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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.

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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.

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).

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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.

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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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...

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”.

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...

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

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

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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

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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.

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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 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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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...

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

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

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Designed by Peter Nordwall and opened for play in 1982, Bro-Bålsta is a strategic course, routed over pleasantly rolling terrain and set in a tranquil, rural setting...

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.

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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.

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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.

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Starting and finishing with a par five, the 18-hole layout at Mauritzbergs Slott & Golf plays as long as 6,574 metres from the tips. It’s rather a tough track to tackle with water coming in to play at half the holes on the scorecard.

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Arranged as two returning nines, the main 18-hole course at Veckefjärdens GC is a Kent and Peter Forsberg design that first opened for play at the start of the new millennium.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Founded in 1946, Bodens Golfklubb is the oldest golf club in Norrbotten (North Bothnia), but the course in play today at Sävast is a 1992 design by Björn Eriksson. Measuring 6,062 metres from the tips, water comes into play at more than half the holes on the scorecard.

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Douglas Brasier and Frank Pennink laid out the original course at Delsjo Golfklubb in the early 1960s. Forty years later, Peter Chamberlain rebuilt all the greens, with the renovated layout re-opening on 20th July 2004.

Central & North Sweden, Sweden

Golf was first played at Rönnbäcken to the south of Skellefteå city in 1969 with 18 holes becoming available for play in 1977. A further nine was added in 1993, enabling Skellefteå Golf Club to lay claim to being the world’s northernmost 27-hole facility.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Located close to the coast, the 18-hole layout at Lycke Golf & Country Club is set in beautiful nature, with holes laid out across a captivating mix of seaside, woodland and parkland terrain.

South & West Sweden, Sweden

Orust Golfklubb’s original 9-hole layout was launched in 1985, with another nine holes added two years later. Incredibly, the construction costs were less than 600,000 Krona when the normal price for a new course around that time was 4-7 million Krona.

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Swedish architect Hans Fock designed the original 18 holes at Woodlands Country Club and the Cedar & Pine loops meander through a beautiful forest. It’s a thorough test of golf, highlighted by some truly fun par threes.

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Lyckorna Golfklubb was the 100th club to join the Swedish Golf Association back in 1967. Today, the club’s Anders Amilon-designed course measures 6,100 metres from the back tees, playing to a par of 72.