Plobsheim, March 20th 2010
Tony PRICE (1951), the new golf professional at the Kempferhof Golf Academy, is a long standing member of both the British and Swiss PGA. Tony has been using his extraordinary golf talents on the PGA European Tour from 1977 ‘till 1983 and more recently, after turning 50, he joined the PGA European Tour-Seniors.
Tony PRICE
Tony PRICE is a passionate golfer who loves to share his knowledge with any golf enthusiast. He can and will inspire golfers of all levels. His track record is impressive and too long to mention all achievements. Some examples are: 1981 Hertfordshire PGA Champion TAP Open, Winner Swiss Pro-Am OOM in 1989 & 1992, Elite Pro Tour Princes Open in 2004, Champion Suisse Senior PGA in 2004 & 2007 and Wales Senior PGA Champion in 2004 & 2009.
Tony played the European Tour full time from 1997 – 1983. After those exciting years he was Head Pro at the Le Dunes Golf Club in Jeddah. In 2001 he joined the European Senior Tour full time. Tony PRICE: ‘After my many years on the Tour I am happy and proud to share my golf techniques and enthusiasm with the Kempferhof golfers. The Kempferhof is truly one of France’s best designed and maintained golf courses’.
Le Kempferhof Golf Course
The American architect Bob von Hagge designed the challenging 18 holes Kempferhof golf course in 1990. Since then the course received many awards. The Peugeot Guide (the Michelin of the golf sport) rated Le Kempferhof second best of France with 18/20 points in 2008 and 2009. And in 2008 the Danish magazine Golf Magsinet Ekslusiv voted Le Kempferhof 24th best golf in Europe (UK and Scotland including). Furthermore the Millesimes 2010 Golf Directory recently published their rating of over 240 golf courses throughout France. Only two courses were awarded with 19 out of 20 points; the Golf National in Guyancourt and Le Kempferhof in Plobsheim/Strasbourg.
The General Manager of Le Kempferhof Jurgen WONDERGEM: ’We are very proud that a well known and successful professional like Tony PRICE has decided to share all his knowledge with our members and guests. The best golf course demands the best pro’s’.
Le Kempferhof, Golf club, hotel and restaurant
Recently the Kempferhof hotel and restaurants were fully renovated. With the arrival of its Director, Jurgen Wondergem, in 2009 Le Kempferhof has turned towards a new gastronomic and culinary future. Jurgen Wondergem: "The golf course ranks yet again among the very best in France. With Pro’s like Jean Philippe BIETH and Tony PRICE our local, regional and international golfers can truly live a golfers dream at Le Kempferhof’. Our entire team's passionate desire is to satisfy all our guests' wishes, and our sole aim is perfection, both on and off the course".
The Kempferhof offers an impressive 18-hole golf course, 3 rooms and 8 suites in the 17th century castle, 16 designer rooms in the ‘Dépendances’, an informal Bistrot, the gastronomic restaurant Le Kempf, an extremely friendly bar, a terrace, several function and seminar rooms and a Pro Shop. The hotel is situated barely 14 kilometres from Strasbourg, in a region renowned for its hospitality, its wines and its cuisine. The cities of Baden-Baden and Colmar are also within easy reach for pleasant, interesting excursions.
