Munich Eichenried Golf Club
| Munich Eichenried Golf Club | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 48 ° 16 ′ 31.5 " N , 11 ° 46 ′ 31" E |
| Playable since: | 1989 |
| Architect: | Kurt Rossknecht |
| Par: | 72 |
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| Character: | Parkland Course |
The Munich Eichenried Golf Club in the municipality of Moosinning (Erding district) is a German golf course with a worldwide reputation. The BMW International Open has been taking place on the 150-hectare parkland course since the course was inaugurated in 1989 . Since then, the tournament has been held on the site more than 20 times, as the only tournament on the PGA European Tour in Germany.
history
On March 19, 1987, Horst W. Ernst founded the Munich-North Eichenried Golf Club. The groundbreaking for the golf course, which at that time was around 80 hectares on the Weiler family estate, took place in 1988. In the following year, 1989, the first PGA tournament " BMW International " took place on the 18-hole championship course, designed by the architect Kurt Roßknecht Open ”on the initiative of the club's founder Horst W. Ernst and the BMW board member Wolfgang Reitzle . In addition to five top players from the USA, Bernhard Langer is also on the list of participants. David Feherty from Northern Ireland won the tournament in front of 35,000 spectators . Since then, the international PGA tournament has taken place more than 20 times in Munich Eichenried. In addition to international players such as Greg Norman , Lee Westwood , Miguel Ángel Jiménez and Henrik Stenson , the German golfer Martin Kaymer won the tournament in 2008 .
In 2002 the course was expanded to include 27 holes (courses A, B and C) and a golf school was opened. Since 2007, competitive sport has moved more into focus and is promoted in continuous youth work. Awarded the gold certificate for quality management for young talent from the German Golf Association (DGV) since 2015 . Among other things, participation in the 1st Bundesliga for women and men and Kramski German Golf League . Head Professional Ken Williams received the title “BGV Trainer of the Year” and “PGA Youth Professional of the year” in 2014. In the area of sustainability, the golf club has been participating in the DGV quality management system "Golf & Nature" for several years, a self-binding management system for golf courses that includes both quality and environmental aspects. In 2012 the GC Eichenried received the certificate with gold status. Five years later, the club is celebrating its 30th anniversary and at the same time the 29th BMW International Open. In these 30 years the club has been represented by six different presidents . The following list shows the previous presidents and the length of their terms of office.
| Surname | First name | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadler | George | 03/09/1988 | 03/19/1991 |
| Sweet | Dr. Winfried | 03/19/1991 | 03/26/1992 |
| Fucks | Quay | 03/26/1992 | 02/22/1994 |
| Flick | Alexander | 02/22/1994 | 19.031997 |
| Friday | Hans-Georg | 03/19/1997 | 05/22/2007 |
| Löschhorn | Karl-Friedrich | 05/22/2007 | today |
BMW International Open, professional golf tournament on the European Tour
The BMW International Open is a tournament of the PGA European Tour and was held annually until 2012 in GC Munich Eichenried except for 1994, 1995 and 1996. Since 2012 the tournament has been held at Gut Lärchenhof in Pulheim near Cologne on an annual basis.
During the BMW International Open, the course consists of a combination of all three existing courses and presents itself as a 72-par course with a length of 6,366 meters. A total of 2 million euros in prize money will be distributed, of which the winner of the tournament will receive 333,330 euros. The 2001 winner, John Daly , achieved the best overall tournament performance to date with 261 strokes, 27 strokes under par. The only German winner of the tournament is Martin Kaymer, who in 2008 was allowed to throw the trophy in the air. An average of 60,000 spectators follow the performance of the professional golfers in a tournament week, making the BMW International Open the largest golf tournament in Germany.
Golf & nature
In 2005, the German Golf Association (DGV) developed a self-binding management system for golf courses under the name "GOLFf & NATUR", which includes both quality and environmental aspects. The "GOLF & NATUR" program contains all relevant aspects that contribute to ensuring quality in the management of a golf course and the environmentally conscious use of natural resources. Depending on the scope of the measures taken and their sustainable introduction over a certain period of time, there are certificates in bronze, silver and gold. While the DGV still awards bronze independently, the silver and gold status must be confirmed by an external, independent company.
"GOLF & NATUR" is an instrument for a systematic, structured, holistic and demand-oriented quality concept in order to document the entire spectrum of operational processes of a golf course in a sustainable and future-oriented manner. The standards of a golf course are recorded, measures to improve standards are implemented and recurring independent audits certify a target-compliant improvement of standards. For those responsible for a golf course, this means transparency in order to make processes more effective, more cost-conscious and more sustainable. The focus is on: quality, inventory protection, sustainability and legal security. GC München Eichenried has been participating in this program since 2010. In the first year of participation in "Golf & Natur" Eichenried received the bronze certificate, silver in 2011 and gold since 2012. The most prominent measure in the context of this award is the sponsorship of world-class golfer Marcel Siem for the nesting box of the endangered songbird redstart .
