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Fontana Golf Oberwaltersdorf » Austria Balchik » Bulgaria Fontana Golf Lighthouse Golf & Spa Resort Fontana Golf is widely regarded as Austria’s best golf course and has attained recognition throughout Europe by being voted Golf Club of the Year multiple times. The course was designed in 1995 by Canadian architect Doug Carrick with the help of Barry Britton and serves up a feast of golf with spectacular holes and groomed fairways. Besides great golf, the clubhouse restaurant offers good food with a breathtaking view over the turquoise lake and the 18th hole. Located close to Vienna, in Oberwaltersdorf, the town is easily accessible to international golfers with a great choice of hotels and amenities to cater for all tastes and budgets, although their own residential park on-site is also due to have accommodation options. This resort is part of the exclusive European Tour Properties network of world-class golf venues. Located near the historical town of Balchik, Bulgaria and just 40km from Varna International Airport, the resort is pitched on a spectacular plateau on top of the white cliffs with breath- taking views over the Black Sea. The resort boasts the five-star Lighthouse Golf & Spa Hotel, named Bulgaria's Best Golf Hotel in the 2016 World Golf Awards, as well as the signature 18-hole golf course designed by Ian Woosnam, an emblematic clubhouse, practice facilities and golf academy, various restaurants and bars, sports centre, a 3,000sq m state-of- the-art spa and wellness centre, a beach and beach bar. www.fontana.at www.lighthousegolfresort.com Top 150 Stay & Play 2017 71