For some it's the panorama, others love the sporting challenge. Either way: golfing in the mountains is a unique experience, on some courses even breathtaking in the truest sense of the word. Golf Alpin lists the ten reasons why golf vacations in the mountains of Tyrol and Salzburg are so special. And all ten reasons have one thing in common: the great pleasure far away from traffic noise and everyday worries.
1. the silence
No ringing of the telephone, no noise of the engines, no rattling of the machines. Just the silence in your ears. That's what makes the mountains so special. Out in nature with your golf club, all on your own. In the morning in the early morning dew, in the evening at sunset. Everything has its charm.
2. the rules of physics
It doesn't matter whether physics used to be a favorite subject in school or was skipped every now and then: As a golfer in the mountains you will love the rules of nature. Because there, even the beginner quickly becomes a long hitter. The explanation is simple: at higher altitudes, there is less air pressure - and therefore less resistance. The drive gains significantly in length, the feeling of living increases considerably. In the USA or England they say: "Tee it high and let it fly". In Austria, they say: "Tee it up and let it fly"!
3. the biggest mistake
If you play golf in the mountains, you don't necessarily need hiking boots in your luggage. One of the biggest golfing misconceptions among lowland Tyroleans is that it's often high alpine below the summits. Because also between Zugspitze and Kitzsteinhorn one plays quite often flat, thus in the wonderful valleys of the mountains. Don't be afraid of "goat courses"!
4. the special thirst quencher
You don't need apple juice or isotonic drinks in your bag. On a round of golf in Tyrol and the Salzburger Land, an empty bottle is enough for the elixir of life, water. Freshly tapped and pure. Wild and untamed. Cool and soothing. In the Tyrolean mountains alone there are almost 10,000 springs. Most of them are usually of drinking water quality. It doesn't get more natural than this!
5. hospitality
"Hospitality is the friendly disposition shown to a visitor by his host in his lodging, hospitality, and entertainment." That's how the Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia defines it. In the theoretical sense. In practice, this hospitality is practiced in Austria more than in almost any other place in the world - starting with the warm "Grüß Gott". You come as a stranger and leave as a friend!
6. the culinary delights on hole 19
Playing golf burns a lot of calories. According to studies, almost 1,500 calories are burned on an 18-hole round that takes four hours to complete. There's no question that makes you hungry! Kaiserschmarrn, Kasnockn, Salzburger Nockerl or Speckbrot: In Tyrol and the Salzburger Land, people serve up food with a love of pleasure. And if the round goes well, there's even a schnapps for the birdie afterwards.
7. the motifs for the snapshot
Admittedly, there have been rounds of golf where the game with the little white ball has completely faded into the background. Because new, wonderful photo motifs have simply opened up again at every corner. The flag on the green against the azure blue of the sky, for example. Or the colorful meadow of flowers against the imposing backdrop of the snow-capped peak. On the golf courses in the mountains, there are so many different opportunities for souvenir photos - even if it's just the astonished three-eyed cows in the pasture next to the fairway.
Golfing in the mountains of Tyrol and SalzburgerLand is a special experience, and not just because of the magnificent panorama. The Austrians come up with a lot for their guests. Even worldwide unique things like the Birdie-Jet at the Golf Club Radstadt. A gondola takes you up to the twelfth tee at almost 1,000 meters. And on the course in Eugendorf, golfers are spoiled for choice. "Players' Choice" is the name of the game on hole 10, a fairway with two greens.
So handy and so small, yet worth so much. With the Golf-Alpin-Card you can play on more than 40 courses in Tyrol and Salzburg province - depending on your mood. Because the total points on the card can be used flexibly. For example, vacation guests can play five times 18 holes or ten times nine holes or three times 18 and four times nine or ... The principle is simple and ingenious in equal measure. Golfer's heart, what more do you want?
Photos: Zell am See Golf Course, Radstadt Golf Club, SalzburgerLand Tourismus, Stephan Schöttl, Carlos Blanchard
