Golf Club Salerno

The Golf Club Salerno course is a nine-hole, par 34 layout, the first and so far only course designed expressly for golf in the province, according to the club. Its story begins in 1999, when the building of the first course set a club born of the passion of a few amateurs on its way.

For the more demanding competitions the course is played twice: the double white round appears in the calendar events, and the 2026 club championship is played over 36 holes on two consecutive days, in medal stroke play, with 36 players admitted and playing handicap capped at 36.

The club also tells of an “ideal” round: the Score d'oro collects the 18 best holes played during the double white competitions of the 2021 calendar.

The price list published by the club is aimed at members: full membership is 2,000 euros including the FIG card, family membership 1,400, while juniors have reduced options, from 70 euros for under-12s to 1,000 euros for under-25s. Members of the Mirabella and Napoli clubs can join as a second club for 750 euros. Guests should ask the secretary's office for green fees and booking arrangements, on 089 200 300 or at [email protected].

Those who want to start will find a trial offer: two months' access, three 30-minute lessons on the driving range with the instructor, one one-hour lesson on the course and equipment hire for 150 euros. The 12-month membership with 10 lessons costs 700 euros. The club is based at via Lago Trasimeno 11, in Pontecagnano.

Golf Club Salerno describes itself as a meeting point with a restaurant and pro shop, where organisers and FIG instructors become travelling companions. Besides the clubhouse there are a bar, a pro shop and a service for the rental of equipment, trolleys and carts. The restaurant is called Buca 1.

For practice, the driving range offers 9 open and 5 covered bays, alongside a putting green and a chipping green; the professional instructors give private or group lessons.

The competitive calendar includes events such as the Memorial Arechi, the Coppa di Scozia and the Vama Cup in past seasons, as well as the club championship, which awards one point per competition and one bonus stroke for every point accumulated.

• The birthday in black: the club's twentieth anniversary was celebrated on 25 January 2019 at the Stazione Marittima in Salerno, with a black-tie dress code.
• One stroke for every point: in the club championship each season point is worth a bonus stroke on the final score.
• The perfect round: the Score d'oro puts together the 18 best holes of the year.
• A claimed record: according to the club, it is the only facility dedicated to golf in the whole Salerno area.