The crown prince and princess of Denmark are members of the Royal Copenhagen Golf Club, but the Danes – never ones to put on airs, or heirs for that matter – call it simply the Copenhagen Golf Club.

If an American golf club had royalty for members, they’d plaster it in neon 50 feet high. The Danes don’t like to brag.

Chances are you won’t run into royalty on the course, outside of the huge, historic city. But, you will run into a variety of other species. The course sits in a park about 400 years old, and is open to the public. The course itself is the oldest in Scandinavia, being founded in 1898.

When golf courses brag about the wildlife you might see on their layouts – I can now officially scoff. Royal Copenhagen has more than 2,000 deer running around on its ancient hunting grounds, and these babies aren’t shy or small.

They’re huge. I mean mammoth. They look more like moose, or reindeer, and they roam in great packs at will, over fairways, greens, roughs, you name it, and they are only mildly wary of humans. They are beautiful creatures.

You’d better have your aerial game working. Many of the greens are open in front, but you will almost certainly find yourself with several “deer carries,” hitting over herds of the large animals to get to the green.

The only course I’ve played that compares is the nine-holer in Kruger National Park in South Africa, where hippos grunt in a small lake as you tee off, and giraffes, lions and other assorted African game wander around.

Still, for the sheer volume of wildlife, nothing beats Royal Copenhagen.

Look for the full review coming soon.

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