Biella Le Betulle, fairways through birch woods in the Piedmont foothills of the Alps
Ranked · our verdicts, 2026

The Best Golf Courses in Piedmont

Piedmont is Italy's quiet golf heavyweight. The region under the Alps holds the course most rankings call the best inland golf in the country, two Robert Trent Jones Sr designs with Italian Opens on their honor boards, and 36 holes by Robert von Hagge near Lake Maggiore, all within ninety minutes of Turin and Milan Malpensa and all wrapped in Barolo country. Here are the five rounds we would build a Piedmont week around, ranked.

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By the GolfForKings editorial desk · Editorial policy · Last reviewed June 2026

Photograph: Golf Club Biella Le Betulle via Google, contributor Dan Ozmec

How we chose them

We rank on the quality and character of the golf first, then on what each course adds to a traveling golfer's week: variety against the others on this list, the welcome, and what the green fee buys. Piedmont rewards the golfer who likes classic inland golf, mature trees, real clubs with real histories, rather than resort spectacle, and the supporting cast of Turin, the Langhe wine towns and Lake Maggiore is as strong as the courses. Where we quote a fee it is the club's published or operator listed 2026 rate, marked indicative; several of these are members' clubs with visitor windows, so always confirm directly before booking.

The ranking

01

Golf Club Biella Le Betulle

John Morrison, 1958 · Magnano, near Biella · par 73 · indicative 100 to 130 euro

The best inland course in Italy by most serious reckonings, and the reason architecture pilgrims come to Piedmont at all. John Morrison, the English architect of the Harry Colt school, laid Le Betulle through a forest of birch and heather in the Serra foothills in 1958, a par 73 of perfect quiet where every hole is framed by trees and the Alps stand on the horizon. There is no housing, no noise and no weak stretch, just classic strategic golf, a small estate hotel by the clubhouse and one of the great club lunches in Italy. Indicative 2026 fees run around 100 to 130 euros, remarkable for golf of this rank.

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02

Royal Park I Roveri

Robert Trent Jones Sr, 1971 · La Mandria park, Turin · par 72 · indicative 70 to 130 euro

The tournament course of the north. Robert Trent Jones Sr built the Allianz Course inside the protected La Mandria park north of Turin in 1971, a big, beautifully kept par 72 through ancient oaks that hosted the Italian Open from 2009 to 2012, and a second 18 added in the 2000s makes it a full 36 hole day. It is the most polished, internationally run operation in the region, the easiest top course in Piedmont for a visitor to book, and the natural first round of the trip, twenty minutes from central Turin. Indicative 2026 fees run around 70 to 130 euros depending on day and season.

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03

Golf Club Castelconturbia

Robert Trent Jones Sr · near Novara · 27 holes · Italian Open 1991 and 1998 · indicative 70 to 130 euro

Trent Jones Sr's other Piedmont masterwork, and his own favorite kind of site: 27 holes across gently rolling parkland near Novara, played as three nines, Yellow, Blue and Red, on ground where golf has been recorded since the nineteenth century before the modern redevelopment in the 1980s. The combinations keep the course fresh across a multi day stay, the conditioning is consistently among the best in Italy, and two Italian Opens, in 1991 and 1998, certify the championship credentials. It pairs naturally with Bogogno ten minutes away for a Novara golf weekend between Milan and the lakes. Indicative 2026 fees run around 70 to 130 euros.

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Bogogno Golf Resort

Robert von Hagge, 1996 to 1997 · near Lake Maggiore · 36 holes, Conte and Bonora · indicative 70 to 130 euro

The modern resort of the group. Robert von Hagge, with Mike Smelek and Rick Baril, shaped 36 holes at Bogogno in the mid 1990s, the Conte opening for play in 1996 and the full resort inaugurated in 1997, two sweeping, American style courses, Conte and Bonora, with the Monte Rosa massif filling the skyline on clear days. Wide fairways, big movement in the land and on site lodging make it the easiest multi day base in the region, especially for groups mixing abilities, and Lake Maggiore is twenty minutes away for the day off. Indicative 2026 fees run around 70 to 130 euros depending on course and day.

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05

Circolo Golf Torino La Mandria

Founded 1924 · La Mandria park, Turin · two courses · indicative 100 to 130 euro

The historic club of Turin, founded in 1924 and resident in the former royal hunting park of La Mandria beside Royal Park I Roveri. The championship Blue course is classic tree lined parkland in the Morrison tradition, refined over a century of play and host to multiple Italian Opens in earlier eras, and the club carries the unhurried, old world atmosphere that makes Piedmont golf distinctive: gravel drive, quiet terrace, members who have played here for fifty years. Visitors are welcome midweek with advance booking. Indicative 2026 fees run around 100 to 130 euros, and the 36 hole day with I Roveri next door is the best in the region.

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Fees are indicative 2026 rates from club and operator listings, verified June 2026; the members' clubs hold visitor windows, generally midweek. Always confirm directly before booking. Check tee time availability.

Building the trip

Piedmont splits into two natural bases. Start in Turin for the La Mandria pairing, Royal Park I Roveri and Circolo Golf Torino sit side by side in the royal park, with the city's cafes and the Egyptian Museum for the evenings. Then move northeast toward Novara and the lakes for Castelconturbia and Bogogno, ten minutes apart, with Lake Maggiore and Orta San Giulio on the doorstep. Biella Le Betulle sits between the two legs and deserves its own unhurried day, ideally with lunch. Food does the rest: the Langhe wine towns of Alba and Barolo are ninety minutes south, and October pairs golf with truffle season. Fly into Milan Malpensa or Turin. For the wider country see our Golf in Italy hub, the best courses in Italy ranking, our Piedmont green fee guide and how to play golf in Piedmont, and luxury golf tours of Italy for how a concierge builds the week.

Plan your Piedmont golf trip

Italy's best inland course, two Trent Jones venues and Barolo with dinner: tell us roughly when and who is traveling, and one concierge prices the week to the head, with no obligation.

Piedmont golf questions

What is the best golf course in Piedmont?

Golf Club Biella Le Betulle, the John Morrison course of 1958 laid through birch woods in the Alpine foothills near Biella. It is regularly rated the best inland course in Italy, a par 73 of complete calm and classic design, and it anchors any serious Piedmont golf trip. Visitors are welcome with advance booking; indicative 2026 fees run around 100 to 130 euros.

How much do green fees cost in Piedmont in 2026?

Roughly 70 to 130 euros at the courses that matter. Royal Park I Roveri and Castelconturbia run about 70 to 130 euros depending on day and season, while the classic members' clubs at Biella and Torino sit around 100 to 130 euros. All fees are indicative for 2026; always confirm directly before booking.

Why is Piedmont good for a golf trip?

Density and quality without crowds. Within ninety minutes of Turin and Milan Malpensa you get Italy's highest rated inland course at Biella, a Robert Trent Jones Sr Italian Open venue at Royal Park I Roveri, his 27 holes at Castelconturbia, 36 holes by Robert von Hagge at Bogogno and the historic Torino La Mandria, all wrapped in the Barolo and Barbaresco wine country with Lake Maggiore on the doorstep.

When is the best time to play golf in Piedmont?

May, June and September are the sweet spot, warm and clear with the Alps visible from the fairways. July and August are playable but hot inland. Autumn is special: October brings the truffle season at Alba and vine colors across the Langhe, and most clubs stay open with quieter tee sheets. Winters are cold, and many clubs reduce hours from December to February.

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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Rankings are our editorial verdicts; fees verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.