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Hole 1

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From The Tee To open, a friendly short par 4 with a slight dogleg to the right. Place the tee shot in the left half of the fairway.

From The Fairway Otherwise, as on the entire course, the trees in the dog leg will quickly block the approach. If there is a prevailing headwind, one more club is usually the right idea.

On The Green It's better to miss the green on the right than on the left. All greens have numerous mini-breaks that are difficult to spot.

Hole 2

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From The Tee The tee shot should also find the left half of the fairway on this par 5 on the right. Pay attention (and not just on this track) to the alignment of the tee boxes.

From The Fairway For long hitters, the stream and the fairway bunkers are in play. The longer the tee shot, the less space you have. It is better to avoid the stream.

On The Green The lay-up should be placed as left as possible because of the mighty oak trees on the right in front of the green. Unless there is a tailwind, it is often one or two more clubs into the green than you think.

Hole 3

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From The Tee The first par 3, which is not short anyway, plays longer than expected with a mostly slanting headwind.

From The Fairway You're better off missing the green on the left than on the right. Stay below the flag, especially if it is set short.

On The Green Here, as on all heavily sloping greens on the course, not every flag position can be attacked.

Hole 4

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From The Tee Actually an easy par 4, but still hopp or top. From the tee, the view of the green is obscured by a small hill in the fairway.

From The Fairway Danger lurks on the entire track on the left. For a tee shot over the hill, aim a few feet to the right of the fairway bunker. It remains a short but challenging pitch. You can place the tee shot at the top of the hill instead.

On The Green This leaves you with a short shot into the green. For this tee shot, aim a little further to the right of the fairway bunker. Middle green is always good for the approach.

Hole 5

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From The Tee Welcome to Refrath’s Amen Corner. Please first check in the mirror on the tree behind the yellow tee box or from the high stand at the red tee box whether the fairway is clear.

From The Fairway The target for the tee shot is the large pine tree with the tall bare trunk on the right edge of the forest.

On The Green After a good drive, the shot into the green is not necessarily short but rather relaxed. A bad shot means stress.

Hole 6

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From The Tee And now it's getting really difficult. A long par 4 with a high and bunkered “postage stamp” as the target. The slight dog leg on the left is deceptive off the tee.

From The Fairway Aim well to the left of the right fairway bunker. It is often wiser to take a short lead than to attack the green.

On The Green If you attack, you should hit the green, otherwise it's better to hit the green and miss long enough - everything else will be exciting.

Hole 7

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From The Tee It remains difficult. An even longer par 4 dog leg to the right. Here again the left half of the fairway is mandatory.

From The Fairway If you play the tee shot straight or with a left turn, aim over the left edge of the right fairway bunker, otherwise further to the left of it.

On The Green A long shot awaits into an elevated and heavily sloping green with a clear false front. The green has two plateaus with a violent wave in between. Wrong plateau or too long mean problems.

Hole 8

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From The Tee A short par 3. A bit of relaxation. However, the bunkers are dangerous and the wind is often underestimated.

From The Fairway So choose your racket carefully. Too short is fine on the right, but it can be difficult on the left or in front of the bunkers. It will be exciting for too long.

On The Green

Hole 9

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From The Tee The par 5 dog leg on the left plays even longer than expected and can hardly be reached in two shots, even for long hitters.

From The Fairway Taking a shortcut via the left side is possible, but it is risky. The safe tee shot into the right side of the fairway makes the fairway around 25 meters longer.

On The Green The lay-up is again in good hands in the right half of the fairway. The green has a small false front, which comes into play the shorter the flag is.

Hole 10

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From The Tee Back nine. The 10 is not as friendly as the 1. Whether this is ideal depends on where the flag is.

From The Fairway Here, too, if there is a prevailing headwind, one more iron into the green is not a bad choice.

On The Green Missing slightly to the right is better than missing left. The green is less flat than it looks.

Hole 11

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From The Tee The shortest par 5 with a slight dog-leg right invites long hitters to reach the green in two shots.

From The Fairway However, after the drive on the way to the green there are two mighty pine trees in the fairway.

On The Green Anyone who places between or behind them only has a short shot into the green. Be careful if the flag is on the front right or back on the left.

Hole 12

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From The Tee If you don't feel the wind on the tee box of this short par 3, it's still there! Mostly from the front, but often different and over the green he can turn.

From The Fairway The choice of club is crucial. The green has a sloping elephant back.

On The Green If the flag is at the back left, you should hit the front half of the green and more in the middle. If the flag is at the back right, you can play it longer.

Hole 13

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From The Tee A long, very difficult par 4 with a slight dog leg on the left. Here, every little mistake means stress. The best but risky tee shot from the back tees aims high over the right crown edge of the large oak tree on the left.

From The Fairway If you don't like the oak - you don't have much space on the right and there are also two bunkers. With the approach you definitely shouldn't miss the green on the right. The water hazard there on the side is treacherous, even if the ball is dry.

On The Green

Hole 14

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From The Tee After the difficult 13, undiminished concentration is now required. The 14th is another long par 4. Straight, but with the narrowest landing zone on the course.

From The Fairway Wrong shots on the right and left are often punished with loss of the ball.

On The Green The extremely hanging green can be played in a relaxed manner after a good drive, but it will usually still be a medium iron. Stay below the flag.

Hole 15

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From The Tee Easier for the bogey player than for the single handicapper. Center green is always a good idea on this par 3.

From The Fairway Missing a little to the right doesn't matter, missing to the left or too short will be difficult, too long can be expensive.

On The Green Be careful if the flag is at the back left or at the very front left.

Hole 16

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From The Tee After this relaxation, it now counts again. The par 4 dog leg on the right plays longer than expected. The tee shot must go into the left side of the fairway.

From The Fairway Both fairway bunkers do not allow a shot into the green; instead, a wedge to the side or even backwards is often recommended.

On The Green Once you hit the fairway, hitting the green, which is heavily defended by bunkers and terrain, is no gift. The green has a noticeable false front and the front half of the green is not as flat as it looks. Par is always good here.

Hole 17

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From The Tee That wasn't it yet. Another long par 4 dog leg right. It's not for nothing that the fairway bunker is on the left side. Depending on the pin position, the shot into the green is one to three clubs longer.

From The Fairway The extremely hanging and undulating green is probably the most difficult on the course.

On The Green Flag positions in the front of the tongue and in the back on the right are particularly difficult. In the latter case you should play center green. Here too, par is always good.

Hole 18

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From The Tee

From The Fairway Get home – and now really relaxed. A short and straight par 5. Long hitters can attack after the tee shot, otherwise after the lay-up (into the right side of the fairway) there will be little iron left in the relatively large and flat green. Welcome back.

On The Green