The Golfclub Schloss Wilkendorf was one of the courses we played frequently during our first…read moregolfing years, as the clubs Westside Course was the only public 18 hole course around Berlin you could play with HCP 54. And what a nice one that was. Situated in the "Märkische Schweiz" east of Berlin, the terrain is unusually hilly and gave the course designers some nice terrain to work with. Almost all other golf clubs in and around Berlin are on flat terrain, so Wilkendorf really gives you a different experience. So let me introduce you to the two courses: Sandy Lyle Course As mentioned, I wanted to play the Sandy Lyle Course for a long time, at the beginning of my golfing career a couple of years ago. As a 36 handicap was needed to play the course, I had to work on my skills before I could do that. The tournament last monday finally gave me the chance to experience the course. The Sandy Lyle Course was obviously designed by the famous Sandy Lyle and has a total lenght of 6.096 meters from the mens tees (par 72, CR 72,7, SL 132). Composed into a beautiful nature, it makes very good use of the terrain given, almost every hole plays up- or downhill or over some hilltop. The first hole starts out relatively straightforward, a 345m par4 with a fairway being guarded by OB on the left and a biotope on the right side. The following par3 plays downhill, followed by an uphill par 5 with really nice bunker placement. You do not encounter a water hazard until the ninth hole, but the hole design and bunker placement, sidehill fairways make it really interesting and challenging to play the course. Don't bomb it off the tee, good scores will come with smart ball placement. And take a moment in between holes to enjoy the beautiful scenery around you. The ninth hole was one of my favourites on the front nine, you hit your tee shot through a breach in the tree line, be sure to place it left so you have a good angle for your second shot down the hill on the dogleg par 5, the left side of (small) fairway and the green is guarded by water, making it extra hard if you want to reach the green in two. The back nine also offers some true beauties, like the eleventh that plays downhill, the fairway has a sidehill lie and the green is protected by trees. Towards the end of your round, holes 16 and 17 wrap themselves around a big lake, ready to swallow all balls that are too cockily adressed towards the green. If you have an opportunity to play the Sandy Lyle course, absolutely do it. It takes you mind off everything else and you can wallow in golf. Greenfees are 40 EUR on weekdays and 60 EUR on weekends, on thursdays you play for 35 EUR, on fridays for 45 EUR. Westside Course The Westside course has a total length of 5.792 m (CR 70,1, SL 123) and is a par 71 course. Playing less difficult than the Sandy Lyle it is still a good challenge for the beginning and advanced golfer. Well, you could call it Sandy Lyles little brother as it has the same characteristics, but on an easier level, yet still interesting. Water only comes into play on 11 and 17, the fairways are a little wider and you don't have to think as much about ball placement. My favourite hole is the 13th, a downhill par4 with terraced tee boxes, on the right side are two bunkers ready to swallow your ball and the green is protected to the left by big trees. You stand on the tee box and this hole makes you want to play a brilliant tee shot (which you then mostly don't). But it inspires and that is what I love about a good course design. Greenfees are 30 EUR on weekdays and 45 EUR on weekends. On weekdays you can play without "Platzreife" (players permit), so it is a good chance for beginners to get a taste of a real course.

Great, laid back golf club. The location is perfect, just a short drive outside of Berlin. It's…read morequiet, the air is fresh and there is a lot of green. The place is very well maintained. If you don't have your own golf gear borrow some for 1 Euro and get 20 balls for another Euro. No time limit. It doesn't get cheaper than that of you just want to hit off some balls. Staff is very friendly and it's perfect to get a quick beer in the restaurant after the game.

The staff at this golf club in Pankow are friendly and helpful. The club includes an 18-hole…read morecourse, a 9-hole course, a 6-hole short course, a practice course (3-holes, behind the driving range), a putting green and pitching green, and a driving range. The driving range is a great place to practice: golf balls for the range are 1 euro/20 balls, and rental clubs are available, if you need them. There's also a pro-shop, clubhouse, and restaurant with a patio & a decent menu.

