Switzerland ’ s oldest golf club , Engadine Golf Club , Celebrates 125th Anniversary in 2018
Switzerland ’ s oldest golf club , Engadine Golf Club , Celebrates 125th Anniversary in 2018
Switzerland ’ s oldest golf club , the Engadine Golf Club , established in 1893 and located in the picturesque Engadine Valley , will this year celebrate its 125th anniversary with a number of commemorative golf events whilst also looking back on its rich , eventful history .
The Engadine Golf Club not only has a fascinating story to tell but the fact that the golf club is home to two separate , very different golf courses located a mile apart and run by a single organisation , Golf Engadin St . Moritz ( www . engadin-golf . ch ), sets it apart from most traditional golf clubs .
The 125-year-old Samedan course is an ancient , linksstyle parkland layout that runs along the flat valley floor , meandering through streams and characterized by broad fairways flanked by giant larch trees whilst its younger sister course at Zuoz-Madulain , opened in 2003 , offers challenging elevation changes , undulating fairways fringed by meadow flowers and receptive greens as it weaves its way along the side of the mountain and between the pine forests .
Situated on some of the highest terrain in the country and within a UNESCO World Heritage site , both Samedan and Zuoz offer stunning views of the towering Alpine mountains beyond and many of the charming villages of the Engadine Valley .
To mark the 125th milestone and ensure an unforgettable year for the club , Golf Engadin St Moritz is hosting a series of golf events over the summer as well as staging two exhibitions to showcase the unique history of the club .
Preparations for the anniversary began in 2016 . 125 sapling larch trees were planted on the Samedan and Zuoz courses . With some of the existing larch trees even older than Samedan , 125 club members sponsored the planting of a single larch each to guarantee the future of both courses and their characteristic larch populations . This sustainability project will be recognised at the Anniversary Tournament on August 1
50 www . countygolfer . co . uk when Mixed Foursomes will be played , just as it would have been some 125 years ago . An Anniversary Dinner will then take place that evening at the famous Badrutt ’ s Palace Hotel in St . Moritz .
However the first event to launch the summer celebrations will take place on June 6 when the club ’ s partners , local dignitaries , hotels and nearby golf clubs will be welcomed to the Samedan clubhouse for a look behind the scenes at Engadine Golf and to view an exhibition of over 20 posters located around the Samedan golf complex depicting the club ’ s history .
This will be followed by the St Moritz Gold Cup in July , the Swiss Senior Amateur Championship the week after that and the three-day Golfers Choice Engadin ProAm over both golf courses in August .
The Engadine Golf Club will also be the theme of an exhibition at the Design Gallery St Moritz from June to December . Along the famous giant escalator from Lake St Moritz up to Badrutt ’ s Palace , 31 posters will portray the times gone by at the club as well as the development of golf in the Engadine .
Finally a 20-year-old single malt whisky by Glentauchers in just 246 numbered bottles , 125 of which come with a matching decanter designed by Robert Niederer , has also been produced to mark the jubilee . This being a nod to the fact that at the end of the 19th and start of the 20th century , sandwiches were washed with whisky for breakfast at Samedan !
For more information on Golf Engadin St Moritz , go to www . engadin-golf . ch