Bogogno Golf Resort

The resort has two championship courses, both par 72, created by Robert Von Hagge with Mike Smelek and Rick Baril. The project began in 1990, construction started in 1994 and the opening was in 1997. In 1998 Il Mondo del Golf named it best new course in Italy.

The Conte recalls a links course: wide open spaces, flat stretches, sizeable lakes and wild roughs on the edges, with Monte Rosa as a backdrop. It measures 6,485 m from the professional tees. Since 2006 it has hosted the European Tour Qualifying School, first stage (now the DP World Tour), the only Italian venue; in 2017 it also hosted the Vagliano Trophy. The professional record is 64, set in 2005 by South Africa's Anton Haig; among amateurs Alessandro Nardini shot 63 in 2021.

The Bonora (6,488 m) is a parkland layout on hilly ground, with the streams and woods typical of the Ticino Park. Francesco Molinari shot 66 there as an amateur in 2002; the professional record is 69 (Marcello Santi, 2000).

For practice there is a driving range on two areas with unlimited balls (25 grass tees per area, 12 mat tees and 8 covered), a 900 m² short-game area and a 36-hole putting green of 1,200 m². Green fees are for 18 holes; for hotel guests they run from €60 to €95 on weekdays depending on the season. The resort rents golf carts (60 Club Cars), trolleys and Callaway sets.

The hotel opened in 2014 next to the clubhouse and has 80 rooms: 16 Comfort (28 m²), 28 Deluxe (33 m²), 27 Premium (38-45 m²) and 9 Suites (70 m²). Deluxe, Premium and Suite rooms have a private terrace and look straight onto the 18th hole of the Bonora or the pool. The building has an energy rating of A.

Common areas include a panoramic terrace, a lounge bar and a TV and reading room. The pool (25 x 10 m, 1 to 1.80 m deep) is open to guests from June to September; synthetic-grass tennis, a floodlit padel court, a seven-a-side football pitch and free bicycles complete the offer, with electric-car charging reserved for hotel guests. On request the resort arranges shuttles to and from the airport and to places of interest.

The spa sits inside the hotel building and has two areas: wellness circuits and treatments. The circuit includes a Finnish sauna, crushed-ice fountain, steam bath, Vitarium (bio sauna), mountain shower and Dream showers, an infrared bed and a solarium. The resort lists opening hours from 3 to 8 pm. Massages (sports, wellness, anti-stress, regenerating, in 30, 50 or 80 minutes) are handled by the partner FC Rehab & Wellness. There is also a Technogym fitness centre.

The clubhouse was designed by French architect François Spoerry. Next to the main lounge is the restaurant (with bistro service), an open-plan room of 230 seats with large windows onto the courses; the 270-seat terrace looks over both courses and the Monte Rosa range. Chef Matteo Angelicchio renews the menu, Mediterranean in spirit with international touches. On the Bonora, between the 9th green and the 10th tee, a snack bar opens on tournament days.

• The only Italian venue. Since 2006 the resort has hosted the first stage of the European Tour Qualifying School, and according to the club it is the only venue in Italy.
• From Venice to Piedmont. The 2017 Vagliano Trophy, the biennial match between women's teams from Great Britain and Ireland and Continental Europe, was the 46th edition: Italy had hosted it only twice before, in Venice in 1989 and 2001.
• A designer with 250 courses. Von Hagge, Smelek & Baril have built more than 250 courses in 16 countries.
• A grass for every zone. Pennlinks on the greens, Penntrio on the tees, Penneagle on the fairways; in 2011 Il Mondo del Golf gave the resort its award for best course maintenance in Italy.
• A golf school since 2001. The Golf Academy teaches in Italian, English, Spanish and French and offers swing analysis with K-Vest and FlightScope.