3 Day Sardinia Golf Itinerary
The concentrated Costa Smeralda long weekend: fly into Olbia, drive 30 minutes to Porto Cervo, and build everything around Pevero Golf Club, Robert Trent Jones Sr's 1972 design laid between the Gulf of Pevero and the Cala di Volpe bay, before a nine hole seaside finish at Puntaldia on the run back to the airport. Here is the day by day, with the club's official 2026 fees and the honest case for June or September over August.
Photograph: Pevero Golf Club, via Google
Who this trip suits
This is the Sardinia trip for golfers who have a long weekend, a taste for the Mediterranean at its most glamorous, and one course at the top of the wish list. The Costa Smeralda is not a volume golf destination; it is a quality one. Pevero is the only championship 18 in the northeast, so the itinerary is built the way the locals would build it: two days at Pevero, played differently each time, then the nine holes at Puntaldia, a short course right on the water facing the island of Tavolara, on the way home. Everything sits within an hour of our Sardinia hub's northern base, and nobody repacks a bag.
It suits a couple splitting golf with beach time, a buddies four ball bolting a weekend onto a European summer, or anyone who wants to see why the Aga Khan's resort coast still sets the standard for seaside luxury in Italian golf. It is not the trip for someone chasing 36 holes a day across five different courses; for that, mainland routes like our five day Tuscany itinerary or the wider menu of Italy golf holidays serve better. Here the brief is simpler: one great course, one beautiful coast, three unhurried days.
The 3 day plan
Land at Olbia, settle in Porto Cervo, afternoon at Pevero
Olbia Costa Smeralda airport is the gateway, well served from European hubs through the summer, and the drive north to Porto Cervo takes about 30 minutes. Drop the bags, then head to Pevero for a gentle start: the Toptracer range, or nine holes to meet the wind and the granite. Indicative 2026 nine hole fees run 80 to 110 euros by season, and in peak season the club lets a 13:30 to 14:30 tee time pay for nine and play all 18. Dinner on the Porto Cervo piazzetta ends the day properly.
Pevero Golf Club, the main event
The round the trip is built around. Robert Trent Jones Sr carved Pevero out of the rock between the Gulf of Pevero and the Cala di Volpe bay for the Aga Khan's Costa Smeralda project, and when it opened in 1972 it was hailed as one of the most beautiful courses in Europe; the 1978 Italian Open came here and the wind drove scores to historic highs. Take an early tee time before the breeze builds, trust the caddie free yardage book, and accept that the maquis eats anything offline. Official 2026 fees run 120 euros in low season to 180 at the late July to mid August peak. Lunch on the clubhouse terrace, then the beach at Cala di Volpe.
Puntaldia by the sea, then fly home
Check out and drive about an hour south past Olbia to Puntaldia near San Teodoro, the nine hole course Luigi Rota Caremoli laid along the shore in 1990, with the island of Tavolara filling the horizon and white sand beaches at its edge. It is a par 30 short course, just over 1,800 meters from the yellow tees, so play it twice as 18: indicative fees run roughly 55 to 120 euros for two loops by season. A swim off the Puntaldia beach, lunch at the resort, and the airport is only about 30 minutes back up the coast for an evening flight.
Green fees, drive times and logistics
| Round | Indicative 2026 fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pevero Golf Club, 18 holes | 120 to 180 euros by season | Official 2026 rates: 120 low, 140 mid, 160 high, 180 euros at the late July to mid August peak; carts 60 euros |
| Pevero Golf Club, 9 holes | 80 to 110 euros by season | Peak season afternoon deal: pay 9 holes, play 18, teeing off 13:30 to 14:30 |
| Puntaldia, 18 holes (two loops) | About 55 to 120 euros by season | Nine hole par 30 course; the top rate applies late July through August |
Fees vary by season, day and booking channel and change without notice; always confirm current rates and availability directly before booking. Check Sardinia tee times · Find a Costa Smeralda base.
When to go and how to run it
Aim for late May, June, September or early October. The sea is warm, the wind is honest rather than brutal, and Pevero sits in its mid or high season bands rather than the peak. August is the Costa Smeralda at full yacht throttle: the highest green fees of the year, the busiest tee sheet, and hotel rates to match. The northern courses play roughly April through October, with Puntaldia listed open March to November, so the shoulder months are genuinely good golf weather. Book Pevero first and build around it; the club asks for registration with a golf governing body, sets a maximum handicap of 54, and charges in full for cancellations inside 48 hours, so settle the tee times before the flights.
A rental car from Olbia is the right call. The drives are short, the coast road is part of the pleasure, and taxis on the Costa Smeralda are scarce and priced accordingly. For the stay, Porto Cervo and the Cala di Volpe bay put you closest to the course; the Hotel Cala di Volpe, the Luxury Collection flagship overlooking the bay, is the storied address beside Pevero, with the Cervo Hotel on the Porto Cervo marina as the in town alternative, and San Teodoro offering simpler bases near Puntaldia. If the trip grows beyond a weekend, Is Molas near Cagliari adds 27 holes and four Italian Opens of history in the south, and the rest of the country opens up through our guide to the best golf courses in Italy, from Royal Park I Roveri below the Alps to Verdura on Sicily's coast. For the fully handled version of this coast, see our luxury golf tours of Italy.
Plan your 3 day Sardinia trip
Tell us roughly when and who is travelling, and one concierge locks the Pevero tee times, books the Porto Cervo or Cala di Volpe stay, arranges the car and costs the weekend to the head. June and September go early on this coast, so the sooner we start the better, with no obligation.
Sardinia itinerary questions
What is the best 3 day golf itinerary in Sardinia?
Base yourself near Porto Cervo on the Costa Smeralda, about 30 minutes from Olbia airport. Spend days one and two at Pevero Golf Club, the Robert Trent Jones Sr design from 1972 set between the Gulf of Pevero and the Cala di Volpe bay, then finish with the nine seaside holes at Puntaldia near San Teodoro on the way back to Olbia. Always confirm tee times and rates directly before booking.
How much do green fees cost on the Costa Smeralda?
Pevero Golf Club publishes 2026 visitor fees of 120 euros for 18 holes in low season, 140 in mid season, 160 in high season and 180 at the late July to mid August peak, with carts at 60 euros. Puntaldia runs roughly 55 to 120 euros for 18 holes by season, played as two loops of its nine. All fees are indicative; always confirm current rates directly before booking.
When is the best time for a Sardinia golf trip?
Late May, June, September and early October are the sweet spot: warm sea, settled weather and Pevero at mid or high season pricing rather than the peak. August brings the yacht crowd, the highest fees of the year and the busiest tee sheet on the island. The northern courses play roughly April to October, with Puntaldia listed open March to November.
Is Is Molas worth adding to a 3 day Sardinia trip?
Not in three days. Is Molas, the 27 hole resort at Pula laid out by Cotton, Pennink and Partners on a project by Piero Mancinelli, staged Italian Opens in 1976, 1982, 2000 and 2001, but it sits near Cagliari at the other end of the island, around three hours of driving from the Costa Smeralda. Save it for a five day or longer Sardinia trip that splits north and south.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Designers, hosting history and indicative fees verified June 2026 against Pevero Golf Club's published 2026 rates and independent course guides. Last reviewed June 2026.