
Continental Europe
In strict geographical terms, Continental Europe excludes the Mediterranean islands of Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Cyprus and the Balearics but we include all of these golfing hot spots in our Continental Europe grouping.
Morfontaine (Grand Parcours)
North East France, France
Morfontaine (Grand Parcours)
Morfontaine remains a monument to Tom Simpson’s original design, although Kyle Phillips has recently made some minor changes to the course.
Koninklijke Haagsche Golf & Country Club (Royal Hague)
The similarity between this Dutch linksland and that of the British coastline is uncanny. Koninklijke Haagsche Golf & Country Club (or Royal Hague) is an exacting layout which pitches and rolls across undulating land.
Utrechtse Golfclub De Pan
Netherlands
Utrechtse Golfclub De Pan
Host to the Dutch Open on three occasions, Utrecht de Pan Golf Club is a strategic and exacting layout which requires thought rather than muscle, especially during the homeward nine.
Lofoten Links
Norway
Lofoten Links
The spectacular 18-hole Lofoten Links course opened in the summer of 2015 and it’s situated in a remote spot along the rugged coast of the island of Gimsøya, in the northern reaches of Norway...
Real Club Valderrama
Southern Spain, Spain
Real Club Valderrama
Most golfers will be familiar with Valderrama from TV coverage. The golf club has hosted a plethora of championships, including the legendary 1997 Ryder Cup. In 2014 the club was granted Royal status.
Les Bordes Golf Club (New)
North West France, France
Les Bordes Golf Club (New)
Configured as two returning nines, the New course at Les Bordes features four engaging par threes which measure between 131 yards at the 7th and 230 yards at the 14th.
Golf de Chantilly (Vineuil)
North East France, France
Golf de Chantilly (Vineuil)
According to the old Big Bopper song, "Chantilly Lace had a pretty face and a wiggle in her walk". Golf de Chantilly is far more than a pretty face; it’s one of Europe’s most glorious courses.
Fontainebleau Golf Club
North East France, France
Fontainebleau Golf Club
The Ile de France region has more golf courses than anywhere else in the country but they don't come much better than the delightful Golf de Fontainebleau.
Real Club de Golf Sotogrande
Southern Spain, Spain
Real Club de Golf Sotogrande
Sotogrande was designed by Robert Trent Jones. It was his first European course, and it is a credit that the par 72, 6,224-metre layout is still enthralling players more than 50 years after it first opened.
Hamburger Golf Club Falkenstein
North West Germany, Germany
Hamburger Golf Club Falkenstein
Falkenstein is an attractive golf course, which is routed in all directions of the compass. The wooded location provides a genteel oasis to play golf, away from the hustle and bustle of Hamburg’s city centre.
Monte Rei Golf and Country Club (North)
Algarve, Portugal
Monte Rei Golf and Country Club (North)
Set in the picturesque foothills of the Eastern Algarve, with sweeping views of the Serra do Caldeirão mountains to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
Camiral (Stadium)
North East Spain, Spain
Camiral (Stadium)
The Stadium course at Camiral Golf & Wellness is the culmination of more than a decade of planning by the European Tour. They wanted to build their own Players Championship course to rival the PGA's TPC Sawgrass.
Saint Germain Golf Club (Grand Parcours)
North East France, France
Saint Germain Golf Club (Grand Parcours)
Host on numerous occasions to the French Open, Saint Germain is a delightful park course, which flows through avenues of majestic trees.
Kennemer Golf & Country Club
Netherlands
Kennemer Golf & Country Club
As soon as you arrive at Kennemer Golf & Country Club and you catch a glimpse of the undulating links land and the thatched-roof clubhouse, you know you are somewhere special.
Les Bordes Golf Club (Old)
North West France, France
Les Bordes Golf Club (Old)
There's a slight American feel to the Old golf course at Les Bordes, both in terms of design and conditioning, but there is no doubting that you are in France.
Visby Golf Club (The One)
Central & North Sweden, Sweden
Visby Golf Club (The One)
Visby at Kronholmen celebrated the first fifty years of club history in 2008 and this remains an extremely popular European golf course.
Budersand Sylt GolfKlubb
North West Germany, Germany
Budersand Sylt GolfKlubb
The scale of the challenge at Budersand Sylt is set out at the very first hole on the fringe of the property, played downhill to a fairway that then veers left and up to a green with a sand hill to the right for protection...
West Cliffs
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
West Cliffs
Located an hour’s drive north of Lisbon on Portugal’s spectacular Silver Coast, West Cliffs is a Cynthia Dye design that opened its doors to golfers in June 2017.
Bro Hof Slott Golf Club (Stadium)
Central & North Sweden, Sweden
Bro Hof Slott Golf Club (Stadium)
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.
Real Club de Golf Las Brisas
Southern Spain, Spain
Real Club de Golf Las Brisas
Real (Royal) Las Brisas was one of the first courses in Europe to use bent grass and the brave decision was quickly rewarded by being chosen as the host venue of the 1973 World Cup of Golf.
Royal Antwerp Golf Club (Tom Simpson)
Royal Antwerp was inaugurated in 1888 and it’s the oldest golf club in Belgium. The course was originally laid out by Willie Park Junior in 1913 and redesigned by Tom Simpson in 1930. It’s one of continental Europe’s architectural delights.
Eindhovensche Golf
Netherlands
Eindhovensche Golf
Eindhovensche Golf was inaugurated in 1930 and the great Harry S. Colt routed the course through a dense forest a few kilometres to the south of Eindhoven.
Finca Cortesin Golf Club
Southern Spain, Spain
Finca Cortesin Golf Club
Finca Cortesin is set a short distance inland from the Mediterranean and has been routed through a dramatic valley. It's one of Europe’s longest layouts and will soon become a household name.
Falsterbo Golfklubb
South & West Sweden, Sweden
Falsterbo Golfklubb
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.
Terre Blanche (Château)
South East France, France
Terre Blanche (Château)
Dave Thomas slipped the Château course at Terre Blanche Hotel Spa & Golf Resort onto the Provence landscape like a hand sliding into a silk glove.
Palmares Golf (Praia & Lagos)
Algarve, Portugal
Palmares Golf (Praia & Lagos)
Palmares is billed as the golfing “jewel in the crown of the Algarve” and it’s certainly an eclectic golf course, which originally opened in 1975, with distinct flavours.
Noordwijkse Golf Club
Netherlands
Noordwijkse Golf Club
Noordwijkse is classic links course on undulating linksland with each hole winding its way through the dunes and occasionally, in a Formby-like style, through pine woods.
Troia Golf
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
Troia Golf
Troia Golf Resort is located on the coast to the south of Lisbon and you can reach the club via a lovely short ferry crossing from Setubal to the Peninsula of Troia.
Great Northern
Denmark
Great Northern
Seven artificial lakes were built during the construction of the Great Northern golf course, which was fashioned by Nicklaus Design and officially opened for play in July 2017.