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18 September 2026 · 10 min read

Golf for children in Switzerland: from what age, where they start, what it costs and what runs in winter

Swiss Golf counted 6'883 juniors in 2025, the licence is free for them, and the clubs take children into training from about six or seven. What the path from Kidsgolf to U18 costs, where a child starts, which clubs it needs and what an hour in a simulator bay gives you in winter.

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Golf for children starts earlier in Switzerland than many parents think. In 2025, according to the Swiss Golf annual report, 6'883 juniors held a Swiss Golf Card, and the card is free for them. Clubs take children into group training from about six or seven, and playful formats exist before that. The path after that is called Kidsgolf, U12, U14, U18. In winter the training moves indoors, and an hour in a simulator bay has a price you can work out beforehand.

From what age: what Swiss Golf and the clubs say

There is no fixed age limit. On its Kidsgolf page, Swiss Golf writes that even small children can be introduced to golf through play, with child-sized equipment and shortened tees. Migros Golf lists offers for children from the age of 4 on its Golf for Kids page. Its taster courses on the course are meant for pupils aged 8 to 14, and the equipment is provided.

Clubs and golf schools take children into group training from about six or seven. Two examples from the canton of Zurich show the range. Swiss Golf Bubikon takes children into its junior training from the age of 7 and trains in groups of 4 to at most 8. The Swiss Golf Park in Wädenswil runs junior courses for children and teenagers aged 6 to 14, in small groups on Wednesday afternoons. Golf4Girls, the Swiss Golf programme for girls aged 7 to 12, had 138 participants in 2025 according to the annual report, and the same report counts 2'177 girls and 4'706 boys among the 6'883 juniors.

For your child this means: at four or five, golf is a game, most likely next to mum or dad on the range. At six or seven, training in a group begins, and that is where the basic strokes, the rules and behaviour on the course are learnt. Whether a child is ready shows faster in one taster session than in any age figure.

Kidsgolf, U12, U14, U18: the path at Swiss Golf

Swiss Golf organises junior development in stages. Kidsgolf is the stage for the youngest and runs at the facilities themselves: the Kidsgolf page names mini or bambini training, parent-and-child golf, children's birthdays under the motto «Ich spiele Golf» and dedicated children's courses. The age categories follow. The 2025 annual report lists national championships from U10 to U18, more than 140 regional junior tournaments in the U12, U14 and U18 categories, the Swiss Golf Junior Tour, the U18 Interclub and a national U25 championship.

In between there are formats that make the step to a tournament smaller. In the GolfSixes Leagues, mixed teams of six juniors with handicaps from 36.0 to 54.0 play a two-person scramble over two six-hole rounds, and the third season ended in September 2025 at Golfpark Moossee, according to the annual report. Children take the Platzreife, the Swiss course permit, where they train: in Bubikon they sit the exam after one or two seasons, depending on talent and motivation, says the junior training page. What the exam asks is in the post on the Platzreife in Switzerland.

What golf for children costs: licence free, training at the club

The licence costs nothing. The 2025 annual report states in a footnote that juniors receive the Swiss Golf Card free of charge, at a club as well as through Migros GolfCard and ASGI. The same table counts 5'230 juniors in the clubs and 1'653 with Migros GolfCard and ASGI, that is without a club. What you pay for is the training and, at a club, the annual fee. Two published examples:

  • Golfclub Oberkirch: Juniors pay CHF 250 a year and get one group session a week with a pro plus access to the course, says the club president in the club interview in GolfPlus 1/2026. Sponsoring from within the club and a contribution from the Migros GolfCard make that possible.
  • Swiss Golf Park Wädenswil: A junior course of six sessions of 50 minutes each costs CHF 360, according to the course page. The park is a driving range with a short course and its own academy.

The prices are examples, and every club and every facility sets its own. Swiss Golf Bubikon, for instance, publishes the fees of its training groups as a download on its junior training page. There is more on children's clubs further down. What golf costs as a whole, from the taster course to the green fee, is in the post What golf costs in Switzerland.

Where a child starts: club, golf park or simulator

Three doors, and they do not exclude each other. The first is the club with its junior section: a fixed training day each week, camps in the school holidays, tournaments, a pro who knows the child over the years. In Bubikon the camps run in the spring, summer and autumn holidays and, according to the club, are open to children who are not in the junior training too.

