Magnano · Italy · Piedmont
Golf Club Biella Le Betulle
Le Betulle Course
Le Betulle Course is part of Piedmont's golfing heritage and reflects the development of golf around Magnano. Located in Magnano, in the Piedmont region, this course is set on a sandy heath structured by heather, pines, and natural bunkers, complemented by wooded terrain where precision from the tee is crucial. It should be presented not merely as a destination, but as a golfing experience unique to Italy, with its history, architectural choices, relationship with the landscape, and the decisions it imposes on the player. The Round selects Le Betulle Course for the singularity of its architecture, its history, or its territory.
heathland · 18 holes · Par 73 · 6,534 m · 1958
At a glance
Le Betulle Course is part of Piedmont's golfing heritage and reflects the development of golf around Magnano. Located in Magnano, in the Piedmont region, this course is set on a sandy heath structured by heather, pines, and natural bunkers, complemented by wooded terrain where precision from the tee is crucial. It should be presented not merely as a destination, but as a golfing experience unique to Italy, with its history, architectural choices, relationship with the landscape, and the decisions it imposes on the player. The Round selects Le Betulle Course for the singularity of its architecture, its history, or its territory.
Geography & setting
Le Betulle Course is located in Magnano, in the Piedmont region of Italy. The course unfolds on a sandy heath structured by heather, pines, and natural bunkers, complemented by wooded terrain where precision from the tee is crucial. This geographical description should be supplemented 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
Founded in the late 1950s, Golf Club Biella’s eighteen-hole course was designed by English architect John Morrison.
Architecture
Birches, chestnuts, pines, sloping fairways and natural clearings follow the moraine landscape.
The course in detail
The course features 18 holes, with a par of 73, and measures approximately 6534 meters from the back tees. The course utilizes its heathland/woodland environment to organize angles, obstacles, and approaches to the greens.
Club experience
The experience combines the course, its landscape and the culture of Golf Club Biella Le Betulle.
Highlights
Club founded in 1958; course designed by John Morrison; par 73 on the Serra moraine.
Practical information
- Official website
- www.golfclubbiella.it/