Schönenberg Golf and Country Club

Overview: Located on a high, rolling plateau south of Zurich, Schönenberg Golf and Country Club is an 18-hole private parkland course designed by Donald Harradine. The layout is routed across a dramatic glacial moraine landscape, featuring significant elevation changes, natural streams, and mature woodlands. The course demands precise tee shot placement to navigate the rolling fairways and accurate iron play to reach well-defended green complexes.

History: Founded in 1967, the club was created as a private sanctuary for its members, with Harradine carefully routing the holes to preserve the unique geological features left by ancient glaciers. The course underwent major bunker renovations and green modernizations in subsequent decades to maintain its highly strategic character, hosting the Swiss Open on the European Tour in 1992.

Did You Know? On clear days, the course offers panoramic views of the Swiss Alps and Lake Zurich from several elevated greens, providing a peaceful and majestic alpine backdrop that contrasts with the meticulously maintained parkland fairways.