GOLF RESORT BAD GRIESBACH
🇩🇪 Bad Griesbach, Bavaria, DE
Designed by Kurt Rossknecht
The Pfeiffer Par 3 course sits within Golf Resort Bad Griesbach, a large golf complex in the Bavarian spa town of Bad Griesbach im Rottal, located in Lower Bavaria near the Austrian border. The resort developed multiple courses beginning in the 1990s as part of the region's expansion into golf tourism, capitalizing on the area's existing reputation for thermal baths and wellness facilities. Kurt Rossknecht, a German golf course architect active in central Europe during this period, designed this short course as a complement to the resort's full-length championship layouts.
As a par-3 facility, the course consists entirely of one-shot holes that allow golfers to focus on iron play and short game without the time commitment of a regulation round. The layout occupies relatively compact terrain typical of Bavarian golf properties, where gently rolling agricultural land transitions into the foothills of the Alps to the south. The holes likely incorporate water features, bunkers, and varied green complexes to test different aspects of approach play across a range of yardages.
Par-3 courses at European resort destinations serve multiple purposes: they provide beginners and families with an accessible introduction to the game, offer experienced players a venue for practice or casual evening rounds, and function as teaching facilities for the resort's golf schools. The Pfeiffer name likely references a sponsor or resort partner associated with the course's development or ongoing operations within the broader Bad Griesbach golf infrastructure.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Pfeiffer Par 3 was designed by Kurt Rossknecht.
Yes. Pfeiffer Par 3 at Golf Resort Bad Griesbach is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Pfeiffer Par 3 is 27.
Pfeiffer Par 3 plays 964 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
Pfeiffer Par 3 is a 9-hole course.