The newest golf course on Usedom just opened four weeks ago and is situated in the small village of…read moreKorswandt, just a couple of kilometers inland from Seebad Ahlbeck on Usedom, next to the polish border. The Baltic Hills golf Club features 19 holes, driving range, chip and putt area whilst the clubhouse is still under construction. The odd number of 19 holes ist because of the warmup hole called Mulligan - a par 3 hole that covers the distance from the putting green to the teebox of the first hole. This was the first time I saw something like it, but the scottish headpro assured me that this can be seen often on scottish golf courses. Well, I liked the idea. The course makes brilliant use of the natural hilly landscape. Looking at a Google Maps satellite image you can see that they put the course exactly in an area used for agriculture, the surrounding woods weren't changed at all. The only change made to nature (apart from digging bunkers and water hazards) were some earth movements on the fifth hole, the rest was pretty much left as is. The course is 6.047 meters from the backtees with hole lengths from 126 meters (hole 14) and 548 meters (hole 5), a course rating will be made in August. Every hole on the course has its own charme or presents its own difficulty. I loved the ideas like the split fairway on #5, or the tree group guarding the green on #13 or the picturesque #14. At the end of your round on #17 you reach the highest elevation of the course and you will be rewarded with a great view over the course and over the island of Usedom. The course will need some time to grow in. Especially the greens are still somewhat bumpy and slow, but I'm sure they will improve over time. But what the course already has is a great layout and is a nice challenge to play with nicely positioned hazards and good fairway outlines. Plus, you need a solid shot off the tee as it takes you mostly 180 to 200 meters to reach the beginning of the fairway. I very much enjoyed my round at Baltic Hills, the crew gave me a very warm welcome and the EUR 30,00 greenfee for the round (still introductory prices) are a bargain. This course is definitely a recommendation. Golfclub Korswandt GmbH Hauptstrasse 10 17419 Korswandt info@usedomgolf.de http://www.usedomgolf.de/