Golf Club Hubbelrath (East course)

Golf Club Hubbelrath (East/Ost course): here at one of Germany's most prestigious golf clubs you will find two Bernhard von Limburger designed parkland golf courses: the highly-rated and always demanding championship East course (Ostplatz) and the much shorter West course (Westplatz).

The rolling and characterful East course, laid out on exuberantly undulating terrain, provides a tree-lined challenge that will fully test your golfing skills, and probably every club in your bag. This absorbing layout occupies a setting where mature trees of many varieties define the holes and border the course.

The ever-undulating terrain ensures plenty of elevated tees and greens, with several blind tee and approach shots in the mix. Big-hitters will savour some of the holes here, while others, especially on the back-nine loop, are more suited to careful shot-making. The two back-nine par-3s both measure well over 200 yards from the tips.

Ever-undulating, the big-dimension, rolling front-nine gives way to a seemingly more technical back-nine, starting at the much tighter feeling downhill par-4 10th. The many elevated greens often require longer approach shots than you may at first think, while the greens themselves frequently slope gently uphill from front to back.

Pick of the holes: the elegant par-3 7th hole occupies a garden-like corner of the course, with two large ponds flanking the leftside of the hole.