Argentario Golf Club

The verdict

Argentario is the rare resort course that works as both a serious test and a relaxed Tuscan escape. David Mezzacane and the former Tour player Baldovino Dassu laid it out across a sheltered valley on the Monte Argentario peninsula, and it opened in 2006 before being designated PGA National Italy in 2019, the only course in the country to hold that status. The routing is intelligent and walkable, the conditioning is excellent, and the par 71 of roughly 6,200 metres asks real questions without ever feeling tricked up, with the wooded hills and the scent of rosemary and pine framing almost every shot.

The pedigree is no longer in doubt. In June 2025 Argentario staged the eighty second Italian Open on the DP World Tour, putting the course on television across the world and confirming a quiet rise through the European resort rankings. Off the course it is anchored by a five star wellness resort in the Autograph Collection, which makes a stay and play trip simple to arrange and pairs the golf with one of the best spas in Tuscany. Our verdict is that Argentario is the strongest single golf base on the Tuscan coast, ideal as the centrepiece of a wider Italian trip that might add Marco Simone or the courses near Rome.

The holes worth the trip

The closing stretch is where Argentario shows its championship credentials, a run of holes that climb and fall through the valley to a green beneath the clubhouse and wellness resort, the same finish the DP World Tour field played in the 2025 Italian Open. The course is not long by professional standards, so the examination is in placement and the firm, subtly contoured greens rather than raw power, which makes it a genuinely enjoyable card for the travelling amateur while still defending par.

The middle of the round threads through the most natural Tuscan terrain, fairways framed by olive trees, holm oak and Mediterranean scrub, with the wooded slopes of the peninsula rising on either side. Several holes play to elevated or angled greens that reward the player who shapes an approach and punish the one who simply aims at the flag, and the breeze off the Tyrrhenian adds a layer of strategy on the more exposed stretches.

The short holes are a quiet highlight, a varied set of par 3s that ask for different clubs and flights and lean on well bunkered, cleverly tilted greens for their defence. Argentario rewards the thoughtful golfer who manages position and respects the contours, and it is the kind of layout that gets better the more you play it, which is exactly why it suits a multi day stay rather than a single hurried round.

Where to stay nearby

Almost everyone plays Argentario as part of a stay at the Argentario Golf and Wellness Resort, the five star Autograph Collection hotel set above the course, which makes a stay and play trip simple and pairs the golf with a destination spa, several restaurants and a swimming pool overlooking the valley. It is one of the most comfortable golf bases in Italy and ideal for couples or groups who want the golf balanced with downtime.

Beyond the resort, the harbour town of Porto Ercole and the wider Monte Argentario peninsula offer characterful hotels, seafood restaurants and quiet coves, while the medieval hill towns and vineyards of southern Tuscany are within easy reach. A golf trip here naturally widens into a Tuscan holiday, which is much of its appeal.

Looking for a base? See our recommended hotels and resorts near Porto Ercole and Monte Argentario.