The Gardagolf Country Club is an Italian

golf course A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". Th ...

located in

Soiano del Lago Soiano del Lago (Brescian, Gardesano: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. References

Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Brescia-geo-stub ...

, but the playing field also occupies with the municipalities of

Polpenazze del Garda Polpenazze del Garda ( Gardesano: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is situated near the western shore of Lake Garda. World heritage site It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt h ...

and

Manerba del Garda Manerba del Garda is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is located at the southwest side of the Lake Garda. It is bounded by the comunes of San Felice del Benaco, Puegnago sul Garda, Moniga del Garda, Polpenazze del ...

; close to the

Lake Garda Lake Garda ( it, Lago di Garda or ; lmo, label=Eastern Lombard, Lach de Garda; vec, Ƚago de Garda; la, Benacus; grc, Βήνακος) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...

in the

Province of Brescia The Province of Brescia ( it, provincia di Brescia; Brescian: ) is a Province in the Lombardy administrative region of northern Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of January 2019) and its capital is the city of Brescia. With an ar ...

. The first 18 holes (Red and White Course) designed by Cotton, Pennick, Steel & Partners were inaugurated on the 28th of June 1986, while the Yellow Course was added in 1990. The club hosted the

Italian Open Italian Open may refer to: *Italian Open (tennis), a Masters 1000 level tennis tournament played in Rome each year. *Italian Open (golf) The DS Automobiles Italian Open ( it, Open d'Italia) is the men's national open golf championship of Italy. It ...

three times in 1997, 2003 and 2018, the

Kronenbourg Open The Kronenbourg Open was a one-off European Tour golf tournament which was played at Gardagolf Country Club in Soiano del Lago, Italy from 25–28 March 1993. Sam Torrance shot 69-68-73-74 for a 4 under par 72 hole score of 284, and defeated his ...

in 1993, and the

Ladies Italian Open The Ladies Italian Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the midd ...

in 1990. On 12 December 2017 the Italian Federation announced that Gardagolf would host the Italian Open (this time a Rolex Series event) in 2018 for the third time. Gardagolf is the home club of the 4 times European Tour winner

Matteo Manassero Matteo Manassero (born 19 April 1993) is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He is the youngest golfer to win a European Tour event. Amateur career Manassero was born in Negrar, in the Province of Verona. After a short ...

where he started playing the game as a kid with the club pro Franco Maestroni.

Nino Bertasio Nino Bertasio (born 30 July 1988) is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and is currently attached to the Gardagolf Country Club. Professional career After turning professional in 2011, he joined the Alps Tour. His fi ...

and Challenge Tour player Andrea Maestroni also play for Gardagolf.

Italian Open

The 1997 Italian Open will be remembered for the final head to head between Bernhard Langer and

José María Olazábal José María Olazábal Manterola (, ; born 5 February 1966) is a Spanish professional golfer from the Basque region who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships, both at The Masters. ...

: they arrived tied at the uphill 18th hole when the Spaniard hooked the driver, hit the big tree on the left and ended up losing the tournament. Since then, that tree is referred to by many members as the Olazábal Tree. Langer closed the tournament with a final 64 which is currently the course record. The 2003 Italian Open marked the last appearance in the competition for

Severiano Ballesteros Severiano Ballesteros Sota (; 9 April 1957 – 7 May 2011) was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted golfing family, he won 90 inte ...

Kronenbourg Open

Ladies Italian Open

Texbond Open

References

External links

Gardagolf Country Club Official WebsiteGardagolf page on the Golf & Turismo website
Golf clubs and courses in Italy Sports venues completed in 1986 1986 establishments in Italy {{Italy-sports-venue-stub