Rome – golf in the eternal city

It rains a bit when we land at Ciampino Airport a Thursday afternoon in March. It is a little colder than in Oslo, but that is ok. The flight to Rome is only three hours from Oslo, one hour shorter than to Lisbon and Malaga and about the same as Nice. Just enough time to refresh the history knowledge.
2007-05-11 Great Golf - adventure, travel, dining, amazing golf courses
Article imageThe weekend trip is planned as a golf trip with cultural experiences, good food and drinks. Driving through one of the famous streets Via Appia, and passing the impressive ruins of Terme de Caracalla, Circo Massimo, Foro Romano, the Quo Vadis chapel and other views on they way to the Visconti Palace Hotel.
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Marco Simone Golf Club

Marco Simone Golf Club lies 3mil north east of Rome, 40 minutes drive from the city centre and have 36 holes divided in one 18 hole championship course and one 18 hole resort course. The course was put there in 1989, financed by the famous fashion queen Laura Biagiotti. The club house is enormous, and it also has a large hotel and a smaller apartment building.
With 600members that mostly play on weekends, the activity level on weekdays are lame. To build the course they used American expertise, Tim and George Fazio, in cooperation with the Italian David Mezzacane. The championship course plays to pair 72 with a white length of 6.361m, while the resort course measures 4252m and pair 64.
The course has excellent practise facilities with a large driving range. The whole area is in perfect shape.
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Golf club le Querce

Golf Club Le Querce is a beautiful 18 hole course 40km North West of Rome in a fantastic area with miles of view in every direction. Most fascinating are the snowy mountain in the east in the Abruzzo area which boards to the Adriatic Sea.
The course was opened in 1990 and is by many known to be one of the best golf courses in Italy. In 2003 it was measured the 39th best course in Europe, by Golf Digest. It is in a comfortable rolling area where a horse shoe shaped river in a deep ravine is in game at six of the holes. A line of old oak tree’s gives the course a nice look. The course is well groomed and the greens are fast. The club house is located at the highest area at the course, where the driving range and the practice field are. At the area there is also a guesthouse with 23 room that also visitors may rent.

Rome has a lot to offer some cues are; Coliseum, Forum Romanum, Trevifonten, the Spanish stairs and a lot of other wonderful sights. Both the golf and the culture, included the food and drinks are worth a weekend in Rome
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Good to know:

Great chose to fly with Sterling to Rome. Five non-stop departures a week from Oslo at 12.25, Sunday at 16.20 Return at 20.00 Varying prices se www.sterling.no
Visconti Palace Hotel is a good four star alterative. Modern and central, see www.viscontipalace.com
 
Marco Simone Golf Club
Green fee weekdays €45 and €65 on weekends at the championship course and €20/€35 at the resort course
 
Golf Club Le Querce
Green fee is €60 on weekdays and €72 on weekends