The second is public: a golf park or a range with a golf school, with no club to join. According to its Golf for Kids page, Migros Golf has been bringing golf into primary school sports lessons since 2017, free of charge for the schools, runs taster courses on the course for 8 to 14 year olds at the Migros Golfparks, and has offered residential Junior Golf Camps in the summer holidays since 2011. The Swiss Golf Park in Wädenswil belongs to the same group: courses on Wednesday afternoons, the range in between.

The third is the simulator bay. In the directory, 95 venues offer coaching, and the hour is charged per bay, not per person. For a child it is a short session in the warm, with a screen that shows every ball at once. How a first hour in the simulator works is in the guide for beginners, and what a taster course is and costs is in the post on the golf taster course in Switzerland.

Golf for children in winter: junior training indoors and the hour in the bay

The clubs' junior training does not stop in autumn. According to its page, Swiss Golf Bubikon runs summer training from April to September and winter training from October to March, on the driving range and indoors. Golf4Girls closed its 2025 season in December at an indoor facility in Kaltbrunn, according to the annual report. Ask the club whether the winter training runs indoors and whether your child can join in October rather than only in April.

The simulator bay is the second winter place, for families without a club too. 80 of the 110 indoor venues publish an hourly rate: between CHF 25 and CHF 99, a median of CHF 50, per bay, which up to four people usually share. A child, a parent and a sibling are one booking. After every shot the screen shows how far and where the ball flew, and a child needs no explanation for that. Half an hour is enough at the start, and the other half of the bay then belongs to the adults. What the hour costs depending on the venue and the time of day is in the price guide, and anyone planning the whole winter reads Golf in winter in Switzerland.

Clubs for children: length and weight, not the brand

Children do not need cut-down adult clubs. Max Lechermann, master fitter and pro at Golfpark Oberkirch, says in GolfPlus 1/2026 that weight plays a big part: if a club is too heavy, children pick up swing faults, some of which stay. Old clubs, he says, are no longer simply sawn off, and there are makers that build children's clubs with matched weight and matched length. Swiss Golf names child-sized equipment as part of the programme on its Kidsgolf page, and at the Migros Golf taster courses the equipment is provided. So buy nothing before the first hour. Ask the club or the venue whether children's clubs can be borrowed, and let the pro set the length if your child sticks with it.

More on this: Indoor minigolf or golf simulator.

A children's birthday in the simulator: the arithmetic

Swiss Golf lists children's birthdays at golf facilities as part of the programme on its Kidsgolf page, and in the directory 92 venues take group bookings. The bill runs per bay, not per head. Up to four people usually share a bay, one child hits, three wait. For eight children that means two bays. Two bays for two hours are four bay hours: at the median of the published rates, CHF 50, that is CHF 200, at the lowest published rate of CHF 25 it is CHF 100, at the highest of CHF 99 it is CHF 396. On top comes whatever the venue charges for food, supervision or a coach, and that is in no directory. Ask about the minimum age, about children's clubs and about how many adults have to be present. How to find a venue for an occasion is in the events guide.

The next step is an hour, not a registration. Look in the list of venues for a place near you that offers coaching, and ask about children's clubs and the minimum age. Or call the club in your region and ask for a taster session with the juniors. If your child asks after the first hour when it can go again, the age question is answered.

Frequently asked questions

From what age can a child play golf?

Swiss Golf says even small children can start through play, and Migros Golf has offers from the age of 4. Children join group training from about six or seven: Swiss Golf Bubikon takes children from the age of 7, the Swiss Golf Park Wädenswil runs courses for 6 to 14 year olds.

What does golf for children cost in Switzerland?

The Swiss Golf Card is free for juniors. What you pay for is the training: at Golfclub Oberkirch CHF 250 a year with one group session a week, at the Swiss Golf Park Wädenswil CHF 360 for six course sessions. Every club and every facility sets its own prices.

Can children play in a golf simulator?

Yes. The hour is charged per bay, which up to four people usually share: 80 of the 110 indoor venues publish a rate between CHF 25 and CHF 99, a median of CHF 50. Ask the venue beforehand about children's clubs and a minimum age, because the directory records neither.

What does junior training at a club cost?

One example with a published figure: at Golfclub Oberkirch juniors pay CHF 250 a year, which includes weekly group training with a pro and access to the course. The licence is free for under-18s at both the Migros GolfCard and the ASGI anyway.

Which clubs does a child need?

Light ones made for children, not cut-down adult clubs. Max Lechermann, master fitter at Golfpark Oberkirch, says weight matters most: if a club is too heavy, children pick up swing faults, some of which stay.

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