Mountain golf offers players the opportunity to practice on scenic greens set against alpine backdrops. Across mountain destinations, the sport ranges from technical 9-hole layouts and 18-hole championship fairways to modern driving ranges, dedicated academies, and indoor golf simulators. Most alpine courses welcome golfers primarily across spring, summer, and autumn, taking advantage of open seasonal terrain, while select destinations like Obergurgl-Hochgurgl maintain play in winter through indoor golf simulator facilities.
Diverse courses cater to different preferences and technical abilities. In Crans-Montana, the Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre features the prestigious 18-hole Severiano Ballesteros course, host to the annual Omega European Masters. Sestriere offers Europe's highest 18-hole course, established in 1932 at an elevation exceeding 2,000 meters. For a unique border-crossing round, the International Golf Course Montgenèvre operates an 18-hole layout stretching across both French and Italian territory at 1,860 meters. In Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, golfers can play an 18-hole, par 72 course designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., while Bansko hosts the 18-hole championship course at Pirin Golf & Country Club, designed by Ian Woosnam. Additionally, Zell am See provides two distinct 18-hole championship courses: Schmittenhöhe and Kitzsteinhorn.