The Golf Club Bologna is history, tradition and is even more: the club is the oldest one among those which go on “according to tradition” according to the will of its founder.

Achille Sassoli de Bianchi “wanted it, created it and I know how much he loved it,” his wife Anna says proudly. Today Filippo Sassoli, just as proudly as Achille, runs and loves it.

Its overall shape is reminiscent of British inland courses, with greens well protected by bunkers and nothing particularly original about the layout as a whole. You certainly wouldn’t come here just for the thrills of striking visual beauty, but the moderation in the layout of hazards makes this a pleasant course for almost every player. Only the very best might rue the absence of a tougher challenge.