Golf in Italy is growing in popularity significantly, with the number of players swelling and the golf facilities available improving all the time.
What makes one golf course better than another? To make a ranking of the most beautiful Italian golf clubs, we must take into account the beauty of the landscape, the aesthetics and balance of the course, the difficulty in completing it, the refinement of the club and its maintenance, the famous tournaments that are organised there, and so on.
Based on these factors, we have selected the best golf courses in Italy:
Pevero Golf, Porto Cervo
Pevero Golf is one of the most impressive golf clubs in the world, with a links course that runs along the length of the picturesque Costa Smeralda in Sardinia. It features a full 18 holes that are by no means easy to complete, especially due to the high wind.
- Location: Via del Golf, 20, 07021 Porto Cervo
- Website: www.peverogolfclub.com
Chervò Golf San Vigilio, Lake Garda
If you are a golf lover and want to spend a weekend in a place of incredible scenic beauty, the Chervò Golf San Vigilio in Pozzolengo, Brescia is the place for you: this club has been voted as the most beautiful in Italy. Members can enjoy a total of 36 holes, with 27 of them being divided across 3 different courses, plus an extra 9 practice holes; that fact that all this is just a stone's throw away from the pretty shores of Lake Garda isn’t too bad either.
- Location: Loc. San Vigilio, 1 - 25010 Pozzolengo
- Website: www.chervogolfsanvigilio.it
Olgiata Golf Club, Rome
One of the most beautiful golf courses in Italy, the Olgiata is only a few minutes from Rome and offers its players 27 holes, 3 putting greens and a driving range. Opened in 1961, it was created by English architect C. Kenneth Cotton and redesigned by American architect Jim Fazi. The Circolo golf school is run by 5 nationally renowned professionals.
- Location: Largo Olgiata, 15, 00123 Rome
- Website: www.olgiatagolfclub.com
Circolo Golf La Mandria, Turin
Located in the municipality of Fiano in Turin, Circolo Golf shares the splendid scenery of the park of the same name, which was a hunting reserve of the Savoys and is near the Reggia di Venaria Reale. Golf Torino La Mandria has 36 holes spread over two courses, both Par 72, plus 9 holes of pitch and putt. The difficulty of the courses, which puts technical experience to the test, is enhanced by the large number of natural obstacles.
- Location: Via Agnelli, 40, 10070 Fiano
- Website: www.circologolftorino.it
Golf Club Villa d'Este, Lake Como
The Villa d'Este Golf Club sits on the hills of Como overlooking Lake Montorfano, in a forest of more than thirty thousand trees and has an 18-hole course that is among the most difficult par 69s in Europe. It is considered one of the most exclusive golf clubs in Italy. Designed by architect Peter Gannon, it owes its beauty to the course and the nature surrounding it, which resembles the typical green landscapes of Scotland.
- Location: Via Cantù, 13, 22030 Montorfano
- Website: www.golfvilladeste.com
Verdura Resort, Sciacca
Verdura Golf, by the Rocco Forte Resort chain, in Sciacca (Agrigento), includes courses with a total of 45 holes. It offers three Kyle Phillip-designed golf courses that snake over the plateau of this fabulous corner of Sicily, with mountains on one side and views of the sea on the other. this is without a doubt one of the most beautiful golf clubs in Europe, and has also won awards for its Spa (the best in Italy).
- Location: S.S. 115, Km 131, 92019 Sciacca
- Website: www.roccofortehotels.com
Italy has nothing to envy the most famous golf course in the world, and is right up there with the best of them. Hop in your golf cart and enjoy an unforgettable experience ‘driving’ around Italy!
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