Thanks to the acquisition of additional land in 1964, the 9-hole course at Golf Club Montreux was redesigned as an 18-hole layout by Donald Harradine. Forty years later, Ron Fream completely renovated the course, introducing four new holes.
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Thanks to the acquisition of additional land in 1964, the 9-hole course at Golf Club Montreux was redesigned as an 18-hole layout by Donald Harradine. Forty years later, Ron Fream completely renovated the course, introducing four new holes.
Montreux Golf Club
The Montreux Golf Club is the oldest golf course in the region of Lake of Geneva. It started out as the English Club of Montreux and was not established to satisfy the Swiss, rather English tourists who flocked to the area to enjoy the microclimate and the scenery.
A 9-hole course at first, the club expanded the layout to 18 holes in 1931 before half the course was turned over to agriculture during the Second World War.
When additional land became available in 1964, Donald Harradine was commissioned to add nine new holes and modernise the existing 9-hole course. Forty years later, Ron Fream completely renovated the layout, introducing four new holes.
The course in play today is very pleasant walk and a solid test of golf in truly magnificent surroundings, set only a couple of kilometres to the south of the popular resort town of Montreux, well known for its annual jazz festival.
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