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18 September 2026 · 10 min read

Golf gifts with a real price: simulator voucher, taster course, GolfCard, pro lesson

A voucher for the golf simulator buys a bay, not a seat: up to four people share the hour. What the hour costs, what an experience box adds, what has to be on the voucher, and which other golf gifts come with a published price.

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Golf gifts are hard when you do not play yourself. Every golfer buys their own balls and gloves, and would rather choose their own clubs. What they lack is time: an hour in the simulator, a course, a lesson, the licence for next season. All of that can be given, and the price for it is published. Four gifts come with such a price: the voucher for the golf simulator, the taster course, the lesson with a pro and the licence. No product list, only the figures as of September 2026.

The simulator voucher: one bay, up to four people

A voucher for the golf simulator buys a bay for a set time, not a seat. The bay is the hitting area with the screen and the measuring unit. Whoever books it brings along whoever they like, usually up to four people, and the price stays the same. Of the 110 indoor venues in Switzerland, 80 publish an hourly rate: between CHF 25 and 99, a median of CHF 50. Shared by four, the median hour costs CHF 12.50 a head. The price overview shows what each venue charges.

That makes the hour a gift for people who have never held a club. Nobody needs a course permit, a licence or a membership for a bay. Two things to settle before you give it: whether rental clubs and balls are included, and whether the venue explains the system briefly at the start. Both belong on the voucher, and both decide how the evening goes. And if you are giving to a whole group, the team or the family, 92 venues take group bookings.

The venue's own voucher or an experience box: the difference

There are two ways to the same voucher. The first: you ask the venue directly. You pay the hourly rate, the venue issues a voucher, and the recipient books with them. The second: you buy an experience box from a reseller. The reseller packages the hour at a partner venue as a voucher, sells it online and sends it to you as a download or, as an extra, in a gift box.

Two examples from 18 September 2026. On geschenkparadies.ch a box called "Golf Simulator" is listed at CHF 49: an hour in the simulator in Jona, sold out on the day of research. In one place the page says one person, in another up to four people. On geschenkidee.ch, "Indoor Golf Simulator in Zürich" costs CHF 229 for one person in Dübendorf: about 90 minutes in the simulator with a golf teacher, then about 30 minutes of analysis, rental clubs, balls and video analysis included. That is not a bay hour, it is a lesson. The box does not tell you what the hour costs at the venue, only what the package costs.

What the box adds reads the same at both resellers: the value does not expire, an exchange is free at any time, the voucher arrives straight away as a download, and a gift box and a greeting card are available as extras. What it does not change: in the end the booking is made with the venue, on the venue's terms. geschenkidee.ch says so on the product page: the provider's booking conditions apply. The recipient activates the voucher online and then arranges a date with the partner venue.

The box fits when you do not know the venue, when the recipient lives far away, or when you want to leave the choice open: an exchange is free if the golf hour turns out not to suit. The venue's own voucher fits when you know where the person plays or would play. It is tied to one place. In return you pay the venue's price, and the person books directly, with no activation in between.

What has to be on the voucher

A voucher is a promise on paper. The more precisely it is written, the less there is to discuss at the front desk. This belongs on it, whether you write it yourself or the venue issues it:

  • The venue: name, address and how to book, so a phone number, an e-mail address or the booking link.
  • The service: one bay for 60 minutes, or an amount in CHF. For an amount, the amount goes on it; for an hour, the minutes.
  • The people: whether the bay is for up to four people or the voucher is for one person.
  • What is included: rental clubs, balls, an introduction to the system.
  • The restrictions: blocked times such as evenings or weekends, and whether a reservation is needed. Such conditions belong on the voucher.
  • The validity: a date, more on that in a moment.
  • A number: so the venue can find the voucher when it is redeemed and accept it only once.

On validity, Swiss law says more than many vouchers do. The Stiftung für Konsumentenschutz, the Swiss consumer foundation, states that vouchers are subject to the statutory limitation periods: at least five years, ten for travel and hotel stays. Art. 129 of the Code of Obligations forbids shortening those periods, and since 2020 a court ruling has said the same. A line on the voucher saying "valid until the end of the year" does not change that. Other restrictions are allowed; the foundation names a minimum amount as an example. If you buy a box with a limited validity, tell the recipient, as the foundation advises. And if the venue closes, it depends on what happens next: whoever takes over the business takes over the voucher as well. If it is wound up, a new operator at the same place does not have to accept the voucher.

