Already a very popular destination on account of its castle photogenically located on an island in the middle of the Krka River, Otocec also offers a fine 18-hole golf course built according to the designs of well-known British course architect Howard Swan, who has an extraordinary feeling for placing dynamic golf courses amid unspoilt countryside.
Opened for play in 2005, the par-72 Otocec golf course is set within the rolling hills and pine forests of the Dolenjska region roughly halfway between Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana and Croatia’s capital Zagreb. With its 49 sand bunkers and three water hazards, the course measures 6,189 metres (6,768 yards) and derives much of its challenge from the undulating terrain over which the holes flow. The longest hole is 568 metres (621 yards), the shortest 138 metres (151 yards). Highlights of the round include the par-3 5th hole played across a deep valley and the par-5 7th which cuts its way through the pines at the highest point of the course.
The course also has a short-game practice range, a practice range for long and short shots, a putting green, and a pitching green with a sand bunker. Only a stone’s throw from the golf course is the 13th-century Otocec Castle, the only water castle in Slovenia, which is now a prestigious boutique hotel.
Otocec Golf Facts & Figures
| Number of holes: | 18 |
| Total course length: | 6,189 metres |
| Par: | 72 |
| Founded: | 2006 |
| Green fee: | €70 |
| Driving range: | Available |
| Putting green: | Available |
| Teaching pros: | Available |
| Golf clubs for hire: | Available |
| Buggy (power cart) available: | Available |
| Trolley (pull cart/trundlers) for hire: | Available |
| Electric trolley for hire: | No |
| Locker room: | Available |
| Bar: | Available |
| Restaurant: | Available |
| Operating times: | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| General season: | April to October |
| Phone: | +386 41 30 44 44 |
| Website: | golfklub-otocec.si |
| E-mail: | info@golfklub-otocec.si |
| Address: | Grajska Cesta 2, 8222 Otocec, Slovenia |
| Latitude and Longitude Coordinates: | 45.838010, 15.234820 |
Otocec Golf Course stretches out to 6,189 metres metres at a par of 72 and is very playable for golfers of all skill levels.
The course is in good condition and the views are excellent.
Each hole has its own character and set of challenges, from bunker-surrounded par threes to long but strategic par fives.
The majority of the sand bunkers guard the greens, but there are some sand bunkers located in the fairways.
The greens are large and on some holes quite undulated.
Images by Matic Klansek Velej, Sportida d.o.o., Slovenia.info!
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