How to Play the Best Golf in Piedmont
Piedmont is the quiet aristocrat of Italian golf. Robert Trent Jones Sr built twice here, inside Turin's royal hunting park at Royal Park I Roveri and across 27 holes at Castelconturbia, John Morrison's Biella Le Betulle is a perennial pick for the best course in the country, and Bogogno adds 36 holes of Robert von Hagge under the Monte Rosa skyline. Here is how to get on all of them in 2026, what they cost, and how to route the region.
Photograph: Royal Park I Roveri, via Google
The short answer
Every great course in Piedmont takes visitors, and none of it is complicated: book ahead, carry a handicap card, and respect the Italian club rhythm of busy weekends and quiet weekdays. The flagship is Royal Park I Roveri, set inside the protected La Mandria park about 15 kilometers from central Turin, where the Robert Trent Jones Sr course of 1971 is joined by a second 18, the Allianz course, from the Hurdzan Fry studio. Visitors are welcome every day with advance booking essential at weekends; indicative 2026 fees run about 110 euros midweek and 160 euros at weekends in the main April to October calendar, easing to about 90 and 130 euros in August and through the winter months.
The connoisseur's pick sits an hour northeast. Biella Le Betulle, laid out by the English architect John Morrison and opened in 1958 on the hills above the Biella valley, is routinely ranked among the best courses in Italy and books direct with no drama. Closer to Milan, Castelconturbia's 27 Trent Jones Sr holes hosted the Italian Open in 1991 and 1998 and start from around 60 euros midweek, while Bogogno's two von Hagge courses, Bonora and Del Conte, complete a four club hand that no other inland Italian region can match. Fly Turin Caselle for the west, Milan Malpensa for the Novara cluster, rent a car, and eat very well in between; this is Barolo and white truffle country. The wider national picture lives in our Italy hub and our ranking of the best golf courses in Italy.
Piedmont's courses: who built them and how to get on, 2026
| Course | Designer | Location, nearest airport | Indicative 2026 fee | Booking note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Park I Roveri, Trent Jones | Robert Trent Jones Sr, opened 1971 | La Mandria park, about 10 km from Turin Caselle | About 110 euros weekday, 160 weekend, April to October; 90 to 130 in August and winter | Visitors daily; advance booking essential weekends; club membership and handicap card required |
| Royal Park I Roveri, Allianz | Hurdzan Fry studio | Same estate as the Trent Jones course | Same fee calendar as the Trent Jones course | 36 holes on one estate makes a full day's golf without moving the car |
| Biella Le Betulle | John Morrison, opened 1958, completed by John Harris and Donald Harradine | Magnano, hills above Biella, about 1h from Turin | Confirm directly; modest by flagship standards | Book direct by email or phone; regularly ranked among the best courses in Italy; on site foresteria rooms |
| Castelconturbia | Robert Trent Jones Sr, 27 holes on the site of one of Italy's oldest courses | Agrate Conturbia, about 40 min from Milan Malpensa | From about 60 euros weekday, rising at weekends | Italian Open host 1991 and 1998; three nine hole loops, Blue, Yellow and Red, rotate for variety |
| Bogogno, Bonora and Del Conte | Robert von Hagge from 1996; second nines completed with Rick Baril by 2000 | Bogogno, about 40 min from Milan Malpensa | Confirm directly | 36 hole golf and residential estate in a wooded valley; Monte Rosa fills the skyline on clear days |
Access rules, designers and indicative 2026 fees verified June 2026 and subject to change without notice. Always confirm current rates and tee times directly before booking. Check Piedmont tee time availability.
How to book Piedmont, step by step
- Pick your airport by your anchor course. Turin Caselle sits about ten kilometers from Royal Park I Roveri and an hour from Biella; Milan Malpensa is roughly 40 minutes from both Castelconturbia and Bogogno. A four club week can land at one and depart the other.
