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White tees par 71, slope 129, 6157 metres
Red tees par 71, slope 129, 5001 metres
Falsterbo is situated on the southernmost tip of Sweden where the Baltic Sea meets the Oresund. The club was founded in 1909 but for the first two years golf was played to the east of the current course until nine holes designed by Robert Turnbull, Copenhagen's golf professional, were opened in 1911. In 1930 the course was expanded to eighteen holes by Gunnar Bauer, a local doctor, at which time horses and cattle were banned on the course. The only change since then was the rebuilding of the green complexes in the late 1990s. Falsterbo has hosted a number of professional tournaments, most recently a Challenge Tour event in 2003.
On arrival at Falsterbo the first impression is of peace and quiet - it is situated in a nature reserve established for its rich flora and fauna and in particular because of the large numbers of migrating birds.. We had a friendly welcome in the quintessentially Swedish timbered clubhouse which dates
White tees par 71, slope 129, 6157 metres
Red tees par 71, slope 129, 5001 metres
Falsterbo is situated on the southernmost tip of Sweden where the Baltic Sea meets the Oresund. The club was founded in 1909 but for the first two years golf was played to the east of the current course until nine holes designed by Robert Turnbull, Copenhagen's golf professional, were opened in 1911. In 1930 the course was expanded to eighteen holes by Gunnar Bauer, a local doctor, at which time horses and cattle were banned on the course. The only change since then was the rebuilding of the green complexes in the late 1990s. Falsterbo has hosted a number of professional tournaments, most recently a Challenge Tour event in 2003.
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| The clubhouse with the 9th green in the foreground |
back to 1914 and availed ourselves of the advice to go to the first floor and admire the views across the sea to Denmark. The Falsterbo lighthouse, built in the late 18th century on the site of the oldest known beacon in Scandinavia, dominates the course.
The 1st to 6th holes are on the inland side of the course in a wetland area. As a consequence there are a number of water hazards and the fairways and greens do not have the typical hard and fast running nature of links greens. However the rest of the course is a typical links course and the whole is a pleasure to play. The hazards are the many bunkers (nine greenside on the 7th and sixteen on the 9th hole) and the punishing rough which appears benign from afar but not when a shot has to be played from it! The 11th is a standout par 3 with water
surrounding the green on three sides. Concentration is required not just for the shot to the green but also to cross the narrow wooden bridge from the tee to the green. The course then turns to run alongside the sea The 12th is the only blind drive over a ridge but is a lovely hole heading towards the lighthouse. The par 5 13th is a bit contrived around the lighthouse and will punish a slice which results in a blind second shot. The 14th has the lighthouse as a backdrop and is a tricky par 3 with a difficult green to hold.
There is then a delightful finishing stretch with the 16th green and 17th tee being in the tip of the peninsula. The 18th hole is a lovely short par 5 with its green nestled in sand dunes next to the clubhouse.
Worth playing? Yes. It is in a beautiful area
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The 1st to 6th holes are on the inland side of the course in a wetland area. As a consequence there are a number of water hazards and the fairways and greens do not have the typical hard and fast running nature of links greens. However the rest of the course is a typical links course and the whole is a pleasure to play. The hazards are the many bunkers (nine greenside on the 7th and sixteen on the 9th hole) and the punishing rough which appears benign from afar but not when a shot has to be played from it! The 11th is a standout par 3 with water
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| The 11th green is almost totally surrounded by water |
surrounding the green on three sides. Concentration is required not just for the shot to the green but also to cross the narrow wooden bridge from the tee to the green. The course then turns to run alongside the sea The 12th is the only blind drive over a ridge but is a lovely hole heading towards the lighthouse. The par 5 13th is a bit contrived around the lighthouse and will punish a slice which results in a blind second shot. The 14th has the lighthouse as a backdrop and is a tricky par 3 with a difficult green to hold.
There is then a delightful finishing stretch with the 16th green and 17th tee being in the tip of the peninsula. The 18th hole is a lovely short par 5 with its green nestled in sand dunes next to the clubhouse.
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| The Falsterbo lighthouse behind the 14th green |
Worth playing? Yes. It is in a beautiful area
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