Golf Sarneraatal

Few Swiss cantons offer a backdrop quite like Obwalden, where the Sarneraatal — the valley of Lake Sarnen — opens up between steep forested ridges and the larger peaks of the Central Alps beyond. Golf Sarneraatal sits in this setting outside the small canton capital of Kerns, a course where the mountain landscape does a great deal of the work in making an ordinary round feel like something more.

The course plays through gently rolling valley floor with the kind of clean alpine air and expansive views that are genuinely hard to find at lower elevations. Water features prominently — the broader valley drainage system means several holes engage with streams or ponds — and the surrounding treelines tighten approach angles in ways that reward accuracy over brute length. It is a course that asks you to manage the terrain rather than overpower it.

Obwalden is one of Switzerland's smaller, quieter cantons, and the club reflects that character: accessible, unfussy, and genuinely welcoming to visiting golfers exploring the country beyond the more prominent resort destinations of Valais or the Engadin.