Kranichweg 1,
Vorbeck, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern D-19065
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+49 (0)3860 5020Pro shop
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Visit websiteGolf pro
Stephan Peters (PGA Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Open and tree-lined parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland & open countryside.
Designer:
Holger Rengstorf
Above distances are for the WINSTONopen course. Also at WINSTONgolf is the 18-hole WINSTONlinks course (par-72, 6459 m from back tees, course rating 76.3) and the nine-hole WINSTONkranich course (par-27, 824 m).
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11.595601
3 km NE of Gneven / 18 km E of Schwerin.
Winston Golf (Open)
WINSTONopen course at WINSTONgolf: Set a few kilometres east of the Schweriner See (a large natural lake), here at WINSTONgolf you will find two excellent and very contrasting 18-hole courses. The David Krause designed WINSTONlinks course typically steals top honours, but our favourite was the smoother-lined and enjoyably testing WINSTONopen course.
Unlike its more "contrived" links-style stablemate, the parkland WINSTONopen course gracefully glides across pleasantly undulating terrain, with one excellent golf hole following another. The gently rolling good-width fairways lead you to individually sculpted, well protected greens.
Wonderfully natural and expansively laid out, this impressive, modern and predominantly open parkland course benefits from an excellently crafted layout. Good-width rolling fairways and a generous band of first cut rough, ensures you're given plenty of width from the tee. The smooth lines of the Open course contrast markedly with the sharp pyramid-shaped dunes on the Links.
Water comes into play on a few holes, most notably greenside at the tightish par-5 1st, and then more threateningly on your drive and approach at the dog-legging second. The closing pair also bring water into play, as does the par-3 7th, with a stony brook to be cleared in front of the green.
Pick of the holes: the par-3 4th plays downhill from a crow's nest tee, with two railway-sleepered bunkers guarding the front of the green. Railway sleepers again feature in the large fairway bunker at 18. Your approach at the last needs to clear a good size pond in front of the green, where you putt out in full view of the "gallery" on the clubhouse terrace.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance. Maximum handicap: 45 men & women.
Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages (with partner hotels), etc. [Last updated: 2023].
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire (but they are not allowed on the Links course).
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The Open and Links courses at WINSTONgolf have hosted numerous top level tournaments, including the European Senior Tour's WINSTONgolf Senior Open; see WINSTONopen tournament venue
Discounted green fees are available to guests staying at any of the three WINSTONgolf partner hotels: Gut Vorbeck, which almost sits alongside the 13th hole of WinstonLinks; the 100-room Schloss Basthorst, located 15-minutes drive from the golf, and the historic castle hotel of Schloss Kaarz, which offers a truly high-end experience, whether you're golfing, dining or simply relaxing.
WINSTONgolf is the vision of Wijnand Pon, the son of Dutch automotive entrepreneur Bernardus Marinus "Ben" Pon Sr. Wijnand's late brother Ben Pon Jr was also much into golf, and created the Bernardus golf facility in the Netherlands.
The club logo features a pair of cranes (in German, kranich). These large, long-legged and long-necked birds are quite commonly seen in this area.
Open course:
Germany's 25th best course (Golf World, 2022).
Continental Europe's 195th best course (Golf World, 2023).
Schlossstrasse 18, OT Basthorst, D-19089 Crivitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
+49 (0)3863 52 50
Visit websiteThe Schloss Basthorst hotel includes 92 guest rooms and suites, in which historic charm is combined with modern chic. Here you can enjoy fabulous culinary creations in two restaurants, while the 1,300 m² spa includes a swimming pool, sun terrace, sauna, massages and numerous spa treatments. The bar and wine cellar also await, together with eight spacious conference and banqueting rooms. The large outdoor terraces are ideal vantage points from which to view the English Park, which sweeps down to Lake Glambeck.
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WINSTONgolf (Links, Open and 9-hole Kranich courses).
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An der Warnow, 19065 Gneven, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
+49 (0)3860 502 996
Visit websiteThe Hotel Gut Vorbeck, with 19 guest rooms and one suite, is located in close proximity to the 13th hole of the WINSTONlinks golf course. On the banks of the rippling river Warnow and just over half a mile from the golf clubhouse, the relaxed atmosphere of this luxury hotel awaits. In addition to the lovingly decorated rooms and a cosy café, the Gut Vorbeck estate also offers riding stables, bicycles and a canoeing boathouse, from which to discover Mecklenburg’s untamed wilderness.
WINSTONgolf (Links, Open and 9-hole Kranich courses).
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