Prenden is situated north of Berlin and it takes a 30 minute drive from Berlin Alexanderplatz to…read moreget there. From our place it is even closer than Kallin, where we played most of last year. You get off the Autobahn A11 at exit Laake and you are there. Prenden offers you a 27 hole golf course designed by Thorsten Gideon. The 18 hole championship course resembles scottish links courses. The 9 hole course is also 'fully grown' and one of the most interesting in and around Berlin. The practice area is pretty big and offers driving range, chipping and putting greens. Apart from the courses, Prenden surprised me with a very friendly and helpful staff. Yesterday we played there for the third time and despite being a sunny weekend day, the course was not crowded at all. As we will play Prenden more often this year we bought the so called 'Prenden Card', giving you 50% off all green fees. As the card itself is prices at 120 EUR, it pays off after your sixth weekend round, normally priced at 42 EUR. Apart from that, the Golf Fee Card will give you 20% off on weekdays and 15% on weekends.

From the owner: Der Golfplatz Berlin Prenden bietet einen traumhaften 27-Loch im Norden von Berlin. Lernen Sie Golf…read morespielen in der Golfschule - jeden Sonntag um 14.00 Uhr findet ein kostenloser Schnupperkurs statt (April - Oktober).

Great facility! If you are a beginner or an established golfer, this GolfRange has it all. Great…read moreinstructors and friendly staff. The grounds keepers are tremendous as there is not a better looking range, practice area and putting green in the area. The 9 hole course is challenging in every way and is great for a "quick" round after work or just for practice. The tournaments are fun and easy to join in and the local restaurant has good food for after your round.

The Berliner Golf Club Gatow - established 1969 as The British Golf Club Gatow - is one of the last…read moreclubs in Berlin/Brandenburg I haven't played so far. Originally, the course had eight holes (don't ask why), ten more were added when in the nineties as the Berliner Golf Club Gatow was founded as the sucessor of the original British Golf Club. So you start out on the old course, after the second hole you go out on the new part, returning to the old one with the 13th hole. The old part is really a beautiful parkland course, with the holes being rather short. The course totals 'only' 5.817 meters, but still is challenging to play. Highlight of the new part are holes 6 through 8. These are situated in a big depression that formerly held Berlins emergency reserve of coal during the cold war (things you learn whilst playing with the locals). In the middle of the depression is the big "swan lake", the holes group themselves around it. Fairways and greens we're immaculate and it really was a joy to play there. I was on a solid round with consecutive bogeys and double bogeys through hole 12, after that I started to top almost all balls and couldn't get rid of it. I totally lost it on the final two holes, as I wasn't able to get the ball in the air, playing 14 on the par 5 17th and a 10 on the par 4 18th. I still cannot explain what happened there, let me blame that on the extensive beer consumption the night before that somehow affected my stamina. If Gatow wasn't so far away from my home I'd sure play there more often. Very nice atmosphere, beautiful landscape and a very cultivated course really make it very enjoyable to play there. Make sure to book your tee time in advance, you can either call in or book it online on the clubs website. On weekdays, greenfee is EUR 45 for 18 holes, EUR 60 on weekends.

Gross Kienitz offers the 18-hole Robert Baker Course, the public 9-hole Vodafone Course and a…read more3-hole practice course for beginners. So far I only played the Vodafone Course, in my opinion a pretty interesting course: the first 4 holes are a good warmup, the most interesting holes are the par 4 fifth, the par 4 seventh and above all the par 5 eight. Water hazards are there when you don't need them, the fairway gets narrow in places where you'll land your tee shot. Quite a challenge for the beginner and also a good excercise for the advanced player. The course was in a very good condition, the semirough was extremely thick, giving me some trouble where I didn't make the fairway. It is better to play the course this time of year, as they don't cut the rough too often. In the fall, the rough sometimes stands more than 50cm tall, so a ball in the rough usually is a ball lost. Greenfee is reasonable, we payed 22,00 EUR on a thursday. During other weekdays, you pay 24,00 EUR, on weekend the fee is 30,00 EUR.