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The Leading Golf Courses · Hospitality · Austria

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

The Leading Golf Courses operates a premium membership service offering access to 20 exclusive golf courses in Austria, supplemented by partner courses in Germany and Switzerland. The business emphasizes quality assurance through a proprietary testing methodology involving mystery players, aiming to deliver a high-standard golfing experience. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides clear navigation and rich content focused on its niche audience of golf enthusiasts and club members. Technically, the site uses modern frameworks such as UIkit and Tailwind CSS, with privacy-conscious analytics via Matomo. However, it lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, which are important for GDPR compliance. Security posture is moderate, with HTTPS usage but missing explicit security headers and incident response information. Overall, the domain registration aligns well with the business claims, indicating legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
62
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
50

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company holds a strong niche position in the Austrian premium golf membership market, leveraging partnerships in Germany and Switzerland to extend its reach. Its business model centers on membership fees for access to top-tier golf courses and quality assurance services. The use of mystery player evaluations adds a unique value proposition and trust signal. The website content and testimonials reinforce credibility and customer satisfaction. The absence of social media presence may limit broader marketing reach. The company appears small but focused, with potential for growth through international partnerships and enhanced digital presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is implemented, and privacy-respecting analytics (Matomo) are used, which is positive. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces protection against common web attacks. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are provided, which could hinder timely handling of security incidents. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files are present, limiting transparency. The site should improve in these areas to enhance trust and compliance, especially under GDPR and NIS2 regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to obtain user consent for tracking.
  3. Add security headers to protect against common web vulnerabilities.
  4. Provide explicit security incident response contact information and consider publishing a security.txt file.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
The Leading Golf Courses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Leading Golf Courses
Description
The Leading Golf Courses offers an exclusive membership card (Leading Golf Card) granting access to 20 of the most prestigious golf courses in Austria, with additional partner courses in Germany and Switzerland. The service focuses on quality testing of golf clubs and providing members with premium golfing experiences.
Key services
Leading Golf Card membership, Golf club quality testing, Golf club mystery player evaluations, Online tee-time booking facilitation
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, UIkit, Tailwind CSS, Matomo Analytics, RockFrontend.js
Frameworks
UIkit, Tailwind CSS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by canonical URL https://www.leadinggolf.at/)
  • Deferred loading of JavaScript
  • Use of Matomo for privacy-respecting analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Content is comprehensive and focused on golf club memberships and quality testing.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies are explicitly linked or found on the homepage.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided in the footer with multiple emails and phone numbers.
  5. Use of Matomo analytics indicates a preference for privacy-conscious tracking.
  6. No visible forms on the homepage; data collection likely occurs on other pages.
  7. No social media links detected in the provided content.
  8. No explicit security policies or incident response information found.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files detected.
  10. Website is accessible without WAF or security challenge blocks.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including UIkit and Tailwind CSS for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and a custom RockFrontend.js script likely tied to the Rock CMS platform. Matomo analytics is integrated asynchronously to minimize performance impact. The site defers JavaScript loading to improve page load times. SEO is supported with meta tags and Open Graph properties. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility could be improved. Hosting provider details are not explicit. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization in script loading and caching strategies. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional user experience but could benefit from enhanced security and privacy features.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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