Officially inaugurated in May 1987 with Severiano Ballesteros’s long drive, the “Domaine Impérial” soon became a major actor of the golf life in Switzerland. Its unique geographic location on the banks of the Leman, halfway between Lausanne and Geneva, the extreme quality of its environment and of its installations, a course signed by Pete Dye and a clubhouse where the long passage of the Napoleon family has left its mark, explain the praise bestowed on it. Pete Dye, took advantage of a space that admirably suited the design of a great 18 hole course. But he managed it taking into account the restrictive imperatives and multiple contingencies required by the authorities upon the request from various ecological movements.
Der von Russell Talley unter der Federführung von Pete Dye geschaffene 18-Loch Meisterschaftspatz gehört zusammen mit dem Golf Club de Genève auf der anderen Seeseite, zu den schönsten Golfanlagen der Schweiz. Der Kurs selbst besteht aus zwei unterschiedlichen Umgebungen, welcher einen besonderen Reiz beim spielen ausmacht. Die kürzeren Front 9 befinden sich in flachem be…
Played on: 5 August 2020 Review date: 10 August 2020Handicap: 2
Golf Club du Domaine Impérial
For Switzerland this is one of their better golf experiences, with a beautiful club house over looking Lake Geneva. The condition of the course and greens was excellent and up there with some of the best in Europe. However even though Pete Dye has had a hand in the design the course layout was slightly disappointing. For its location on lake Geneva you only get to see the…