Golf Valley München

I just came across this ad about a new Golf Resort near Munich called the Golf Valley München. Apparently they want to built the longest tournament course in the world measuring 7.200 meters – thats 7.874 yards.

Initially, german golf legend Bernhard Langer wanted to build a golf course on the premises near Munich that formerly was the venue for the US radio station Radio Liberty. But then the investor Michael Weichselgartner won the bid. And so he builds a 27 hole championship course, a 9 hole practive course and a huge, floodlighted driving range ready to open in July 2007.

Looking at the plans, they maybe have been inspired by the TPC at Sawgrass when you see this:

The 16th hole, a par 3 (160m from white) will give a similar challenge to the golfers as the 17th at Sawgrass.

The ambitious plans are to be the stage for the 2018 Ryder Cup. But until then you’d have to throw in some extra money, didn’t Michael Smurfit take 50 Million Euro out of the wallet to have the Ryder Cup at the K Club? Anyway, it would be great to have the RC in Germany in whichever venue.