Arona Old

Borgo Ticino sits in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, where the Ticino River forms the natural boundary between Lombardia and Piedmont before emptying into the Po. This is lake district country — Lago Maggiore lies just a few kilometers to the north, and the landscape carries that particular quality of the Italian pre-Alps: wooded hills, mild summers, and a soft light that photographers and painters have been chasing here for centuries.

The "Old" designation suggests this is the original layout at a club that has since expanded or evolved, which typically means a course shaped by an earlier era of design — shorter, more strategic, rewarding placement over raw power. Courses of this vintage in the Italian north tend to work intimately with the terrain rather than against it, and the mature tree cover that accumulates over decades becomes as much a design feature as any bunker or green.

Golf in the Piedmont lake district draws a mix of serious Italian club members and visitors using the region as a base for Lago Maggiore. It is a corner of Italy where the game has deep, quiet roots.