Welcome – We were greeted by a member with a lovely something-poo on a lead so we knew we were in the right place. Beware that if you are coming from the south (eg. Salo area), then the sat nav might direct you though the little village of Toscolano Maderno which is the most direct, but the roads are incredibly narrow and a medium sized car might struggle to navigate through. The preferred route is going past the golf course and turning inland off SS45bis onto “Via Golf”.

Walk – The course starts out with a steady switchback climb up the hillside that overlooks the picturesque Lake Guarda, but all of the gradients up and down are quite moderate.

Water – Not surprisingly as the course overlooks the largest body of water in Italy, the course is immersed in all sorts of water hazards. It seems like there is some sort of water on every hole. But the curse of the wayward shooting golfer is a mountain stream delight of refreshment for a canine caddy especially in the warmer summer days.

Wildlife – And with all of the water comes waterfowl. Quite a few ducks wandering throughout the course.

Wind Down – While the course had an inviting clubhouse and food, we chose to return to the village of Gardone Riviera where we were staying for a bite at Da Dario Snack Bar whose has their own lovely mascot named Lucky.