Jakobsberg Golf Resort

Ranked as No.10 in Germany

Sitting on a plateau above the famous Lorelei Valley in Germany’s central west, Jakobsberg is your classic high-end golf destination. As the Rhine River winds its way through vineyards and forests a short distance below, you’ll be teeing off on a course that has great views down into the Rhine Valley.

The first hole looks across to Marksburg, one of the most impressive castles in the Rhine Valley, according to German golf writer Ulrich Mayring. “It is your aiming point for the second shot on the par 5 first hole.”
But there is a great variety of holes on offer here – some with outstanding views, others more secluded – that will test all your shots. Dubbed ‘Yellow Waterloo’, the 192-meter (210-yard) hole 3 will see you hitting over a gorge for a narrow, undulating green. You’ll face another gorge on hole 6, the ‘Grand Canyon’, where your tee shot must carry between 130 meters (142 yards) and 180 meters (196 yards) to the fairway, depending on how much of the dogleg you are trying to cut off. The 420-meter (459-yard) ‘Mission Impossible’ – or hole 15 – will challenge you for distance to make par 4.
“You’ll have to shape the ball off some tees and bomb it off others,” said Mayring. “You can score very low if your game is on. But they can make the greens very difficult, too.

The course, which opened in 1994, was based on plans by American architect Robert Trent Jones Jr, but local designer Wolfgang Jarsombek built the course.
“Even though the course doesn’t have any fairway irrigation, it is very playable year-round and has a super fun factor.”
The challenges: You’ll have to navigate around large bunkers and five water hazards. The greens are fast and undulating, but if your game is on you can score low here.

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