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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Soiano del Lago, Brescia, Italy |
| Established | 1986 |
| Total holes | 27 |
| Events hosted | Italian Open, Ladies Italian Open, Kronenbourg Open, Texbond Open |
| Website | gardagolf.it |
| Designed by | Cotton, Pennick, Steel & Partners |
| Par | 72 |
| Course record | 64 - Bernhard Langer (1997 Italian Open) |
The Gardagolf Country Club is an Italian golf course located in Soiano del Lago, but the playing field also occupies with the municipalities of Polpenazze del Garda and Manerba del Garda; close to the Lake Garda in the Province of Brescia.
The first 18 holes (Red and White Course) designed by Cotton, Pennick, Steel & Partners were inaugurated on the 28th of June 1986, while the Yellow Course was added in 1990. The club hosted the Italian Open three times in 1997, 2003 and 2018, the Kronenbourg Open in 1993, and the Ladies Italian Open in 1990.[1]
On 12 December 2017 the Italian Federation announced that Gardagolf would host the Italian Open (this time a Rolex Series event) in 2018 for the third time.
Gardagolf is the home club of the 4 times European Tour winner Matteo Manassero where he started playing the game as a kid with the club pro Franco Maestroni. Nino Bertasio and Challenge Tour player Andrea Maestroni also play for Gardagolf.