South & West Sweden

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Falsterbo is one of the few true classic links courses in Continental Europe. It’s located at the southernmost tip of Sweden on the scenic Falsterbo peninsula, where the Öresund and the Baltic meet.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

The Åhus Östra (East) course at Kristianstad Golfklubb is one of Sweden’s elder statesmen and is located at Åhus on a sandy and gently undulating landscape.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Opened in 2009, the course at Vallda Golf and Country Club was fashioned by Hawtree Design in a classic British style, inspired by London’s heathland. With fescue seeded playing surfaces, Hawtree has created the feel good factor.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Sweden has some fantastic golf courses and the Norra (North) course at Halmstad Golfklubb is one of them. It’s a surreal setting where you can smell the salty sea air and you can hear the sea, but you can’t see it.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

It’s reckoned the Swedish PGA complex just outside Malmö took over ten years of planning and construction before the new 18-hole The National Links course emerged in the summer of 2009.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Situated on the west coast of Sweden lies the world renowned Barsebäck Golf resort. With two championship courses, there’s no shortage of great golf to be had at Barsebäck.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Ljunghusens Golfklubb dates back to 1932 and there are 27 holes to be sampled here on the unique maritime heath of the Falsterbo Peninsula.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

After a long search for land by architects Arthur Hills and Steve Forrest, they finally selected an old potato farm just outside Jönköping for Sand Golf Club.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

In actual fact, the new Vasatorp TC (Tournament Course) is not entirely new as it consists of nine remodeled and nine original holes – within a golf complex that now extends to 54 holes...

South & West Sweden, Sweden

The number of bunkers on the Lakes course averages four per hole, the same as the Links course, but the traps on the Lakes occupy an area three times that of the other course at the National.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Hills Golf & Sports Club was one of the most talked about new championship golf courses in Europe when it opened in 2005.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

You’ll find the course at Torekovs Golf Club at the end of the Bjäre peninsula, nine miles to the west of the charming old town of Båstad on Sweden’s west coast.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

When it debuted in the summer of 2005, the 18-hole layout at Elisefarm Golf Club was the first Hawtree golf design in Sweden since 1929.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Skövde Golf Club is laid out on hilly terrain to the south west of the town centre beside the Sydbillingens platå nature reserve...

South & West Sweden, Sweden

The golf club changed its name to Flommen when it joined the Swedish Golf Federation to avoid confusion with its celebrated next door neighbour, Falsterbo.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Vasatorps Golf Club offers 54 individual golfing opportunities. The newly refurbished Classic course (formerly called Gamla or Old) is a very enjoyable parkland track, with some interesting water features...

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Founded in 1930, Båstad Golfkubb engaged the then leading architectural firm of Fred Hawtree and JH Taylor to construct the Gamla (Old) course and it’s now considered to be the second oldest 18-hole layout in the country.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

At Sölvesborgs Golf Club the ability to shape the ball and play smart might create the basis for a good score, however the pressure is on all the way until you walk off the 18th green. It's not long, but it's a fun test for any player.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

The course of Rya Golfklubb is one of Sweden’s oldest, dating to 1934, and offers stunning views of the Öresund. One of the memorable characteristics here is the splendid combination of seaside and parkland.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

The Ocean course attracts all the golfing accolades at Barsebäck Golf resort because of its national and international tournament history but the shorter Pine course, which debuted in 1989, really doesn’t deserve to be overlooked at this wonderful golf complex on the Oresund Strait.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Laid out on the shores of Lake Yddingen, the Gamla (Old) course at Bokskogens Golfklubb was the venue for the European Boys Team Championship in 2006 - big tournaments here are commonplace.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

LinksGolf Öland (as Grönhögen is now known) is a very pleasant seaside golf course with many links-like features, including a large double green on the shoreline shared by holes 4 and 14.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

The golf club at Forsbacka was formed in 1969 and – after a lot of hard work by volunteers on site – seven holes of the new golf course were in play by the summer of 1971...

South & West Sweden, Sweden

When you visit Halmstad Golf Club at Tylösand, make sure you include time to enjoy both courses. The Södra (South) is just as much fun to play and is as well maintained as the more famous North course.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

At Isaberg Golf Club you will find two scenic 18-hole courses and the Östra (East) course has host to an annual event on the Nordea Tour.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Founded in 1970 and located to the south of Gothenburg, Kungsbacka Golf Club now boasts 36 holes with the Old (Gamla) course being the key layout with its combination of seaside, woodland and open country holes.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Varbergs Golf Club dates back to the 1950s but its two 18-hole courses are of more recent vintage. The Ostra (East) course debuted in 1976 and the Västra (West) was unveiled in 1992...

