The National

off Malmovagen,

Bara, Skane Lan S-233 02

  • Office

    +46 (0)40 635 5108
  • Pro shop

    +46 (0)40 635 5100
  • Fax

    +46 (0)40 635 5134
  • Golf pro

    Joakim Ohrberg (PGA Professional).
  • Academy

    PGA Golf Academy

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Inland links-style. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Rural countryside.

  • Designer:

    Kyle Phillips of California-based Kyle Phillips Golf Course Design.

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Metres
6835
5790
4950
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
77.6
72.4
73.6

At the same location:

Above distances are for the Links course. Also at The National is the 18-hole Lakes course (par-72; 6,781 m from back tees) and 9-hole par-3 Short course, which comprises full-length par-3s of similar quality to the Links and Lakes courses; also designed by Kyle Phillips.

Location

Latitude:

55.564002

Longitude:

13.187475

How to get there:

13 km E of Malmo.

The National (Links course)

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.

Est. 2009

The National (Links course) (formerly PGA Sweden National): Home to two excellent championship courses, The National was born, it is said, with a little help from a wee dram or two. That was enough to tip a long-held desire into the realms of a concrete plan. And that plan was to create a top-class golfing facility for its PGA professionals and coaches, as well as members and visitors.

The task of designing The National's Lakes and Links courses was entrusted to renowned golf course architect Kyle Phillips. The highly-acclaimed Scottish-style Links course opened for play in 2009, a year ahead of its equally impressive sibling, the Lakes course.

The Links is designed as a timeless (and treeless) 18-hole layout in the great tradition of Scottish seaside courses, with as little ruffling of nature's feathers as possible. The course has many typical links characteristics with several square-cut tee-boxes, large expansive greens and small deep bunkers with steep edges.

With 20 meters of elevation change in the layout, there is some rolling ebb and flow to several holes, while a natural creek wanders alongside and through the two closing holes on the front-nine loop, and throughout the back-nine. Slightly more compact than the Lakes course, the Links also presents a wonderful test for your overall game.

Stay&Play at The National: onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.

List of courses: Sweden - South

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance. Maximum handicap: 36 per player and 100 per flight.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes in high season (Links and Lakes courses): weekdays SEK 1,300; weekends SEK 1500.

Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages, etc. [Last updated: 2023].

Other information

Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.

Practice facilities

Excellent

Did you know?

As The National's literature says, "it started, as great ideas often do, with a bottle of whisky ... and the idea felt just as good the day after". That idea, passionately felt by Michael Sorling, the then CEO of the Swedish PGA, was to create a special venue for Sweden's golf professionals and coaches. The original concept envisaged a complex with three 18-hole courses, which was later revised to two. Thirteen years after the whisky bottle was opened, the first course (the Links) opened for play, soon to be followed by the Lakes course.

The Links course is home to two old mining sites. Legend has it that a young farmer’s son fell into one of these sites, and his father's attempts to rescue him failed. They say his cries for help are still to be heard on long light summer nights.

Published ranking

Links course:
Sweden's 8th best course (Golf Digest, 2022).
Continental Europe's 80th best course (Golf World, 2023).

Where2Stay

  • The National Guest Suites

    off Malmovagen, Bara, S-23302 Sweden.

    +46 (0)40 635 5108

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    The National offers 16 well furnished suites, each accommodating 2–4 people. The suites are elegant and comfortable, offering views over the rolling landscape of the Links course or alternatively the beautiful waterways of the Lakes course.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      The National (Lakes and Links courses).

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Bokskogen

    • Golf within 30 km:

      No

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