Michelbach-le-Haut · Switzerland · Basel Region
Golf Saint Apollinaire
Fruit Garden Course
Fruit Garden Course is part of the golfing heritage of Basel Region and reflects the development of golf around Michelbach-le-Haut. Located in Michelbach-le-Haut, in the Basel Region, this course is set within a wooded park where playing lines are drawn between trees, bunkers, and water features. It should be presented not merely as a destination, but as a unique golfing experience in Switzerland, with its history, architectural choices, relationship to the landscape, and the decisions it imposes on the player. The Round selects Fruit Garden Course for the singularity of its architecture, its history, or its territory.
parkland · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,400 m · 2017
At a glance
Fruit Garden Course is part of the golfing heritage of Basel Region and reflects the development of golf around Michelbach-le-Haut. Located in Michelbach-le-Haut, in the Basel Region, this course is set within a wooded park where playing lines are drawn between trees, bunkers, and water features. It should be presented not merely as a destination, but as a unique golfing experience in Switzerland, with its history, architectural choices, relationship to the landscape, and the decisions it imposes on the player. The Round selects Fruit Garden Course for the singularity of its architecture, its history, or its territory.
Geography & setting
Fruit Garden Course is located in Michelbach-le-Haut, in the Basel Region, Switzerland. The course unfolds within a wooded park where playing lines are drawn between trees, bunkers, and water features. This geographical reading must be complemented by the exact nature of the soils, the altitude, the dominant exposure, the winds, the vegetation, the visible landscapes, and the influence of the seasons on playing conditions.
History
Golf Saint Apollinaire was developed at Michelbach-le-Haut in France for the tri-national Basel region. Kurt Rossknecht designed two eighteen-hole courses and a nine-hole executive course.
Architecture
The par-72 Fruit Garden measures 6,796 metres from the back tees and uses five tee levels, major water hazards and visible bunkering.
The course in detail
The course has 18 holes, with a par of 72, and measures approximately 6400 meters from the reference markers. The course utilizes its parkland environment to organize angles, hazards, and approaches to the greens.
Club experience
The facility combines two championship courses, an academy and hospitality close to Basel.
Practical information
- Official website
- www.golf-basel.com/