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The Alpine Golf Course
Golf at the Engadine Golf Club in days gone by
Samedan Golf Course in 1947
Foursomes will be played, just as it
would have been some 125 years ago. An
Anniversary Dinner will then take place
that evening at the famous Badrutt’s Palace
Hotel in St. Moritz.
However the ¿ rst event to launch
the summer celebrations will take place
The old Engadine G C Clubhouse
on June 6 when the club’s partners,
local dignitaries, hotels and nearby golf
clubs will be welcomed to the Samedan
clubhouse for a look behind the scenes at
Engadine Golf and to view an exhibition
of over 20 posters located around the
Samedan golf complex depicting the club’s
history.
Golf has been played at Samedan since 1893
This will be followed by the St Moritz
Gold Cup in July, the Swiss Senior Amateur
Championship the week after that and the
three-day Golfers Choice Engadin Pro-Am
over both golf courses in August.
The Engadine Golf Club will also be
the theme of an exhibition at the Design
Gallery St Moritz from June to December.
Along the famous giant escalator from
Lake St Moritz up to Badrutt’s Palace, 31
posters will portray the times gone by at
the club as well as the development of golf
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