Royal Homburger Golf Club

An der Karlsbrücke 10,

Bad Homburg v.d.H., Hesse D-61350

  • Office

    +49 (0)61 72 306 808
  • Pro shop

    +49 (0)61 72 306 808
  • Fax

    +49 (0)61 72 326 48
  • Golf pro

    Anthony Dowens (PGA Head Professional)

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland and limited residential.

  • Designer:

    Course renovated by Christoph Städler (of Städler Golf Courses) in 2001.

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Metres
4319
4097
3839
Par
66
66
66
SSS or slope
64.6
63.6
66.0

At the same location:

Above distances are for the 18-hole New course. The original Royal Homburger "Old" course is located in Kurpark, close to the centre of Bad Homburg, 4 km SE of the New course. The Old course now comprises six par-3 holes, totalling 1560 m.

Location

Latitude:

50.247821

Longitude:

8.590767

How to get there:

3 km NW of Bad Homburg / 26 km NW of Frankfurt.

Royal Homburger Golf Club

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.

Est. 1899

Royal Homburger Golf Club's New (or Röderwiesen) course is laid out at the foot of the Taunus mountain range, just north of Frankfurt. The tallest peak in the range is the 878 m Grosser Feldberg.

This relatively short layout, measuring 4,319 metres (4723 yards) from the back tees, is characterised by rather narrow fairways, requiring a precise game and clear course management. A mix of doglegging holes, ponds and strategically placed bunkers will also require good strategic thinking to "pick" your way around this testing layout. Even for professionals, a good-scoring game at Royal Homburger permits few mistakes.

Worth a special mention is the short, drivable downhill par-4 16th, with its 35 m drop. From the tee the view stretches to the Frankfurt skyline, and includes the Spessart (woodpecker) and Odenwald forests.

List of courses: Germany - West

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance. Proof of handicap required. Maximum handicap: weekdays 54; weekends 36.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes (New course): weekdays €45; Fri (after 2pm) €75; weekends €75.

Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2021].

Other information

Players generally walk this course.

Practice facilities

Good

Did you know?

Located in the spa town of Bad Homburg just north of Frankfurt, Royal Homburger (1899) is Germany's third oldest golf club, behind Wiesbadener (1893) and Berlin-Wannsee GC (1895).

The golf club is one of very few outside the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth) to have received its "Royal" prefix at the prerogative of a British monarch. These non-Commonwealth "royals" include: Curragh (Ireland), Dublin (Ireland), Homburger (Germany), Mariánské Lázně (Czech) and Bled (Slovenia).

The Royal title was conferred on Homburger GC in 2013 by Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of the patronage given to the club by Queen Victoria's cousin (George, Duke of Cambridge) and her son Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII).

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