Terme di Saturnia

GOLF COURSE

Set in the exquisite environs of Tuscany, close to the sea the site ha a long history and association with the Romans who believed it to be the birthplace of Saturn. The whole area is dotted with natural hot springs so after wearing yourself out on the course relax in the splendour of the natural spas as the Romans did. Relaxing, that is, not golfing. More than a golfing experience, a vacation to really rest and replenish.

Tuscany Maremma’s mild climate and nearby hot springs make our course an ideal all-year-round destination for a game. The project is the brainchild of architect Ronald Fream of Golfplan, the studio responsible for some of the most prestigious courses in the world.

The 18-hole, par 72 and 6,316m course is gently undulating and full of hazards and bunkers defending wide and long greens.

The course is only 100m from the golf hotel and is set over 70 hectares of terrain. It is made up of some gentle slopes and ascending and descending fairways.

The realization of such a wonderful course has only been by adherence to the strict regulations governing the protection of local nature. As a result, in the early hours of the morning, deer, porcupines, hares, pheasants and many different species of birds common in the Maremma can often be seen.

The natural splendour of the valley of Saturnia, the breathtaking scenery and the latest developments in green technology are destined to make your game of golf one of a kind.

The golf course uses the following types of grass:

• Fairways: Tifway 419
• Collar mix: rye-grass
• Green: Agrostis Stolonifera Pen A 4
• Rough: Festuca Arondinacea

The course features a driving range with opposite double tee box.The southern one with 12 covered positions with video camera facilities and high-tech analysis equipment for swing correction is mainly used by the golf school, with the northern one, the Golf Clinics, near the start of the fourth hole used for regular practice and by players getting ready to play on a professional course.

The practice range is set on an undulating 33,000m2 piece of land with its four greens providing players with the sensation of playing for real, complemented by a pitching and a putting green.