Rio de Janeiro Olympic

Na gister Gavea gespeeld te hebben, was een totaal andere ervaring. Dit is echt een championship course! Hij deed me heel erg veel aan golfbaan Bernardus denken. Zelfde stijl, zelfde karakteristieken.

De greenfee is voor niet-inwoners wel wat te duur vind ik, en het clubhuis is misschien wel het lelijkste dat ik ooit heb gezien, maar voor de rest (lees oefen faciliteiten en golfbaan) en top ervaring.

Links type golf course, at the same time challenging and rewarding. Par 71 in 7300yd course by Gil Hanse. Great opportunity to play golf on the course that hosted the women's and men's Rio 2016 Olympics tournaments. Few and negligible weaknesses.

Il campo é fantastico ed e mantenuto molto bene.

La Clubhouse, soprattutto dal punto di vista di atmosfera e clima, ancora non ha raggiunto un livello minimo accettabile, dovuto soprattutto al forte turn-over dei gestori e dei loro funzionari. Anche la struttura é carente di spazi minimi adeguati per lasciare la propria borsa, il proprio carrello o il proprio cart. Non esiste ancora un bar ed Il ristorante non ha ancora incontrato/definito il tipo di offerta.

Ça parcours a été construit pour les JO de 2016 et ça se ressent. Tous les trous se ressemblent et s’enchaînent. Ne parcours étant jeune il ne tolère pas encore les grands intempéries qu’il y a une semaine plus tôt...

Beaucoup de bunkers se transforment en obstacle d’eau et les fairways sont souvent l’extension assez impressionnante des pièces d’eau voisines. Beaucoup d’oiseaux sur le parcours y compris des chouettes. les greens ne pitchent pas.

Playing golf at the Olympic Course of Rio just before the carnaval week was a special experience. Took the metro to the Jardim Oceanico station and from there a taxi to Bara da Tijuca. It took us a while to find the entrance because there are no signs to direct you to the course. Once you leave the taxi you have to figure out what to do... The left building is the caddiemaster and driving range... NOT the reception. They will offer their services. You have to go to the building straight ahead. There you will find a nice lady from Spain who speaks all the languages and she will explain everything. In the proshop you can rent decent clubs, buy a shirt (to show off back home haha) and driving range tokens and of course pay for your greenfee and buggy. There was only a vending machine... I didn't see a restaurant or bar.

After collecting the buggy from the caddy and being out where to start I was on my own... literally.

There was nobody on the course... the scorecard with map was my guide. From start 'till finish I did not see a single person. The course is excellent and in perfect condition with fast greens and very well-maintained despite some stories I read on the internet. I highly recommend this course!