South & West Sweden, Sweden

The Lilla Vik course, or Little Bay in English, is a delightful parkland layout where you can see and taste the Baltic Sea. With for holes set on high ground above the coastline this is the seaside gem at Österlens Golf Club.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Göteborg, or Gothenburg in English, was founded in 1904 and lays claim to being Sweden’s oldest golf club. Now located in Askim, Goteborg is a parkland course with a twist of the seaside.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Dating back to 1924, Kristianstads Golfklubb now operates two 18-hole courses, Åhus Östra and Åhus Västra, with the latter set out in a Muirfield-style as a clockwise 9-hole loop and a counterclockwise 9-hole loop, which helps to heighten the challenge when it’s windy.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Prolific architect Pierre Fulke recently upgraded the Old course at Kalmar Golf Club, which dates back to 1966 and it’s still a magnificent stroll through mature parkland.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

The course at S:t Arild Golfklubb measures 6,956 yards and it’s laid out over a gently rolling landscape with relatively wide fairways winding their way around several small ponds and stands of trees...

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Fjällbacka Golf Club is an exceedingly pleasant seaside course where continuous improvements year-on-year make the layout an ongoing treat to play.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Formed in 1933, Borås Golfklubb is reckoned to be the 15th oldest in Sweden. The club moved to its current location in the early 1950s, where it has since developed two 18-hole layouts, the Norra and Sörra.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Falkenbergs Golf Club dates back to 1949, but the 18-hole parkland course in play today was laid out in the 1960s, firstly as nine holer and then expanded to a full eighteen holes in 1968.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

The island of Öland is a very popular Swedish holiday destination and the Ekerum Resort is one of the most complete for golf with two 18-hole courses. Långe Jan offers a fine test with large rolling greens and expansive sandy waste areas...

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Some prefer the gorse-flanked Djupadal course at Österlens Golfklubb to Lilla Vik, its pretty seaside parkland sibling. Fashioned by Tommy Nordström in 2001, the Djupadal layout (located 1 km south of Lilla Vik) has recently been renovated by Pierre Fulke Design.

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The 18-hole Park course at Hooks Golfklubb was completed in 1984, having started out as a very modest 4-hole track some fifty years earlier. This initial course was expanded to an 11-hole layout in 1974 before finally opening in its present format a decade later.

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Founded in 1959, the course at Växjö Golfklubb was originally designed by Douglas Brasier, with Björn Magnusson and Pierre Fulke later updating the layout. A mix of parkland and woodland holes – combined with a tough finish – make Växjö a varied test.

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With beguiling views over the Øresund strait to Ven island, the premier course at the 36-hole Landskrona Golfklubb is the Erikstorp layout which dates back to 1962. The course has benefited markedly from a Peter Chamberlain and Karl Oskar Seth USGA greens renovation in 2008.

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Forsgårgens Golfklubb has evolved since 1989 into a fine 27-hole golf facility, featuring the 9-hole Kungsbanen course and 18-hole Slottsbanen layout which hosted the Scandinavian Masters tournament in 1993 and 1996.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Sixty years after its formation, Båstad Golfkubb called in respected architect Tommy Nordström to design a second 18-hole course for its burgeoning membership and so the Nya (New) course made its debut in 1990.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Located on the Baltic Sea coastline, Ystad Golfklubb began operations in 1932 with a 9-hole course but over the years this initial layout has evolved into the testing Thure Bruce-designed track that’s in play today.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Laid out next to Bjertorp Castle, the fairways at Vara-Bjertorp Golfklubb have been in play since 1990, three years after the club was inaugurated. The landscape in this part of Västgötaslätten is pretty flat so the course is an easy walk.

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The course at Ǻsundsholm Golf & Country Club is set within a beautiful property on the east shore of Ǻsunden Lake, where the author Birgit Th. Sparre wrote most of her books in the series entitled “Estates around the Lake.”

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Situated in a nature reserve bordering the ancient Viking burial grounds at Hjortahammar, the coastal course at Carlskrona Golfklubb has operated since 1953. The initial 9-hole layout was expanded to eighteen holes by Jan Sederholm thirty years later.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Hinton's Rönnebäck golf course is set on undulating ground, parts of which are reminiscent of Scottish moorland and parts of which are traditional parkland in character.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Degeberga-Widtsköfle Golf Club opened for play in 1990 and its springy heathland fairways are a joy to play on, even though they do rise and fall with regularity over some testing terrain.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

The course at Kinds Golfklubb occupies a beautiful location along the river Assman, just outside Svenljunga in southern Västergötland. Starting with a par five and ending with a par three, it’s a Jan Sederholm design that can be stretched to 6,000 metres.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Jönköping is situated at the southern end of Sweden's second largest inland body of water – Lake Vättern in Småland – and the 18-hole layout at Jönköpings Golfklubb has operated in the city since 1938, making it the oldest golf club in the province.