Zürich
Zumikon, Zürich
- AddressWeid 9, 8126 Zumikon, Switzerland
- Championships hosted
Scotsman Alec Ross won the inaugural Swiss Open in 1923 (the first of three titles that he would claim) at a time when there were only eleven golf courses in all the country. The event took place on a further eleven occasions, rotated around Engadine-Samedan, Lucerne, Lausanne and Zürich, before it permanently transferred to Crans-sur-Sierre in 1938.
One of the top private clubs in the country, Zürich Golf & Country Club in Zumikon discerning golfers in the Zurich area the same way as Geneva does in the west of Switzerland. The course was laid out by Tom Williamson (the professional at Notts Golf Club) before Tom Simpson remodelled it in 1936.
The front nine is reasonably flat but long while the back nine is routed over hillier terrain, ending with the 504-yard par five home hole. Most of the fairways are lined by mature trees which, along with greens that are always well tended, offer golfers a superior game in a lush parkland setting.
Donald Harradine was called in by the Zürich club in the mid 1970s and his vast expertise in Swiss course design and restoration was put to good use as he upgraded a layout that today measures in at just over 7,000 yards from the back tees.
German architect Thomas Himmel has been consulted in recent times about a redesign of the course and his master plan is currently being developed.
Scotsman Alec Ross won the inaugural Swiss Open in 1923 (the first of three titles that he would claim) at a time when there were only eleven golf courses in all the country. The event took place on a further eleven occasions, rotated around Engadine-Samedan, Lucerne, Lausanne and Zürich, before it permanently transferred to Crans-sur-Sierre in 1938.
One of the top private clubs in the country, Zürich Golf & Country Club in Zumikon discerning golfers in the Zurich area the same way as Geneva does in the west of Switzerland. The course was laid out by Tom Williamson (the professional at Notts Golf Club) before Tom Simpson remodelled it in 1936.
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Tom Simpson spent only five years as a barrister before leaving behind the stifling offices at the Temple in London for a career as a golf course architect with Herbert Fowler in 1910.
