The First Course

The First Golf & Country Club

Lugansk, Luhansk, UA
Public
9 holesPar 36

About this course

The First Golf & Country Club, located in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine, represents one of the country's relatively few full-scale golf facilities in an area where the sport remains in its developmental stages. Ukraine's golf infrastructure is limited compared to Western European nations, with most courses concentrated near Kyiv and other major urban centers. The presence of a golf facility in Luhansk reflects efforts during the 2000s and early 2010s to introduce the game to regions beyond the capital. The course occupies terrain characteristic of the Donbas region—gently rolling steppe landscape with modest elevation changes. Eastern Ukraine's continental climate presents a distinct growing season, with course conditions varying significantly between the warm summers and cold winters typical of the area. The routing would necessarily work with the natural topography of the Ukrainian plains, likely incorporating native grasses and vegetation adapted to the local environment. The facility's development coincided with a period of economic growth in Ukraine's eastern industrial regions, serving both local members and visiting business travelers. However, the ongoing conflict in the Donbas region since 2014 has severely impacted civilian infrastructure throughout Luhansk Oblast, and the operational status of golf facilities in the area has been uncertain. The broader situation in eastern Ukraine has made access and maintenance of recreational amenities extremely difficult, and current conditions at the property cannot be reliably confirmed.

Quick facts

Location
Lugansk, Luhansk, UA
Access
Public
Year built
2004
Holes
9
Par
36

Getting there

Given the current geopolitical situation in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine, access to The First Golf & Country Club is presently not feasible through conventional travel channels. In more stable times, the journey would have begun at Kharkiv International Airport or Dnipro International Airport, each roughly three to four hours by road from Lugansk, threading through the rolling steppe and industrial heartland of the Donbas. The club itself sits in what was once a quietly ambitious corner of Ukrainian golf development, though the realities on the ground have rendered this destination inaccessible to international visitors for the foreseeable future. This is a course that exists now more in memory and satellite imagery than in the present tense of playable golf.

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Yes. The First is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at The First is 36.

The First is a 9-hole course.

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