Golf in Carinthia

High above the valley, at 1,050 metres in the Nock Mountains, you are met by clear, fresh mountain air. The Kaiserburg championship course is a true Nockberge eighteen: broad, inviting fairways, fast greens and constantly changing holes cut straight through the forest, the kind golfers remember long afterwards. A course where you happily forget the score and simply enjoy the long view across valley and peaks.

Location: Patergassen near Bad Kleinkirchheim    Distance: approx. 25 km from Spittal an der Drau    Holes / Par: 18 / 72

Your benefit applies: anytime, July/Aug only from 12 noon   2-for-1

Right from the first tee, Lake Millstatt lies deep blue at your feet – and on the 18th it welcomes you back one last time. In between waits a course full of variety: rolling terrain and fast greens, so that every hole becomes an experience of its own. Here it is not the long drive that wins but the clever play – those who lay up with feel are rewarded. And to round things off, the terrace offers a view that golfers never stop raving about.

Location: Millstatt / Seeboden    Distance: approx. 10 km from Spittal an der Drau    Holes / Par: 18 / 72

Your benefit applies: May–Sep from 1 p.m., April/Oct all day   2-for-1

Moosburg-Pörtschach was set into the landscape so carefully that fairways, mature trees and water seem to belong together naturally. At the ponds and biotopes you ask yourself every time: boldly across or safely around? For the finale, hole 18 offers a par 3 over the pond to the clubhouse – where, with a little luck, two swans watch your putt.

Location: Moosburg    Distance: approx. 18 km from Klagenfurt    Holes / Par: 18 + 9 / 72 & 35

Your benefit applies: anytime   2-for-1

Seventy hectares of open space in the Gail Valley, the Carnic Alps all around – there is room here for the big shot. The course is flat and pleasant to walk, with hardly a blind shot: usually you can see the flag from the tee. Ponds, streams and small bridges provide variety along the way without ever adding stress. And on hole 7 you inevitably look up – the Gartnerkofel stands so close that you pause for a moment.

Location: Waidegg in the Gail Valley    Distance: approx. 5 km from Hermagor    Holes / Par: 18 / 72 (+ 6-hole practice course)

Your benefit applies: anytime   2-for-1 Single players –30 %

The fairways are wide and open, the view reaches far across the hills – a pleasure for anyone who likes to hit long. But as inviting as it looks, do not underestimate it: fast greens and tricky rough still demand your full attention. The highlight waits on hole 8, a par 4 with an island green. And over it all lies a stillness broken only by a horse from the riding stable next door.

Location: St. Veit an der Glan    Distance: approx. 20 km from Klagenfurt    Holes / Par: 18 / 72

Your benefit applies: anytime   2-for-1

Here you enjoy broad, inviting fairways that invite a full swing – and earlier and longer than anywhere else in Carinthia. The parkland course with its tree-lined avenues can be played in a relaxed manner, yet all the sand keeps you alert. Above it all rises the mountain panorama of Petzen, Hochobir and the Kamnik Alps. For the finale, hole 18 leads straight towards the clubhouse and the mountains. Which is why there is the occasional round of applause when the final putt drops.

Location: Grafenstein / Lake Klopein    Distance: approx. 25 km from Klagenfurt    Holes / Par: 18 / 72

Your benefit applies: May–Sep from 1 p.m., April/Oct all day, not Nov–March   2-for-1

GC Drautal / Berg

Set directly on the river Drau and framed by spruce and pine, the water murmurs quietly in the background for the whole round. You rarely need the driver, but you do need an accurate tee shot. Unforgettable: the „Adlerhorst“ hole, whose tee sits in a rock face high above the Drau. Here you arrive as a guest and leave as a friend.

Berg im Drautal · 9 / 62 · Benefit anytime 2-for-1

GC Wolfsberg

In the heart of the Lavant Valley, where everything revolves around fruit, cider and golf, you can safely leave the driver in the bag. Here sloping greens and tricky doglegs sharpen your short game. And afterwards, over hearty Carinthian cooking, you can improve your round one more time – verbally.

St. Michael im Lavanttal · 9 / 60 · Benefit for 18 holes only 2-for-1