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Preisch (Luxembourg-France) Golf Course Review
Preisch, France
White tees: 75.3 rating; 133 slope |
Preisch Golf Course review overview: Located on a hilltop in France, less than 15 minutes from the Luxembourg
and German borders, this golf course has three nines, one named for each
country. They wrap their ways around the
hill, weaving through forest and meadow-land type settings. The Luxembourg and France nines run next to each
other and offer a few memorable holes, which are reviewed below:
Preisch Hole 3: This straight par five is fairly wide open with the only real trouble being the wall running down the entire left side that marks the out of bounds. The key to the hole is the well-bunkered green, highlighted by a central bunker about 30 yards short of the green that eliminates any attempts to run up onto the green in two.
Preisch Hole 3: This straight par five is fairly wide open with the only real trouble being the wall running down the entire left side that marks the out of bounds. The key to the hole is the well-bunkered green, highlighted by a central bunker about 30 yards short of the green that eliminates any attempts to run up onto the green in two.
Preisch Hole 5: This par five focuses on the placement of the 2nd shot, which must stay left of the hill and right of the lake to leave a short approach to the green over the water.
Preisch Hole 7: The prettiest hole at Preisch features a drive between a shoot of trees, with a lake on the right side of the fairway. The hole then bends to the left around a large tree towards the large green that slopes heavily from back to front and has a large bunker in front and drop-off behind it.
Preisch Hole 8: This nasty long uphill par four is cut from the forest and is a dogleg left. The fairway is pretty tight and anything hit left is gone on either shot and anything in the forest right will need a punch out to have a shot at the green. (not pictured)
Preisch Hole 10: The first hole on the France nine is reminiscent of number 10 at Augusta, except that the slope downwards to the green starts farther away from the tee box. Either way the approach is stiffly downhill and a huge bunker waits to the right of the green and forest to the right of that, which makes the slight dogleg left, with its overhanging trees that much more difficult to manage. (not pictured)
Preisch Hole 15: This long par four has a little creek that cuts across the fairway, diagonally and is very much in play. Although not filled with much water, it is deep and will cost a stroke, and so must be avoided. The other obstacle off the tee is the large trees at the right edge of the fairway. The approach is then uphill to a fairly receptive green.
Preisch Hole 10: The first hole on the France nine is reminiscent of number 10 at Augusta, except that the slope downwards to the green starts farther away from the tee box. Either way the approach is stiffly downhill and a huge bunker waits to the right of the green and forest to the right of that, which makes the slight dogleg left, with its overhanging trees that much more difficult to manage. (not pictured)
Preisch Hole 15: This long par four has a little creek that cuts across the fairway, diagonally and is very much in play. Although not filled with much water, it is deep and will cost a stroke, and so must be avoided. The other obstacle off the tee is the large trees at the right edge of the fairway. The approach is then uphill to a fairly receptive green.
