The Styrian Trump Card

The Green Heart of Austria beats for golf
In addition to attractive green fee options, the Styria Golf Card gives you the opportunity to experience various facets of Styria with regard to its countryside, culture, and wellness opportunities.

Styrians know that the best way to enjoy life is to escape to the country. Stroke after stroke, new scenic and sporty perspectives open up between Dachstein and the wine country with 23 spacious golf courses. In the north, hilly tracks, imaginative fairways, challenging obstacles and quick greens are lined by massive mountains and dense forests. In the south, vineyards, fortresses, castles and fruit orchards create the scenery for both beginner and expert golfers.

A range of Styrian benefits all in one card
The Styria Golf Card is valid for all 23 Styrian golf courses for either three or five green fees, and is valid on weekdays as well as weekends and holidays (no surcharges). The special benefits of the card are its flexible options. For example, with a “fiver card” play five rounds on 18-hole courses or four rounds on 18-hole courses and two rounds on 9-hole courses. You can also use the “fiver card” for five-day green fees on 9-hole courses. And if the Styria Golf Card is not used up completely within one season, it is then valid until the end of the following season.

Both versions of the card with either 3 greens fees (€155) or 5 greens fees (€250) are available as part of packages offered by golf partner hotels or can be purchased at all Styrian Golf Clubs or online at www.steiermark.com. By entering a user ID and PIN code, information regarding the current status of your Styrian Golf Card, e.g. the number of remaining greens fees, can be retrieved at any time. Because it is personalised, the golf card can be replaced immediately if lost.

Wellness between rounds
What could be better than totally relaxing after an intense round of golf? In the north, fresh air, salt and mud in the wellness centers and hotels help restore vitality and beauty. Further south, the hot springs of eight thermal spas are ready to refresh and revive you from head to toe.

In addition to the six well-known thermal spa resorts between Bad Waltersdorf and Bad Radkersburg, two more thermal spas in Köflach and Fohnsdorf, situated in the middle of mountains of Upper Styria, now complete the competent Styrian wellness offer. A regionally unique aspect is the Traditional Styrian Medicine (TSM®) which originates in Bad Waltersdorf and is offered at resorts such as the Quellenhotel & Spa. Based on the motto, “Why roam so far when these good things are growing right at your doorstep”, Styrian apples, milk, honey, grape seeds and volcanic soil strengthen the spirit.

Fairways with culture
Golfing in Styria combines a sporty challenge with cultural impressions. As a cultural region, Styria is quite convincing with its imposing buildings, a unique dense cluster of museums, and an unparalleled calendar of events. Graz is the capital of Styria, as well as a UNESCO world cultural heritage city and cultural capital of Europe in 2003. It is a very impressive town with landmarks from every period of style and avant-garde architecture.

For more information on golf holidays in Styria, please contact:

Steiermark Tourism
St.-Peter-Hauptstrasse 243
A-8042 Graz
Tel.: +43 (0) 316 4003 0
Fax: +43 (0) 316 4003 10
www.steiermark.com