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Kulm Hotel St. Moritz Offers ‘Golf Break’ This Summer
Kulm Hotel overview in summer
olf enthusiasts will fi nd themselves on top of the world thanks to
the ‘Golf Break’ package being offered by the iconic Kulm Hotel
St. Moritz (www.kulm.com) to guests staying two nights or more
in the Swiss Engadine Valley this summer. In addition to unlimited
access to the par 27 Kulm Golf St. Moritz, the package includes one
complimentary green fee at either the parkland, links-style layout at
Samedan or its sister course at Zuoz, which weaves its way along
the majestic mountainside and in between pine forests; both these 18-hole courses are
under half an hour’s drive from the Kulm Hotel.
The Engadine Valley has a reputation as a golfer’s paradise due to the spectacular
Alpine panoramas of fertile green valleys and dramatic mountain backdrops set
against deep blue summer skies.
Over 125 years ago, in 1891, the Kulm Golf St. Moritz, nestled among pines on the
high Alps with stunning vistas over Lake St. Moritz, became the fi rst 9-hole course in
Switzerland. A course upgrade in 2001 by local designer, Mario Verdieri, improved
the greens and brought the layout up to date. The mountainous nature of this course
makes it physically challenging, but refreshment is close at hand, as the hotel’s Chesa
al Parc restaurant is located in the grounds only
a few metres from the start of the course. Two
years later, Samedan became the fi rst 18-hole golf
course in Switzerland to open its doors and this
year celebrates its 125th anniversary. A classic,
parkland course with a touch of links, Samedan
is set mainly on the valley fl oor, though the
course does offer some gently undulating holes.
It is characterized by broad fairways fl anked
by ancient, giant larch trees, some of which
are over 700 years old, whilst numerous water
Ideal for family golf holidays
Ideal for family golf holidays
In the Engadine Valley
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