Best golf courses: Sweden

It's hard to imagine why more foreign visitors do not head for the golf courses of Sweden. The overall quality of courses and facilities rank alongside any great golf nation and with the likes of Barseback, Ljunghusens, Halmstad (Tylosand), Ullna and Bro-Balsta on offer, this is 5-star golfing country. The golf season in Sweden is probably shorter than in many other countries. However, during the summer months this is compensated by the long hours of daylight. In Skåne, the most southern province of the country, the first courses open in the first half of April. They close in October or even in the beginning of November. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses in Sweden on our customised maps.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Goteborg
Nordstrom, Tommy

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Goteborg

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Tommy Nordstrom

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Kalmar
Fulke, Pierre

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Kalmar

Designer

Pierre Fulke

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Stockholm
Tumba & Sederholm

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Stockholm

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Sven Tumba & Jan Sederholm

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Malmo
Brasier & Nordstrom

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Malmo

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The current East course was originally a 9-hole course, designed by Douglas Brasier (1940s). Extended to 18-holes in 1969 and then revamped by Tommy Nordstrom (1992). The West course dates from 2006.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Helsingborg
Sundblom, Rafael

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Helsingborg

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Rafael Sundblom

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Goteborg
Linde, Sune

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Goteborg

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Sune Linde

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Stockholm
Sederholm, Jan

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Stockholm

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Jan Sederholm designed the Red & Yellow nines. Carl-Edvard Montgomery designed the Blue nine in 1990.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Skovde
Nordwall, Peter

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Skovde

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Peter Nordwall

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Stockholm
Morrison, John

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Stockholm

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Current course at Kevinge designed in 1932 by John S.F. Morrison* (of Colt, Alison & Morrison) together with Rafael Sundblom (of Stockholm GC, the first modern golf course architect in Scandinavia). *It is possible Harry Colt did the design work himself, but it is more likely to have been his partner John Morrison.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Malmo
Bergendorff & Kristersson

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Malmo

Designer

Stig Bergendorff & Stig Kristersson

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Halmstad
Skold, Nils

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Halmstad

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Nils Skold

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Stockholm
Linde & Chamberlain

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Stockholm

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Masters course designed by Sune Linde (1993), in collaboration with Helen Alfredsson and Anders Forsbrand. New course designed by Peter Chamberlain (2001).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Halmstad
Hawtree & Taylor

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Halmstad

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Hawtree & Taylor

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Helsingborg
Bruce, Ture

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Helsingborg

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Ture Bruce

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Stockholm
Sundblom & Skold

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Stockholm

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Original design by Rafael Sundblom & Nils Sköld. Renovated by Benestam Golf Course Design (2012).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Helsingborg
Bruce, Thure

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Helsingborg

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Original design by Thure Bruce (1973); renovated and modernised in 2013 by Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest & Associates (lead designer Steve Forrest).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Stockholm
Eriksson, Bjorn

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Stockholm

Designer

Bjorn Eriksson

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Stockholm
Schmidt-Curley Design

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Stockholm

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Jonkoping
Hills & Forest

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Jonkoping

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Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Orebro
Sundblom, Rafael

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Orebro

Designer

Original 9-hole course designed by Rafael Sundblom (1939). Redesigned and extended to 18-holes by A. Berglund (1962). Further alterations made by Nils Skold.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Goteborg
Skold, Nils

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Goteborg

Designer

Nils Skold (the present Ostra course was laid out in 1976 by Nils Skold).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Stockholm
Forsbrand, Anders

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Stockholm

Designer

Anders Forsbrand

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Halmstad
Sundblom & Pennink

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Halmstad

Designer

Original 18-hole course at Halmstad was designed by Rafael Sundblom (1938). Front-nine of original course became holes 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 6, 7, 8, 9 of today's South course. Nine new holes for South course designed by Frank Pennink (1979).

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Halmstad
Sundblom & Skold

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Halmstad

Designer

Original 18-hole course at Halmstad was designed by Rafael Sundblom (1938). Back-nine of original course became holes 1, 2, 3, 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 of today's North course. Nine new holes for North course designed by Nils Skold (1967).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Malmo
Phillips, Kyle

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Malmo

Designer

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

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Stockholm
Nordwall, Peter

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Stockholm

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Peter Nordwall

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Malmo
Bauer, Gunnar

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Malmo

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Gunnar Bauer (a local doctor) designed the current course in 1930. He retained the 7th and 14th holes from an earlier 9-hole course, laid out around the lighthouse in 1912 by Robert Turnbull (golf pro Copenhagen GC).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Malmo
Brasier, Douglas

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Malmo

Designer

Douglas Brasier

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Goteborg
Nordwall, Peter

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Goteborg

Designer

Peter Nordwall

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Stockholm
Skold, Nils

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Stockholm

Designer

Nils Skold

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Goteborg
Hills & Forest

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Goteborg

Designer

Original design by Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest & Associates (2005; lead designer Steve Forrest). Modifications by Swedish professional golfer Johan Edfors (2013).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Visby
Fulke & Mednick

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Visby

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Original 9-holes designed by Nils Skold (1958), extended to 18-holes by Peter Nordwall (1991). Redesigned by Pierre Fulke & Adam Mednick (2009).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Malmo
Steel, Donald

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Malmo

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Donald Steel

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Stockholm
Tumba & Nicklaus

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Stockholm

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Original layout by Sven Tumba (1981); course extensively redesigned by Jack Nicklaus (2011).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Goteborg
Hawtree, Martin

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Goteborg

Designer

Martin Hawtree

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Helsingborg
Hills, Arthur

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Helsingborg

Designer

Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Malmo
Phillips, Kyle

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Malmo

Designer

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

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Malmo
Bruce, Ture

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Malmo

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Ture Bruce

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Halmstad
Nordstrom, Tommy

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Halmstad

Designer

Tommy Nordstrom

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Malmo
Amilon & Sederholm

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Malmo

Designer

Anders Amilon & Jan Sederholm

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Stockholm
Jones II, Robert Trent

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Stockholm

Designer

Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Bruce Charlton).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Goteborg
Pennink, Frank

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Goteborg

Designer

Frank Pennink

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Helsingborg
Bruce & Persson

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Helsingborg

Designer

Ture Bruce & Ake Persson

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Weekdays only
Stockholm
Jones II, Robert Trent

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Weekdays only

Nearest city

Stockholm

Designer

Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Bruce Charlton).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Stockholm
Linde, Sune

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Stockholm

Designer

Sune Linde

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Goteborg
Persson, Andrew

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Goteborg

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Current layout by English designer Andrew Persson (1932).

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