Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre - Severiano Ballesteros Course
Crans-Montana
Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre is one of Europe’s great mountain golf experiences and a superb choice for UK golfers looking for a Switzerland golf holiday with scenery, history and a real tournament feel. Set in Crans-Montana on a high Alpine plateau, the club offers unforgettable views across the Swiss Alps, including Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn, making it a proper bucket-list round rather than just another holiday course.
The headline layout is the Severiano Ballesteros Course, an 18-hole, par-71 course measuring 6,274 metres. It is home to the Omega European Masters and is known for rewarding precision, shot-making and a complete game, while still being suitable for a range of golfers. The altitude also adds a fun twist as the ball can travel up to 15% further in the thinner mountain air.
Golfers can also play the Jack Nicklaus Course, a highly regarded 9-hole layout that has been named Switzerland’s most beautiful 9-hole course several times. Practice facilities include a large driving range, putting greens, chipping greens and practice bunkers, which makes it easy to sharpen up before taking on the main course.
For a Swiss golf break, Crans-sur-Sierre is ideal for golfers who want more than sunshine and resort golf. Crans-Montana adds Alpine restaurants, walking, mountain scenery and a refined resort-town atmosphere, creating a memorable golf holiday with a very different feel from the usual Mediterranean options.
Bern Airport
68km
England’s best golf tour operator 2026 winner
Time Zone:
GMT+1
Currency:
CHF (Swiss Franc)
Temperature:
-8°C - 28°C
Cost of a Beer:
£9
Cost of a 3-Course Meal:
£70
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About The Area
Ardon, located in Switzerland’s Valais canton, offers golfers a spectacular Alpine setting framed by vineyards, dramatic mountain peaks and the Rhône Valley. Less known than Swiss resort towns such as Crans-Montana, Ardon provides a quieter base while still delivering high-quality mountain golf in one of Europe’s most scenic regions.
The focal point is Golf Club de Sion, set on the valley floor between Sion and Martigny. The course blends open fairways with well-placed water hazards and tree-lined holes, offering a strategic but walkable layout. The surrounding Alpine scenery adds constant visual drama, and the dry Valais climate ensures firm playing surfaces throughout much of the season. Just 30 minutes away lies Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, host of the Omega European Masters and one of Switzerland’s most prestigious venues. Playing at elevation, it offers immaculate conditioning, sweeping mountain panoramas and a tournament-level test. For further variety, Golf Club de Montreux provides another high-quality Alpine layout near Lake Geneva.
Golf in Valais is characterised by crisp mountain air, reliable sunshine and dramatic elevation contrasts. Summer months (June–September) are prime, with warm days and cooler evenings creating ideal walking conditions.
Off the course, Ardon sits close to Sion, known for its twin hilltop castles — Valère and Tourbillon — overlooking the town. The Rhône Valley is famed for its vineyards, producing distinctive Swiss wines rarely exported abroad. Hiking, cycling and cable-car excursions into the surrounding Alps offer memorable rest-day activities.
For golfers seeking Alpine scenery, championship pedigree nearby and refined Swiss hospitality, Ardon in Valais delivers a striking and refreshingly uncrowded mountain golf escape.
