The readers of the Golf portal www.1golf.eu have decided and chosen the Hartl Resort Bad Griesbach (Federal State of Bavaria) in October 2011 as the No.1 World's top golf resorts and golf hotels.

1910 readers participated (70 percent of the participants came from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, all other from 30 different countries) in a four week survey of the golfers portal which took place in October 2011.

Volker Schwartz, CEO of A. Hartl Resort GmbH: "We are delighted with this award. This confirms our position as the largest golf and "Quellness" resort in Europe. It shows that golfers don´t have to look outside central European boundaries to find a great golf experience: It´s just a footstep away from their door."

The Hartl Resort (www.hartl.de) is a golf jewel between the Bavarian Forest and the Alps: Three first-class hotels with exclusive spa and wellness landscapes, four manor houses, restaurants, ten golf courses with 129 holes and greens, including five 18-hole championship courses, three 9 - hole and two 6-hole courses provide the Hartl Resort Bad Griesbach as a perfect holiday spot for mind, body and soul. Besides Scope video and swing analysis, coordination and fitness, many professional tips are on the agenda at the Hartl Golf Academy with its over 40 PGA Professionals. Hartl resort offers golf holiday makers a huge array of choice both on and off the golf course. With five 18 hole championship courses and a whole host of accommodation options this is the perfect place to be when on a golf holiday in Germany.