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The
Golf Club Des Iles Borromées is set within enchanting
verdant scenery at an altitude of 600 metres. While
playing the course, golfers can enjoy an extraordinary
view of the Sempione mountains and those of the Val
Grande. From the tee-off of the eighteenth hole, on clear
days, players can admire the outline of Milan's
skyscrapers and the four lakes: Lake Maggiore, Lake
Varese, Lake Monate and Lake Comabbio, in addition to the
entire chain of the Canton Ticino Alps. But the natural
flora is the real highlight. Birches flank the entire
course. Pine trees, ash trees and larches mixed with oaks
and holm oaks and chestnut trees remind us of the
altitude and the fact that we are already in the Prealps.
Golfers can even find Micado Thuies at hole 12. The
course is open throughout the year, with the exception of
January. Summer temperatures never exceed 28 degrees
(July-August) and there is always a breeze. In winter the
sun warms almost all the south-facing holes. This natural
fairway was designed by the architect Marco Croze. Its
difficulties, its uneveness and its obstacles are not
man-made. They have been there for centuries in a course
that is both demanding and fun. No hole is banal and it
is difficult to make comparisons with any other in the
world. Par 3 is the shortest and measures 150 metres; it
is uphill and protected by as many as 5 bunkers. The
longest par 5 (hole 11) measures 525 metres and can be
reached in two strokes by more powerful players, but has
a green that is deceitful and well protected by a small
lake on the left. |
