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Description
of the Golf Course
The
18 holes of the Kronberger golf course are situated
on the castle's park-grounds and the surrounding
area.
With
par 68 and lengths of 5183m for men and 4561m
for women the course can easily be underestimated.
However, a look at the slope values of 120 for
men and 124 for women gives a hunch of the actual
grade of difficulty. The narrow fairways, laterally
confined by trees and bushes, demand precise and straight
shots.
The
greens, not too large in size, are difficult to
read and occasionally undulatory. Moreover, the
course tends to change its character in an extreme
manner depending on whether the fairways are wet or
dry. Although the trenches do not play a major role
on this course, the bunkers therefor grimly defend
their greens in a large number. Finally, the hilly
grounds and slopes do not make the course much
easier.
To
compensate for a strenuous round, the 19th
hole invites the golfer to its wide balcony
or inside the castle.
The
experience of nature in the court's park with
exotic trees and blooming rhododendron bushes is especially
characteristic for Kronberg's golf course, as Ernst
Kothe built it particularly preserving the splendid
plantation. So it is not without reason that it is
called one of Germany's most beautiful golf courses.
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