Golf aspects
Place features
The golf course at GC Eichenried consists of three courses (A, B and C), each of which is divided into nine holes. Usually, two courses for an 18-hole loop and a 9-hole course are set by those responsible. This makes it possible to offer three different 18-hole courses. In addition, the facility has a 6-hole short course, a driving range and some practice areas for the short game. A total of 103 bunkers, numerous water hazards and 12 employees are in action on the facility, which is presented as a parkland course (as of 2017). The golf course covers a total area of around 150 hectares, on which the fairways are distributed with a total length of around 10,000 meters.
Sport concept
Youth promotion
Under the direction of Head Professional Ken Williams, young players are promoted in the performance center of the GC München Eichenried. The concept that is taught to the children can be compared to a pyramid that is divided into four sections. The basis is the “talent” . Second is the “ability to learn” , followed by “dealing with pressure situations” . Finally, the "passion" and the will are described as the top of the pyramid. Mentoring and partnerships are further points mentioned by the GC München Eichenried in connection with youth development. In addition, the club has hosted the European Junior Tournament since 2016 . The tournament is part of the World Junior Golf Series (WJGS) and enables world ranking points for the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
German Golf League
In 2016, the men's team at GC München Eichenried was promoted to the 1st Bundesliga of the Kramski German Golf League. There the team plays in the 1st Bundesliga South against the clubs GC St. Leon-Rot eV , GC Herzogenaurach, GC Mannheim-Viernheim and the Stuttgart GC Solitude . The women's team plays in the 2nd Bundesliga and came second in 2016.
Competencies and successes
| Success in the youth field | 2014 German and European mid-amateurs champion: Alexander Koller |
| 2014 German Champion AG14: Moritz Lammel | |
| 2010 and 2014 German runner-up: boys team AK14 | |
| 2015 German Boys and DGV youth ranking list winner: Thomas Rosenmüller | |
| 2016 German runner-up and European Junior winner: Florian Horder | |
| Awards | 2013 exemplary talent promotion awarded by the DOSB |
| 2014 PGA Youth Coach of the Year: Ken Williams | |
| 2015 gold standard for youth work at GC München Eichenried |
The GC München Eichenried has provided 9 Bavarian youth champions since 2007. In addition, 8 × gold for boys 'teams and 3 × gold for girls' teams at GC Eichenried in Bavaria
In 2007 Stephan Jäger won the first Bavarian youth championship and is now considered the club's figurehead. Since 2016 he has been playing in the second American division, the Web.com Tour . In the same year, the German set two records at the Ellie Mae Classic. With 58 strokes, Stephan Jäger plays the lowest round ever played on the PGA or Web.com Tour and also a final score of −30 under par, equivalent to 250 strokes for all four rounds of the tournament. In the WEB.COM TOUR 2016/17 season, Stefan Jäger was the 7th in the money list to win the PGA Tour card for the 2017/18 season and is the 2nd German player on the PGA TOUR alongside Alex Cejka.
Leading Golf Courses of Germany eV (LGCG eV)
The Munich Eichenried Golf Club is a member of the “Leading Golf Courses of Germany eV”. The association of the "Leading Courses of Germany" relies on the verifiable quality of the entire golf course and thus awards a recognized, valuable seal of approval. The central element of the Leading Golf Courses of Germany is the quality control of the member clubs. This test procedure has been created, carried out, evaluated and continuously developed by an independent, international market research institute since 2000. In Germany now 36 golf clubs belong to the association, including Olching, Wörthsee, Riedhof, Beuerberg and the Wittelsbacher Golfclub in the vicinity. Eichenried's President Karl-Friedrich Löschhorn was elected to the board of LGCG eV on April 30, 2017 by the general assembly.
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.gc-eichenried.de/club/historie/
- ↑ http://www.golfpost.de/bmw-international-open/
- ↑ https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/deutschland/article/detail/T0261202DE/die-bmw-international-open-2016-in-zahlen-daten-und-ffekten-zur-28-auflage-des-traditionsturniers ? language = de
- ↑ https://www.bayerischer-golfverband.de/golfanlagen/golfundnatur
- ↑ https://www.gc-eichenried.de/anlage/27-loch-platz/
- ↑ http://www.deutschegolfliga.de/index.cfm/ligen/gruppen-tabelle/erstebundesliga
- ↑ http://www.golfpost.de/stephan-jaeger-58-rekord-web-com-tour-pga-tour-champions-tour-59-7777239228/
- ↑ https://www.leading-golf.de/ueber-uns.html