Vasatorp Golf Club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
  Location in Sweden | |
| Coordinates | 56°03′28″N 12°47′11″E / 56.057718°N 12.7864453°E |
| Location | Helsingborg, Scania, Sweden |
| Established | 1973 |
| Type | Private |
| Events hosted | Scandinavian Enterprise Open Helsingborg Open Compaq Open |
| Website | www.vasastorpsgk.se |
| Tournament Course | |
| Designed by | Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest & Associates |
| Par | 72 |
| Classic Course | |
| Designed by | Ture Bruce/Steve Forrest |
| Par | 72 |
| Allébanan | |
| Designed by | Stefan Nilsson, Hans Fock |
| Par | 36 |
| Västra 9:an | |
| Designed by | Ove Sellberg |
| Par | 36 |
Vasatorps GK is a golf club located near Helsingborg, in the province of Skåne in southern Sweden, just across the Öresund strait from Denmark.
The club has two 18-hole courses, the 72-par Tournament Course finished in 2008 and designed by Arthur Hills, and the 72-par Classic Course finished in 1974 and redesigned in 2013, as well as two 9-hole courses. With 3,300 members it is one of the largest in Sweden.[1]
The club has hosted the Compaq Open and Helsingborg Open on the Ladies European Tour as well as the Scandinavian Enterprise Open on the PGA European Tour, where winners include Seve Ballesteros, Sandy Lyle and Greg Norman. The club was awarded Swedish Golf Club of the Year by the Swedish Golf Federation in 1978 and the club has won the Swedish Team Championships 1991, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011 and 2017, and the Swedish Women's Team Championships in 2014.[1] The club was voted the best golf club in Sweden in 2015, 2016 and 2017 by golfers in the World Golf Awards.[2]
Successful players that have represented the club include Kalle Brink, Steven Jeppesen,[3] Joakim Bäckström,[4] Mikael Lundberg,[5] Gabriel Hjertstedt,[6] and Mikael Krantz.[7]
References
- ^ a b "The Club". Vasatorp GK. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Vasatorp Again Voted Best Course in Sweden". Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ Golfdata: Steven Jeppesen
- ^ Golfdata: Joakim Bäckström
- ^ Golfdata: Mikael Lundberg
- ^ Golfdata: Gabriel Hjertstedt
- ^ Golfdata: Mikael Krantz