)
Ladies: Brut (2,607) + Satin (2,398) + Rosé (2,194)
Teebox in yards:
Men: Brut (3,215) + Satin (2,977) + Rosé (2,834)
Ladies: Brut (2,851) + Satin (2,622) + Rosé (2,399)
Designed by: Pete Dye - Marco Croze
Opened in: 1986
Type: Parkland
Caddie: No
Buggy: Yes
Electric trolley: Yes
Trolley: Yes
Clubs: Yes
Closing Day: Tuesday
Nearest Town(s):
Brescia
Nearest Airport(s):
Bergamo BGY - Brescia VBS
week-day: € 60.00
week-end: € 85.00
Our discount:
This course was planned by Pete Dye and Marco Croze, two veritable authorities
of international golf who once again created twenty-seven specially
designed holes. In the heart of the best champagne-producing area in
Italy, the Franciacorta golf course covers an area of almost 150 acres,
reclaimed from land which was at one time tended as vineyards, but then
fell into disuse. Prudent landscaping recreated the old rural
atmosphere of the uplands with the farmhouses set among the hillside vineyards. For golfers who love anything new, the Franciacorta golf course is the only course in Italy created on typically American lines.
There
is, however, a familiar face: Peo Tadini, a former national player who
was appointed green keeper to superintend the new course, calling on his
considerable experience to take it to maximum competition levels.
Comment read on the Peugeot Golf Guide
The
Golf of Franciacorta is situated close to Lake Iseo . This is not the
most famous of the Italian "Great Lakes", but the wild scenary here is
well worth seeing, as is the Monte Isola, located in the middle of the
lake and offering superb views over the Alps. Along with the Domaine
Impérial in Switzerland, this course is one of the rare examples in
Europe of the often controversial style (but always true to the spirit
of golf) of American designer Pete Dye, who here worked together with
Marco Croze, one of the more prolific Italian course architects. The
course is laid out on slightly hilly but never tiring terrain. The style
is blatantly American, with water on almost half the holes and two
island greens, so you can forget the bump and run shots. Despite this,
average players can have a lot of fun, as all the difficulties are clear
to see and game strategy is obvious.