Three more golf gifts with a published price

The taster course

For someone who wants to try golf once, the taster course is a gift with a clear price. Migros Golf runs its Schnupperkurs at its six golf parks for CHF 90, all inclusive: three lessons of 150 minutes in total, an introduction to the swing, a putting competition, a guided tour of the course and an apéro at the end. Equipment is provided, no golf experience is needed, and the course runs from four participants. Ask the golf park whether it sells the course as a voucher. What a taster course is and where to find one is in the post Golf taster courses in Switzerland.

A lesson with a pro

Anyone who already plays usually has one shot that annoys them. A lesson is the gift for that, and in the simulator it has an advantage: the pro sees the numbers after every shot. 95 venues in the directory offer coaching. What the lesson costs, the pro or the venue will tell you. Ask, and have the voucher made out for the lesson rather than for an amount: the minutes with the pro, bay included. One example of a ready-made package is the geschenkidee.ch box above: about two hours with a golf teacher and video analysis for CHF 229. What training in the simulator does for your game is in the training guide.

The licence for next season: Migros GolfCard and ASGI

Someone with a course permit but no club plays on a licence from the Migros GolfCard or the ASGI. Both run per calendar year, and for a gift that is what counts: a card you buy in December has to be for the coming year. The Migros GolfCard costs CHF 300 in 2026 for adults from 26, including the CHF 80 contribution to Swiss Golf, CHF 150 from 19 to 25, and is free up to 18. An adult who joins this year pays CHF 220 for 1 September to 31 December 2026. At the ASGI, membership from 1 August to the end of 2026 costs CHF 320 for adults and CHF 120 for students up to 25; children up to 18 are free. Both pages show the 2026 rates in September 2026. Ask for the rate of the year you are giving before you buy. What else the licence gets you is in the post What does golf cost in Switzerland.

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What to ask the venue before you buy

The golfsimulators.ch directory lists each venue's address, technology, prices and opening hours, but it has no field for vouchers. Whether a venue sells them, you learn from the venue. Find the venues near the recipient on the map, check the hourly rate and the opening hours in the list, and then call or write. These questions settle everything in five minutes:

  • Do you sell vouchers, and for what: an hour, an amount, a package with a lesson?
  • Is the price per bay, and how many people may use the bay?
  • Are rental clubs and balls included, and is there an introduction?
  • Are there times when the voucher is not valid, such as evenings or weekends?
  • How does the recipient book, and how long is the voucher valid?
  • Can they extend the voucher or exchange it for something else?

The next step is short. Open the map, enter the recipient's town and see which venue is nearby and what an hour costs there. If you want to ask today, Open now shows which venues are open at this moment. Then one call, one voucher, done: one bay, 60 minutes, up to four people, and a date that is far enough away.

Frequently asked questions

What does a voucher for the golf simulator cost?

As much as the hour at the venue: 80 of the 110 indoor venues in Switzerland publish an hourly rate between CHF 25 and 99, a median of CHF 50, per bay for up to four people. A reseller's experience box cost CHF 49 for an hour on 18 September 2026, a package with a golf teacher CHF 229.

How long is a golf voucher valid?

At least five years, ten for travel and hotel stays: those are the statutory limitation periods, and Art. 129 of the Code of Obligations forbids shortening them. A shorter date on the voucher does not change that, according to the Stiftung für Konsumentenschutz.

What do I give someone who has never played golf?

An hour in the simulator that they share with up to three others, or a taster course. At Migros Golf the Schnupperkurs costs CHF 90 for three lessons of 150 minutes in total, equipment included, and no golf experience is needed.

What has to be on a simulator voucher?

Five things: the venue with its address and how to book, the service as minutes or as an amount, whether the bay covers up to four people or the voucher covers one, what is included in the way of rental clubs, balls and an introduction, and the restrictions, such as blocked times.

Venue or gift box: where do I buy the voucher?

Both lead to the same hour, but not on the same terms. At the venue you pay the hourly rate and the recipient books directly. A reseller packages a partner venue's hour; there it is worth checking how many people the voucher really covers, because the details occasionally contradict each other on the same page.

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