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Borre Golf Club
Saturday, February 16th, 2008 - 4:15 pm by admin
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Designer: Tommy Nordstrm |
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| Sponsored by | Golf Norway |
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This 18-hole international standard course designed by Swedish architect Tommy Nordstrm is highly challenging and satisfies all expectations of a top class parkland/forest layout. The championship course is located on the venerable Semb estate (Semb was the main Viking seat in Vestfold though archaeological finds go back 5000 years), close to the attractive Borre lake and Horten, Norways very own silicon valley.
Borre has recently undergone a full upgrade, adding a new back nine to the best of the old course leaving a worthy par 36 9-hole facility as added value. The new ninth ends at a refreshment hut (self-service weekdays, grilled sausages at weekends) where there is a highly civilised compulsory 10-minute break! Hole 10 strikes off into an undulating forestscape with natural water obstacles, serious bunkers and deep ravines. Sloppy fairway drives are seldom rewarded at Borre.
