At first this site appears to be relatively flat, but that is only around the clubhouse. Further out the terrain becomes quite interesting, although it never becomes severe or even seriously quirky. Consequently the course is very walkable and the holes connect effortlessly with the exception of green 9 to tee 10. A short stroll past the driving range is necessary, but golfers are advised to stop at the nice halfway house anyway, so that is all part of the experience. There isn't a lot of back and forth and only on a few tees a little bit of backtracking.

What's more of a problem is that the course plays rather long. Average hitters will pull their fairway woods or hybrids more often than their irons. This makes for some repetetive golf, especially on the back nine. There actually are more forward tees in the ground, but for some reason the club does not put them into play. It's a small shame that fun takes a backseat to perceived difficulty to the point that on some holes the wide playing areas are artificially compressed by the mowing patterns.

On the positive side the entire area feels far away from the hustle and bustle of Munich, even though it is only a short drive. But Egmating is a very rural place with the castle as its centrepiece and the nearby Alps, while not visible, do provide the spine that the course is routed over.

Between the pastoral atmosphere and the stately castle the club patterned the maintenance meld after the latter. There is nothing raw or rough about the course, everything is under perfect control and the greens, while neither blazingly fast nor heavily undulated, are a boon for good putters. Everyone else will probably struggle with the subtle breaks, so "resistance to scoring" is definitely a thing here.

There is an additional 9 hole executive course on site, this review is for the 18 hole championship course.