GOLF PARK WALDKIRCH
🇨🇭 Waldkirch, St. Gallen, CH
Designed by Kurt Rossknecht
Golf Park Waldkirch sits in the rolling countryside near Waldkirch in the canton of St. Gallen, in northeastern Switzerland. The facility offers multiple nine-hole loops, with the Grön/Schwarz combination representing one of the available eighteen-hole configurations. Kurt Rossknecht, a Swiss golf course architect active in the latter decades of the twentieth century, designed the layout. The region's terrain features gentle hills and agricultural land typical of the St. Gallen countryside, providing a pastoral setting for the course.
The routing takes advantage of the natural topography, with fairways moving through a landscape that blends open playing corridors with stands of trees and hedgerows. As with many Swiss courses outside the Alpine resort areas, the design emphasizes playability for a range of skill levels while incorporating enough strategic interest to engage regular members. The nine-hole format allows flexibility in course management and pace of play, a common approach in Switzerland where land constraints and membership patterns favor compact layouts.
Golf Park Waldkirch serves primarily local and regional golfers, offering a straightforward parkland experience without the dramatic elevation changes found in mountain courses elsewhere in Switzerland. The club provides a welcoming environment for everyday golf, with facilities suited to both recreational play and regular club competitions. The course reflects the practical design sensibilities of its era, focusing on solid golf holes rather than dramatic features or severe hazards.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Grön/Schwarz was designed by Kurt Rossknecht.
Yes. Grön/Schwarz at Golf Park Waldkirch is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Grön/Schwarz is 70.
Grön/Schwarz plays 5,604 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Grön/Schwarz is 136.
Grön/Schwarz is a 18-hole course.