Central & North Sweden

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Visby at Kronholmen celebrated the first fifty years of club history in 2008 and this remains an extremely popular European golf course.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Clearly Bro Hof Slott Golf Club has a very bright future, especially given that the Stadium course hosted five editions of the Scandinavian Masters tournament between 2010 and 2016.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

"Water, water everywhere" could easily be the slogan of Ullna Golf Club where there are many holes set hard beside Lake Ullna (which doubles up in the winter as a huge skating rink).

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

The refashioned Österled (East) course at Österåkers Golf, now called Öster by Stenson, reopened in 2019. Designed by the 2016 Open Champion (and architect Christian Lundin), the East is themed on the Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass and L’Albatros at Golf National.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

The golf club hosted numerous international tournaments in the 1970s and 1980s, and household names like Nicklaus, Singh, Montgomerie, Ballesteros and Couples are all part of the heritage of Kungliga Drottningholms.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Robert Trent Jones Jnr designed the Castle course at Bro Hof Slott Golf Club and it opened for play in 2009. It’s kept from the limelight by the stellar Stadium course, but the Castle should also be sampled when visiting Bro.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Frösåker Golf & Country Club is situated on the northern shore of Lake Mälaren and, because of its location on low-lying land so close to the lake, small ponds come into play at more than half the holes on the Stora course.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

The South course at Vidbynäs Golf Club opened soon after the North in 2004. Designed by Brian Curley and Lee Schmidt, Curley reckons Vidbynäs is “a special golf experience in a truly special place”.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Pierre Fulke designed Ombergs golf course and routed it alongside Vättern, Sweden's second largest lake.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Rafael Sundblom designed the original 9 holes at Orebro Golf Club (now known as Lannalodge Golf Resort)in 1939 and A.Berlund expanded the course to a full 18-hole layout in 1962.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

There is a lot of golf to be played at Upsala Golf Club, with two fine 9-hole tracks and, of course, the splendid 18 hole Stora (Big) layout with its fabulous combination of parkland and forest holes.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

The course at Kallfors Golfklubb opened for play in 1999 and was designed by the man behind Frosaker, Swedish architect Sune Linde. Elevated tees and big undulating greens are key features of the rolling Kallfors course.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Host to the Scandinavian Masters in 2007 and 2008, the parkland Masters course at Arlandastad Golf Club opened in 1993 and was joined by the opening of the New course in 2001. This 36-hole facility is one of Sweden’s most popular and progressive.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Svartinge Golf Club is one of Peter Nordwall’s more recent creations, opening in 2001, and it sits in prime golfing country just outside the Swedish capital...

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

The Vesterby course is the third 18-hole layout now in play at Landerys Golfklubb, opening in 2006. Designed by Johan Benestam, it’s a layout offering “a risk and reward strategy from tee to green” with green contouring inspired by the famous old architects.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Situated next to an inlet of Lake Vättern, the 18-hole layout at Askersunds Golfklubb was originally configured as a 9-hole course back in 1984. In such pleasant rural surroundings, it’s hard to imagine this was once a heavily industrialized zinc mining region.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Designed by the late Peter Nordwall, the course at Slite Golf Club is set on the eastern coast of Gotland, a couple of kilometres inland from the seaside resort village. Part parkland and part woodland, the layout’s modest yardage challenges and deceives.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Founded in 1931, Djursholms Golfklubb developed its golf facility over time to eventually produce an 18-hole main layout and a 9-hole short course. Canadian Bob Kains renovated the entire operation between 2002 and 2007, upgrading the green complexes on every hole.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

The 27-hole facility at Mälarö GK Skytteholm is a Tommy Nordström design, with links-style fairways (apart from the woodland 9th hole) and firm and fast greens protected by pot bunkers.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

The Västerled (West) course at Österåkers Golf is a Sven Tumba and Jan Sederholm production that has proved to be a stern test for the best golfers since it debuted in 1988. The club has recently reduced the Västerled's bunkered area significantly and introduced revetted hazards.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Idrefjällens Golfklubb was formed in 1990 and within two years an 18-hole course was in play. With a back nine comprising three par threes, three par fours and three par fives, the layout extends to a modest 5,630 metres from the back tees.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Katrineholm is the home golf club of the tall Swede, Robert Karlsson. He is still involved in the club and continues to advise on how to keep improving this fine course.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

One of the younger facilities in the Stockholm area, Salem Golf Club was founded in 1988 but it would take seven years before the first nine holes were ready for play at Högantorp farm. By 1996 the club had expanded to 18 holes and a further nine (Högantorps) was added in 2003.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

A 1990 design from architect Åke Persson, the Masters course at Landeryds Golfklubb winds its way around three distinct landforms – heathland, parkland and woodland – beside the Kinda canal and its American character is underlined by the waterfall at the par three 7th hole.

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Formed in 1954, Åtvidabergs Golfklubb appointed Douglas Brasier (who has more than twenty Swedish course designs to his name) to set out the original course for the members. Peter Nordvall has since carried out a new millennium upgrade of the layout.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Founded in 1984, the members of Säters Golfklubb played over a 6-hole course on the western edge of Lake Ljustern until 1990 when an 18-hole layout was finally unveiled. There’s an eclectic mix of golf on offer here, from lakeside holes to parkland and forest flanked fairways.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Established in 1904, Stockholms Golfklubb is the second oldest in Sweden. The club moved around quite a bit in its formative years, operating from four different venues before finally settling at its present location.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

The North course at Vidbynäs Golf Club (formerly called the Axa) opened for play in 2004 and it was designed by American architects Brian Curley and Lee Schmidt...

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Seven-time host to the Nordea Masters Tour, GolfUppsala’s open country course at Söderby Golf Club opened in 2004 and it measures a testing 6,670 metres from the black tees. It's therefore no surprise they refer to their Johan Benestam design as a “championship” layout.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

With 36 challenging holes, Kungsängen Golf & Country Club is undoubtedly one of the premier tournament golfing venues in Sweden.