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In the heart of Maremma

In the center of southern Tuscany, embedded in the hilly landscape, which was 2000 years ago a summer restingplace of the Romans, lies a golf course that we want to introduce to you. The golf course, Terme di Saturnia,lies adjacent to a Luxury Spa-hotel with the same name about 150 kilometers north of Rome. The estate, aPar 72 with 18 holes that is 6,136 meters long, is slightly billowy and rich in obstacles and bunkers that protectwide and long greens. The 30,000 square meter driving range offers, thanks to the double tee spot, differentviews of the environment: the castle of Saturnia and the gentle Maremma hills. Owing to the mild climate andthe warm thermal springs, Terme di Saturnia is playable throughout the year. The course was designed by therenowned architect Ronald Beam of California, who designed many internationally famous golf courses. Duringits construction, the surrounding natural environment was taken into consideration and the course thereforestrives to preserve the environmental protection award given to it by the Italian Golf Federation. The foundingphilosophy of this project is that well-being is borne of pleasure. The course will challenge expert golfers, whilebeing enjoyable for those who have not played for a while, as it omits tiring gradients and prohibitive shots. Themild course, the respect for the preservation of natural resources and water springs, the small natural streamsbeside the fairways, the primordial vegetation, the romantic views, the beauty and the historic background ofSaturnia, Montemerano and Poggio Murella and the Monte Amiata in the background: all of these makesTerme di Saturnia an ideal place for all fans of the green.

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Hole 1: Par 5 Unusually for a Championship Course, this one starts off with a Par 5. A long undulating fairway awaits you after the drive. A water obstacle stretches on the left side all the way to the green with a dogleg left. In the first landing zone, at 260 meters, there is a bunker to the right. Two additional bunkers lie in the second landing zone at 453 meters. The green itself is also protected by two bunkers. After the drive, you should choose a 3-wood or a 2-iron for the second stroke.	Hole 2: Par 3 A demanding Par 3, which has a water obstacle between the tee and the green. The green is additionally framed by two bunkers. Behind the green is a mound. One should choose the 2 or 3-iron for this hole.	Hole 3: Par 5 One has to overcome a water obstacle if you want to reach the fairway on this long and straight Par 5. The entire left side is fenced by rough and a hill. The first two landing zones have bunkers. The rather long and wide green is enveloped by three bunkers. A 3-iron, rather than a wood, should be chosen for the second stroke.
Hole 4: Par 4 The greatest obstacle on this hole with a slight dogleg left, are two bunkers, left and right, near the first landing zone, 230 meters from the tee. Long hitters should try and come as close as possible to the green with a driver and then go on with a sand-wedge.	Hole 5: Par 5 This difficult hole has a dogleg left and then a dogleg right. A water hazard divides the fairway up to the first landing zone. The second part of the fairway descends all the way to the green. The green is rimmed by two bunkers. Players should use a 3-wood and try to play near the bridge over the water obstacle. The second stroke should be executed with a 6-iron. A sand-wedge can then be used for the approaching stroke.	Hole 6: Par 4 A short Par 4 with a special feature a stream in front of the green. Golfers can play it safe with a 2-iron on the left side of the fairway. The green is thereafter visible and can easily be reached with a pitching wedge.
Hole 7: Par 3 The green of this Par 3 is long but not very wide and is best approached with a 5 or 6-iron. A 4-iron is recommended if the wind is blowing from right to left.	Hole 8: Par 4 Trees seam this track on both sides. The stream should be easy to cross from the tee. The fairway with a light dogleg right, is really narrow. The green is visible only after the first stroke. Manager Procolo Sabbatino recommends a driver on the left part of the fairway and a 6-iron for the second stroke.	Hole 9: Par 4 This is a straight hole with two bunkers to the left and right of the landing zone and a big sand obstacle before the green. The drive should be played as centrally as possible so that the green can be reached with one wedge.
Hole 10: Par 5 The only level track on the course with a dogleg left. Two big bunkers are in the middle of the first landing zone and a stream divides the fairway shortly before the second landing zone. There are two big, long and deep bunkers around the green. Sabbatino recommends a drive in the direction of the tree in the first landing zone and then a stroke with a 3-wood in the direction of the bunker to the left of the green. The green can then be directly played with a wedge.	Hole 11: Par 3 The short track at the foot of the hill requires a very precise stroke because the green is short and protected by two bunkers.	Hole 12: Par 4 A long, straight Par 4. Behind the two bunkers that narrow the first landing zone, two trees block both the view and the way to the green. The green is slightly to the right and is protected by two bunkers. The first stroke should be aimed at the area to the right of the left bunker. The second stroke must be precise if the bunkers are to be avoided.
Hole 13: Par 4 The track is divided into three sections. First comes a broad fairway with a landing zone at 260 meters. Two small fairways divided by a stream follow thereafter. The green is protected by two bunkers and completely framed by trees. A 3-wood is recommended for the first stroke and a 7-iron for the following one.	Hole 14: Par 3 This track is traversed by a stream. Directly in front of the flag position is a large sand obstacle. The manager of the course recommends a 5-iron.	Hole 15: Par 4 This Par 4 with a dogleg right is characterized by a row of bunkers that stretch on the right side from the first landing zone to the green. The drive should go slightly to the left to avoid the bushes and the rough. The second stroke should be played with an 8 or 9-iron.
Hole 16: Par 4 The first ideal landing point of this hole is at 262 meters between the two bunkers before a dogleg to the left. A straight drive to the center of the fairway between the two bunkers creates ideal conditions for a direct approach to the green with a 52°-wedge.	Hole 17: Par 4 This is a difficult Par 4 with high rough to the left and water obstacles to the right. The hole has a dogleg right and a bunker directly in front of the green. The right bunker should be passed with a drive. A 52°-wedge is recommended for the second stroke.	Hole 18: Par 4 The tee is the highest point on the course, from which the entire valley can be seen. There is a stream on the right side for the whole length of the hole. On the left side is a bunker. The fairway has a slope to the left in the first section. The flag position is at the lowest point of the two-level green. The drive should go to the right of the tree near the bunker in order for the green to be attacked with a 7 or 9-iron.

