With some truly stunning experiences on offer, here are the best golf courses in the region of Scandinavia.
The Best Golf Courses In Scandinavia
Traditionally Scandinavia usually consists of Denmark, Norway and Sweden however the term can also be sometimes used to further group countries like Finland and Iceland together too.
Bearing that in mind, and the quality of golf that is on offer across these countries, we have taken a look at the best courses in Scandinavia.
Bro Hof Slot, Sweden
The beneficiary of an enormous budget, the result is a spectacular tournament-style course. According to its designer, “Everything is bit at Bro Hof. The holes are longer, the greens are bigger, the course has more water and the bunkers are large.”
Stretching to an outrageous 8,000 yards from the back, the tees used by mortal golfers offer a fascinating challenge.
Lofoten Links, Norway
The course on the remote Norwegian island of Gimsøya provides one of the world’s most incredible settings for golf.
At a latitude of 68 degrees north, it’s possible to play here 24 hours of the day in mid-summer.
Opened in 2015, it’s a rather tricky place to reach, but once you’re there, the effort is well worth it. Although the stunning surroundings are all-consuming at first, you’ll find the quality of the course lives up to the mesmerising Arctic setting.
Halmstad, Sweden
Situated mid-way between Gothenburg and Malmo, Halmstad is a very pretty coastal town where the first 18-hole layout opened for play in 1938.
Nils Skold added a further loop of nine in 1963 and incorporated the original back nine to make up the North Course which is characterised by its many dog-leg holes, a number of ravines, some streams, trees and various humps and mounds. All this sits on gloriously sandy soil making up an excellent test of golf.
The South course has the original front nine and nine more newer holes.
The Scandinavian, Denmark
One of Scandinavia’s most beautiful clubs can be found 20 miles north-west of Copenhagen; it’s here where two Robert Trent Jones Jr creations have been laid out…
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