- Fix dates in April to June or September to October. The courses are green, the plain is mild and the Alps are sharp on the horizon. August empties the clubs of members and drops I Roveri to its lower fee band, but the heat on the plain is real.
- Book Royal Park I Roveri first. Weekend tee sheets need advance booking, and you must carry proof of club membership and a valid handicap certificate or card. Midweek the estate is gloriously quiet.
- Email Biella Le Betulle and Bogogno direct with your dates; both are straightforward about visitor play, and Biella's small on site foresteria lets you sleep beside the first tee. At Castelconturbia ask which two of the three nines are in the day's championship rotation.
- Build in the table. Alba's truffle country, the Barolo vineyards and Turin's cafes are all within easy reach, and a Piedmont golf trip that skips dinner is a trip half taken.
Dress codes are classic Italian club golf: collared shirt, tailored shorts or trousers, and a jacket never hurts in the clubhouse at Biella. Carts are available at the resort style clubs but these are walking courses by temperament, flat at I Roveri inside the park and gently rolling elsewhere. English is spoken in every pro shop that sees international play, and confirmation by email is the norm.
Routing the trip, and where to stay
The clean route is a two base week. Start in Turin, with the city's grand cafes and the Reggia di Venaria beside the La Mandria park, and give Royal Park I Roveri two days, one for each course, with a third for Biella Le Betulle an hour up the road. Then shift east to the Novara lakes fringe, where Bogogno's estate lodging and the country hotels around Agrate Conturbia put Castelconturbia and Bogogno within 20 minutes of breakfast, and Lake Maggiore within reach of a rest day. Travelers heading on to Milan are 50 minutes from Malpensa when the last putt drops.
For the wider picture, the Italy destination hub maps every region, our best courses in Italy ranking shows where the Piedmont quartet sits nationally, and golfers torn between regions should weigh this trip against the best golf in Tuscany. To have the whole week costed and booked as one piece, start from Italy golf holidays, or go full service with luxury golf tours of Italy.
Plan a Piedmont golf trip
Tell us roughly when and who is travelling, and one concierge books the I Roveri tee times on the right days, opens the doors at Biella and Bogogno, pairs the golf with Barolo country and prices the week to the head. We reply within one working day, with no obligation.
Piedmont golf access questions
Can visitors play Royal Park I Roveri?
Yes. Visitors are welcome every day at Royal Park I Roveri, with advance booking essential on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. You need membership of a golf club and a valid handicap certificate or card. Indicative 2026 fees on the high season calendar, April through October, run about 110 euros on weekdays and 160 euros at weekends, dropping to about 90 and 130 euros in August and from November to March. Always confirm current rates directly before booking.
What is the best golf course in Piedmont?
The headline acts are Royal Park I Roveri, where Robert Trent Jones Sr laid a championship course inside the La Mandria park in 1971, Biella Le Betulle, the John Morrison design from 1958 that is regularly ranked among the very best courses in Italy, and Castelconturbia, where Trent Jones Sr built 27 superb holes on the site of one of Italy's oldest courses. Bogogno's 36 holes by Robert von Hagge complete the case. Which is best depends on taste; together they make Piedmont Italy's strongest inland golf region.
When is the best time to play golf in Piedmont?
April to June and September to October are the prime windows, with green courses, mild days and the Alps clear on the horizon. High summer is playable but hot on the plain, and many Italian members disappear to the coast in August, which thins the tee sheets and drops Royal Park I Roveri to its lower fee band. Winters are short but real; some courses reduce hours or close holes, so always confirm conditions directly before booking.
Which airport should golfers use for Piedmont?
Two work. Turin Caselle is about ten kilometers from Royal Park I Roveri and suits a Turin based trip taking in Biella Le Betulle. Milan Malpensa sits closer to the Novara cluster, with Bogogno and Castelconturbia both within roughly 40 minutes of the runway, and suits a trip that pairs Piedmont's east with Lake Maggiore or Milan. A rental car is essential either way; none of these clubs has a practical public transport link.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Access rules and indicative fees verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.