Via di Marco Simone 84/88,
Guidonia, nr Roma, Lazio 00012
Office
+39 0774 366 469Pro shop
+39 0774 366 469Fax
+39 0774 366 476Website
Visit websiteGolf pro
Stefano Pietrobono (Head Pro).The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Rural countryside and woodland.
Designer:
Jim Fazio
9-hole par-32 Resort course (2060 metres)
41.960703
12.634363
18 km NE of Rome
From Rome's ring road (the Grande Raccordo Anulare-GRA), in the northeast of Rome, take exit 12 (Centrale del Latte), and head east (away from Rome). After 3.5 km at roundabout turn right onto the SP23a, towards Palombara. After 1.3 km at roundabout, turn right into Via di Marco Simone. After o.7 km golf entrance is on your left.
Golf Marco Simone: With a clubhouse that would befit a Roman Emperor and a golf course designed by Jim Fazio, you can be sure of a memorable outing at this excellent golf facility. Located on the eastern outskirts of Rome in the grounds of an 11th century castle, the course occupies pleasantly open and undulating terrain. The layout's natural flowing contours create one of Rome's most elegant golf courses. But also one of its most challenging.
Good definition is given to the holes by large round bunkers, which are liberally included in the layout's substantial earthmounding. The undulating fairways are well-spaced, but never overly wide.
Although the opening pair may have you thinking water hazards will feature on every hole, small lakes and ditches only return on a further four holes, after the opening duo. The par-3 2nd makes an excellent signature hole for Marco Simone, the imposing castle and its tower perfectly mirrored in a pond that separates the teeing ground from the putting surface. The par-5 16th makes up for a relative absence of water on the more undulating back-nine. A ditch menacingly meanders its way up the middle of the fairway from tee-to-green.
Although predominantly quite open, one or two tree-lined holes pleasantly add to the layout's variety. From the course you will enjoy scenic vistas across the city of Rome to the west, while to the east lies a rural idyll of rolling hills and scattered villages.
Visitors welcome on weekdays (but closed on Tuesdays) and weekends. More restricted at weekends.
Must book in advance. Maximum handicap: 34.
Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.
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Golf Marco Simone is owned by Laura Biagiotti, one of Italy’s greatest fashion designers. Once dubbed the "Queen of Cashmere," she continues, with her daughter, to direct one of the largest fashion houses in Italy - the House of Biagiotti. Since 1980 she has lived in the 11th century castle that you see from various parts of the golf course.The castle was lovingly restored to its ancient splendour by Biagiotti and her husband Gianni Cigna, who passed away prematurely in August 1996. | The castle and golf club, share their name with, but are not related to Marco Simone, a famous former Italian professional football player. | Onsite apartments and residences are available to rent within the Marco Simone complex. | Golf Marco Simone has hosted many top level tournaments, including the 1994 Italian Open Championship. For more details see Top Golf Tournaments at Marco Simone.
Via Tiburtina Valeria 330, 00011 Tivoli Terme (Rome)
+39 07 743 883
Visit websiteThe Grand Hotel Duca d'Este is situated in Tivoli Terme, on the Tiburtina Valeria way, an old consular roman road. The hotel is located 20 km north-east of Rome's centre, in an area with many historical sites such as Villa d'Este, with its 100 fountains and panoramic restaurant, and Villa Adriana, with its traces of ancient civilization, set in a park of 120 hectares.
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Marco Simone
Roma Acquasanta; Parco di Roma; Castelgandolfo
Via Emanuele Ciaceri 12, 00156 Roma
+39 06 411 6673
Visit websiteA pleasant 3-star hotel located just 8 km north-east of the centre of Rome.
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Marco Simone; Parco di Roma
Olgiata; Parco de' Medici; Roma Acquasanta; Castelgandolfo
Tournaments:
European Tour: 2021 marks the 50th and last season of the world renowned European Tour, launched in April 1972 at the Spanish Open. From 2022 the Tour will be sponsored by Dubai-based global supply chain and ports operator DP World, and will be known as the DP World Tour.
South African Open: December 2021 events in South Africa have again been impacted by the Covid pandemic. The South African Open (Dec 2-5) will no longer be played as a DP World Tour event, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship (Dec 9-12) has been cancelled.
Who's Who:
Bernhard Langer: at age 64, Langer collected a record sixth Charles Schwab Cup, the only player to have won the season-long points chase more than twice. He also topped the PGA Tour Champions money-list for the 11th time out of a possible 13 since 2008.
Carlota Ciganda: the five-time Solheim Cup star was delighted to record a fourth Ladies European Tour win in her home national championship, the Ladies Spanish Open.
Lee Elder: Trailblazer, Ryder Cup player, four-time PGA Tour winner and eight-time Senior PGA Tour winner, Lee Elder died on November 28, aged 87. In 1975 he became the first African American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, and in so doing provided one of the pivotal moments in the history of professional golf.
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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