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HIDDEN GEMS OF THE CHALLENGE TOUR For this issue, David Boote tell us about some of the hidden golf gems he’s played in Europe. On the Challenge Tour, we are lucky to travel around the world and play so many interesting courses. Some of my favorites are somewhat off the beaten track but luckily I really enjoy the travelling side of my job! Hopefully reading this might inspire you to take a golf trip to somewhere you haven’t thought about before! The first on the list to mention is Adamstal Golf Club in Austria. This
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course is around an hour’s drive from Vienna and set in the lower Austrian Alps. It was built by Franz Wittmann, a successful Austrian rally driver, with spectacular views from so many different holes. Wittmann even built himself and family a rally track around the course and surrounding terrain! It really is stunning and one of the most amazing backdrops for scenery I’ve ever played.
The second course worthy of a mention is the Penati Golf Resort. This course in Slovakia is by Nicklaus design and is one of the best tests of golf we have on the Challenge Tour. It’s set amongst tall forest pines with a claim to fame that it boasts the longest hole in Europe, a 780 yard par 6! The finishing hole on the course is a demanding par 4 with a tight drive through the trees and a second shot to an island green!
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