St. Leon-Rot · Germany · Baden Wurttemberg
Golf Club St. Leon-Rot
Rot Course
Rot Course is part of Baden-Württemberg's golfing heritage, reflecting the evolution of golf around St. Leon-Rot. Located in St. Leon-Rot, in the Baden-Württemberg region, this course is set within a tree-lined park where lines of play are drawn between trees, bunkers, and water features. It should be presented not merely as a destination, but as a unique German golfing experience, with its own history, architectural choices, relationship with the landscape, and the decisions it imposes on the player. The Round selects Rot Course for the distinctiveness of its architecture, history, or territory.
parkland · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,541 m · 1997
At a glance
Rot Course is part of Baden-Württemberg's golfing heritage, reflecting the evolution of golf around St. Leon-Rot. Located in St. Leon-Rot, in the Baden-Württemberg region, this course is set within a tree-lined park where lines of play are drawn between trees, bunkers, and water features. It should be presented not merely as a destination, but as a unique German golfing experience, with its own history, architectural choices, relationship with the landscape, and the decisions it imposes on the player. The Round selects Rot Course for the distinctiveness of its architecture, history, or territory.
Geography & setting
Rot Course is situated in St. Leon-Rot, in the Baden-Württemberg region of Germany. The course unfolds within a tree-lined park where the lines of play are defined by trees, bunkers, and water features. This geographical description should be supplemented by the exact nature of the soil, altitude, predominant exposure, winds, vegetation, visible landscapes, and the influence of the seasons on playing conditions.
History
Dietmar Hopp struck the ceremonial opening shot on the Rot course on 26 April 1997. Together with St. Leon, it forms one of Germany’s leading championship complexes.
Architecture
Tree-lined fairways, water, large greens and tournament-scale bunkering give Rot a more mature parkland character than St. Leon.
The course in detail
The course features 18 holes, a par of 72, and measures approximately 6541 meters from the reference markers. The course utilizes its parkland environment to organize angles, obstacles, and approaches to the greens.
Club experience
Two championship courses, extensive practice grounds and major-event history create an international club environment.
Practical information
- Official website
- www.gc-slr.de/