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Home > Golf Courses > Europe > Murhof Steiermarkischer Golf Club
Murhof Steiermarkischer Golf Club
Golf is an outdoor sport where player as an individual or from varied teams strike a ball targeting a hole using various clubs. This game does not have any fixed standard playing area, but an ideal measurement can be decided as per the availability of space and number of players involved. The game basically originated from Scotland and has been played for at least five centuries in the British Isles. Although often viewed as an elite pastime, golf is now becoming an increasingly popular sport across all sections of society.
Murhof Steiermarkischer Golf Club was established in 1963 and designed by Architect Bernhard von Limburger with 18 holes. The Steiermarkischer Golf Club has its base at Murhof, a beautiful estate in superb privacy amidst the wooded hills of Southern Styria on the northern border of Graz. This award winning and reputed layout lies on the banks of the Mur River, hence its name Murhof or Manor on the Mur. Murhof has been ranked frequently as one of the two best golf courses in Austria; the other one is Gut Altentann near Salzburg and one of the top European courses. There is also a charming hotel adjacent to the clubhouse as well an outstanding leisure facility.
The layout was designed in 1963 by reputed German architect Bernhard von Limburger. Thoroughly refreshed by Michael Pinner between 1996 and 2000, Murhof was brought back to its former splendor and now boasts top championship conditions. Bordered on three sides by the Mur River, the course lies on flat bed of a valley surrounded by wood clad hills. The fairways extend through the lush parkland of the estate between row mature trees, bushes and edges, while a large lake affects play on the sixth and the harshly doglegged fourteenth hole.
This par 72 course has 18 holes measuring 6,274 meters or 6,864 yards for a standard scratch score of 73 from the championship tees. Murhof has two of the most significant characteristics of a course that is visually appealing, its botanical splendor is hard to describe, and technically demanding, although fair to all players. The major hazards there are the tall stand of trees bordering the fairways and the dense undergrowth. Walking is allowed on the course and buggies are available. The course is designed specifically to improve the quality of the game.
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