Best golf courses: Sweden - South

Sweden - South: 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.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Kristianstad
Johan Benestam / Sune Linghe

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Kristianstad

Designer

South course: original design by Tomas Ryd (2009); major renovation by Johan Benestam and David Nelson (of Nelson & Vecchio), and course manager Mattias Bengtsson (2024/25).
North course: designed by Sune Lindhe (1992).

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Malmo

Designer

Ture Bruce

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Malmo

Designer

Donald Steel

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Halmstad

Designer

Frederick G. "Fred" Hawtree & J.H. Taylor.

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Halmstad

Designer

Tommy Nordstrom

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Malmo

Designer

Anders Amilon & Jan Sederholm

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Helsingborg
Stenson & Lundin

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Helsingborg

Designer

Henrik Stenson with golf course architect Christian Lundin.

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Malmo

Designer

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).

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Malmo

Designer

Stig Bergendorff & Stig Kristersson

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Kristianstad
Fulke & Mednickson

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Kristianstad

Designer

East course: original nine-hole course designed by Douglas Brasier (1940s); extended to 18-holes (1969). Revamped by Tommy Nordstrom (1992) and then by Pierre Fulke & Adam Mednickson (2017).
West course: originally dates from dates from 2006; redesigned by Pierre Fulke & Adam Mednickson (2021).

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Helsingborg

Designer

Ture Bruce & Ake Persson

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Malmo

Designer

Douglas Brasier

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Helsingborg

Designer

Ture Bruce

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

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
Phillips, Kyle

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Malmo

Designer

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

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Helsingborg

Designer

Rafael Sundblom

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Halmstad

Designer

Nils Skold

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Helsingborg

Designer

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

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

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Helsingborg

Designer

Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest.

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Presidents Cup: Geoff Ogilvy’s International Team take on Brandt Snedeker’s USA Team at the revered Medinah Country Club, near Chicago. The Internationals are trying to halt a run of 11 consecutive American wins. (Sept 24-27).

French Open: Continental Europe’s oldest national championship, dating from 1906, is once again staged on the Albatros Course at Le Golf National, near Paris. Defending champion is America’s Michael Kim. (Sept 24-27).

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Our visit last month included two rounds at Golf de Chantilly, one of France’s most prestigious clubs.
It offers two superb layouts: Le Vineuil, a five-star championship course with a rich history, and Longères, an excellent four-star course that provides a strong and enjoyable test.

The wider Paris region offers plenty more. Courses such as Fontainebleau, Golf de Saint-Germain, and several other top-rated layouts make this area one of Europe’s most rewarding golf destinations, offering a mix of woodland, heathland, and parkland designs.

The Dutch GC, The Netherlands

The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.

Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.

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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