Golf Club Monticello (Rosso)

Overview: The Rosso course at Golf Club Monticello is an 18-hole par-72 parkland routing in Cassina Rizzardi, near Como. This exact directory row refers to the Red Course, not the adjacent Blue Course. The layout moves across a broad northern Italian property with large water features, open fairway corridors and substantial putting surfaces that make both distance control and angle important. The official club page lists the Rosso at 6,410 metres, approximately 7,010 yards, while the directory retains its rounded 6,980-yard value. Its challenge comes from the scale of the hazards and the need to choose a safe line before the water narrows the options.

History: Monticello was established in 1974 as a 36-hole facility. Golf course references credit Raffaele Buratti, Renzo Del Guerra and Giulio Calvasani with the original project, followed by restoration and design work associated with Jim Fazio, Baldovino Dassù and Graham Cooke. The Red Course has hosted seven editions of the Italian Open, linking its modern parkland setting to a substantial record of national and international competition. The Blue Course is a separate routing, so its facts are not folded into this Rosso profile.

Did You Know? The club's official history of the Red Course lists seven Italian Open editions and names winners including Billy Casper, Sandy Lyle and Greg Norman. That tournament record is unusual for a two-course facility and reflects how the Rosso routing became the principal competitive stage within Monticello's 36-hole layout.