Diamond Country Club is one of Austria’s leading golf resorts, set in the peaceful Lower Austrian countryside at Atzenbrugg. The estate covers around 140 hectares, with sculpted fairways, mature trees and extensive water hazards arranged across the open Tullnerfeld landscape. Its combination of championship golf, resort accommodation and easy access from Vienna makes it an excellent base for an Austrian golf holiday.

The resort’s centrepiece is the 18-hole Diamond Course, designed by British architect Jeremy Pern and opened in 2002. The par-72 championship layout measures approximately 6,801 metres from its longest tees, with several shorter options allowing golfers to choose a more comfortable distance. It is a slightly undulating parkland course where strategic bunkering, fast greens and carefully positioned water hazards provide the main challenge.

A ten-hectare lake sits at the heart of the layout and influences several of its strongest holes. Water regularly shapes the safest driving line or guards the approach into the green, encouraging golfers to think carefully rather than attack every target. The fairways are generally beautifully presented, but missing in the wrong direction can leave a difficult recovery from sand, rough or the edge of one of the lakes.

The course rewards accurate driving and disciplined course management. Finding the correct side of a fairway can create a far clearer approach, while an overly aggressive tee shot may bring water or deep bunkers directly into play. Large, quick putting surfaces add another layer of difficulty, especially when the flag is positioned close to a slope or hazard. Six principal teeing distances ensure that the layout remains playable for holiday golfers while still providing a proper test from the championship markers.

One of the course’s best-known features is its redesigned 17th hole. Miguel Ángel Jiménez helped reshape the demanding dogleg, adding new bunkering and strengthening the water hazard to create a more strategic late-round challenge. Following flooding in autumn 2024, Olazábal Design also led renovation work and redesigned parts of holes one, two and six.

Diamond Country Club has a strong professional tournament history. The Diamond Course staged the Austrian Open and related European Tour events 11 times from 2010, with winners including José Manuel Lara, Bernd Wiesberger, Marc Warren and John Catlin. The club’s official course record is 63, set by Germany’s Matthias Schmid in June 2019.

The resort now provides 45 holes of golf. Alongside the Diamond Course, the 18-hole Gold Course was redesigned and expanded by Olazábal Design, offering a more approachable resort experience for different playing abilities. The nine-hole Park Course is a public layout aimed at beginners, families and golfers looking for a quicker round, and can be played without an Austrian Golf Federation card.

Practice facilities include a driving range with 40 teeing positions, seven covered bays, putting, pitching and chipping greens, and a practice bunker. The MW Golf Academy offers individual and group coaching supported by TrackMan technology, while the on-site Titleist Fitting Centre can help golfers find equipment suited to their swing.

Visitors are welcome, although advance tee-time reservations and a valid handicap certificate are required for the Diamond Course. Buggies and other golf services should be reserved ahead of travel, particularly during busy tournament and holiday periods. The resort also has on-site rooms, apartments and stay-and-play packages, allowing golfers to remain beside the courses throughout their visit.

After golf, the Clubhouse serves seasonal Lower Austrian dishes, while the waterside Boathouse offers tapas, Mediterranean-style meals and cocktails in a more informal setting. These two options provide plenty of choice for a post-round lunch, dinner or drink without leaving the resort.

At Hashtag Golf Travel, we recommend Diamond Country Club for golfers who want a genuine tournament course within easy reach of Vienna. The Diamond Course is the headline experience, particularly for players who enjoy fast greens and plenty of water, while the newer Gold Course and public Park Course give mixed-ability groups valuable extra choice. Staying on site creates the smoothest experience and makes it easy to play more than one layout during the same trip.