European Tour Destination looks ahead

After Europe’s magnificent victory in the Solheim Cup on Sunday, Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, host venue for the 2015 contest and part of the European Tour Properties portfolio, is looking forward to welcoming Teams Europe and USA for the next edition of the transatlantic competition.

To help with planning and preparations, a delegation from the club visited the event last week in Denver, Colorado, to gather information and experience the atmosphere in which Europe triumphed 18-10, winning on US soil for the first time and achieving a first successful title defence.

Accompanying delegations from the both German and Bavarian Golf Associations, sponsoring partners and media, Eicko Schulz-Hanssen, Director of GC St.Leon-Rot, said: “We felt it was essential to experience how The Solheim Cup was organised in Denver in order to be well prepared for hosting a smooth and outstanding event at our own club in 2015.”

GC St. Leon-Rot, a stunning complex situated near the scenic German town of Heidelberg, features the Rot, a parkland course in a beautiful natural setting with preserved floodplain habitats, and the St. Leon, with multiple water hazards requiring length and precision. It hosted the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe on The European Tour International Schedule four times between 1999 and 2004.

The venue also boasts a nine-hole Academy Course and incredible indoor practice facilities, with an innovative Allianz Indoor Short Game Centre of Excellence.

Much emphasis is placed on the development of junior golf and the venue will also host the 2015 Junior Solheim Cup.

For further information, please visit www.gc-slr.de / www.europeantourproperties.com