The golf course in Piestany is located on the north end of Spa Island (Vrbinky area). Our 9 hole course offers everything a golfer could ask for – club house, stylish café with a restaurant, two Full Swing golf simulators an extensive golf shop, putting and chipping area, a driving range and a catering tent for social events. Tennis players have an opportunity to play on the high-quality adapted clay tennis court.

History of golf in Piešťany

In 1913 a golf club was founded in Piešťany and between 1913 and 1914 a golf course was built on the Spa Island. It was one of the first golf clubs in the territory of Slovakia. At the occasion of the festive opening of the golf course, Ľudovít and Imrich Winter organised an “Aeroplane Day”. It took place on Sunday, 26th July 1914. On 28th July 1914 news came to Piešťany about the war which paralysed the pre-war development of the spa as well as golf development in Piešťany.
After the end of WWI and settling of the state, political and, to a certain degree, the economic situation in Slovakia, visitors started gradually to return in increasing numbers to Piešťany. In order to help spa development and to fill in the free time of spa guests, the Golf Club of Piešťany renewed its activities.
The period between two wars was a golden era for the golf development in Piešťany. Significant amount of funding was necessary to build or reconstruct the golf course after 1918. The Winter family managed to obtain them from the wealthier individuals and companies of the time. The golf course in Piešťany had nine holes; its total length was 2,652 metres with 37 strokes for one round (par).
The Golf Club of Piešťany had even an own badge made. It had the form of a double-tip flag divided by two horizontal stripes. An Honorary Chairman of the club was Count Viliam Erdödy, the owner of the Piešťany Spa, its President was the District Mayor, Vojtech Skyčák and Vice-Chairman was Imrich Winter, who was also the initiator and the main spirit of the club. At the same time, he represented the spa management in the club. The photo album of the club, archived in the Museum of Piešťany, was dedicated to Imrich Winter, the father of the Golf Club, who gave it to the museum.
Several golf competitions a year took place in Piešťany. The golf season opened with the Piešťany Spring Cup (end of May), while the International Summer Competition for New York Herald Cup took place in mid-July (in the peak of the summer spa season). Besides, Slovak Championship was organised here as well with handicapped players (players competed among themselves based on handicaps of individual players – i.e. by balancing their handicaps so that even a player-beginner with a high handicap could win over a better player). Other competitions were Erdödy Challenge Cup and Ján Masaryk Cup.
The golf course ceased to exist due to outbreak of the WWII and later February events of 1948.
After 1989, the golf tradition in Piešťany was re-established. In 1992 a Golf Club Piešťany was founded as a citizens´ association. The club, however, did not have its course. In 1995 the International Golf Club Slovakia was established also as a citizens´ association. In 1996-1997 the founding members of the club prepared for construction of a golf resort near Piešťany, in the cadastre territory of the villages of Horná Streda, Lúka and Brunovce with the area of around 100 hectares. This project, however, failed to be successful.
A new golf course built directly in Piešťany is situated in the northern part of the Spa Island. It was ceremoniously opened on 21st July 2004. It has nine holes with the length of 2,055 metres and it is a 33-par course. The course has all the necessary services for the club members – a club resort Vrbinky, beautiful surroundings, well-tended greens and fairways.
The golf course of Piešťany hosted even the Presidential Tournament. It is the venue of competitions at the occasion of the Artfilm Festival, and various diplomatic as well as charity competitions took place here.