Best golf courses: Around Helsinki

Around Helsinki: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key for the rating definitions.
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Helsinki
Sederholm, Jan

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Swedish designer Jan Sederholm.

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Helsinki
Kurosen, Kosti

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Finnish course designer Kosti Kurosen.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Helsinki
Arkkola, Lauri

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Lauri Arkkola

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Helsinki
Jones, David

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David Jones

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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McBroom, Tom

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Canadian golf course architect Tom McBroom designed Kytäjä's North West and South East courses.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Helsinki
McBroom, Thomas

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Canadian golf course architect Tom McBroom designed Kytäjä's North West and South East courses.

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Helsinki
Kurosen, Kosti

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Kosti Kurosen (Master course 1987; Forest course completed in 1997).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Helsinki
Benz, Bradford

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American designer Bradford Benz.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Helsinki
Fream, Ron

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American designer Ron Fream.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Helsinki
Sederholm, Jan

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Swedish designer Jan Sederholm (Forest course, 2004); Reijo Hillberg (Park and Seaside courses, 1986).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Helsinki
Sederholm, Jan

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Swedish designer Jan Sederholm designed the Old course (1984) and New course (1991).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Helsinki
Kurosen, Kosti

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Helsinki

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Kosti Kurosen designed both the New (Pyhä Lauri/Holy Lauri) course (2002) and the Old (Kalkki-Petteri/Lime Peter) course (1989).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Helsinki
Wartiainen, Henrik

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Henrik Wartiainen

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Helsinki
Kurosen, Kosti

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Originally designed by Kosti Kurosen (1996); revamped by Martin Ebert of Mackenzie & Ebert (2007).

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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