Royal Drottningholm Golf Club

Our course was originally designed by Rafael Sundblom and Nils Sköld but the how the course looks and plays today owes much to the 2011 renovation by Johan Benestam The original routing was largely retained but bunkering and green complexes were redesigned completely to meet the demands of the modern game. Thanks to very extensive drainage not only on greens and tees but also under our fairways we are fortunate to able to enjoy excellent playing surfaces throughout the season which tends to run from late April to mid-October.

The first time visitor will quickly notice that Johan Benestam has bunkered the course strategically. A drive in the middle of the fairway can therefore end up in a tricky position in a fairway bunker, while a more careful tee-shot followed by a longer approach shot can run onto the green as many greens are open or semi-open at the front. Greens are subtly undulated and surrounded by closely mown run-off areas as well as bunkers, so the short game of players at all levels is likely to be tested.

The first nine holes are played in an open landscape where the wind is often a factor influencing play more than the odd clump of trees. Fairways on the back nine on the other hand are mainly lined by majestic mature trees, although extensive thinning has opened up sight-lines between holes.