In the heart of Maremma

Hole 1: Par 5

Hole 2: Par 3

A demanding Par 3, which has a water obstacle between the tee and the green. The green is additionally framed by two bunkers. Behind the green is a mound. One should choose the 2 or 3-iron for this hole.

Hole 3: Par 5

Hole 4: Par 4

The greatest obstacle on this hole with a slight dogleg left, are two bunkers, left and right, near the first landing zone, 230 meters from the tee. Long hitters should try and come as close as possible to the green with a driver and then go on with a sand-wedge.

Hole 5: Par 5

Hole 6: Par 4

A short Par 4 with a special feature a stream in front of the green. Golfers can play it safe with a 2-iron on the left side of the fairway. The green is thereafter visible and can easily be reached with a pitching wedge.

Hole 7: Par 3

The green of this Par 3 is long but not very wide and is best approached with a 5 or 6-iron. A 4-iron is recommended if the wind is blowing from right to left.

Hole 8: Par 4

Hole 9: Par 4

This is a straight hole with two bunkers to the left and right of the landing zone and a big sand obstacle before the green. The drive should be played as centrally as possible so that the green can be reached with one wedge.

Hole 10: Par 5

Hole 11: Par 3

The short track at the foot of the hill requires a very precise stroke because the green is short and protected by two bunkers.

Hole 12: Par 4

Hole 13: Par 4

Hole 14: Par 3

This track is traversed by a stream. Directly in front of the flag position is a large sand obstacle. The manager of the course recommends a 5-iron.

Hole 15: Par 4

This Par 4 with a dogleg right is characterized by a row of bunkers that stretch on the right side from the first landing zone to the green. The drive should go slightly to the left to avoid the bushes and the rough. The second stroke should be played with an 8 or 9-iron.

Hole 16: Par 4

The first ideal landing point of this hole is at 262 meters between the two bunkers before a dogleg to the left. A straight drive to the center of the fairway between the two bunkers creates ideal conditions for a direct approach to the green with a 52°-wedge.

Hole 17: Par 4

This is a difficult Par 4 with high rough to the left and water obstacles to the right. The hole has a dogleg right and a bunker directly in front of the green. The right bunker should be passed with a drive. A 52°-wedge is recommended for the second stroke.

Hole 18: Par 4