Halmstad Golf Club (Halmstad Golfklubb; Halmstad GK) is a golf club located in Tylösand, Halmstad Municipality in Sweden. It has hosted the 2007 Solheim Cup and the Chrysler Open on the Ladies European Tour and most recently Scandinavian Mixed.
| Club information | |
|---|---|
  Location in Sweden | |
| Coordinates | 56°39′44″N 12°44′57″E / 56.662264°N 12.749291°E |
| Location | Tylösand, Halmstad Municipality, Halland County, Sweden |
| Established | 1935 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Events hosted | Solheim Cup Chrysler Open Skandia PGA Open |
| Website | hgk.se |
| North Course | |
| Designed by | Rafael Sundblom Nils Sköld |
| Par | 72 |
| South Course | |
| Designed by | Rafael Sundblom Frank Pennink Donald Steel |
| Par | 72 |
History
editThe club was formed in 1930 and the first 18-hole course was approved by the Swedish Golf Federation in 1938, and it hosted its first Swedish Matchplay Championship already in 1939. In 1967, 9 new holes were constructed, which together with the last 9 holes of the old course formed the new North Course. In 1975 the final 9 holes were built, forming the South Course together with the original first 9 holes.[1]
Claiming a home among the towering pines and seaside lands of Sweden's golfing playground, the championship North Course is repeatedly ranked as one of the best golf courses in the country.[2][3] The British journal Golf World has named the course the best in Sweden and the second best course in Europe outside of the United Kingdom.[4]
The club hosted the 2007 Solheim Cup where the American team led by Betsy King prevailed over the Europeans led by Helen Alfredsson, with Morgan Pressel 2 & 1 against Annika Sörenstam on the final day. Laura Davies won the Chrysler Open here on the 1999 Ladies European Tour and in 1988 Vijay Singh won the Swedish PGA Championship by one stroke over Jesper Parnevik.
The club has also hosted many amateur tournaments such as the 1997 Vagliano Trophy and the 2011 European Amateur, or the St Andrews Trophy where Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue and Michael Bonallack battled it out here in 1962. It saw Scotland win the European Amateur Team Championship in 1985 with Colin Montgomerie in the team.
Tournaments hosted
editLadies European Tour
edit- Chrysler Open – 1999 · 2000
Challenge Tour
editAmateur
edit- Swedish Matchplay Championship – 1939 · 1942 · 1945 · 1973
- St Andrews Trophy – 1962 · 1986
- European Amateur Team Championship – 1985 · 2015
- Vagliano Trophy – 1997
- European Amateur – 2011
- Annika Invitational Europe – 2017
- Scandinavian Mixed - 2022
Other
edit- Shell's Wonderful World of Golf – 1963
- Swedish PGA Championship – 1982 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992
- Solheim Cup – 2007
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "North Course". Halmstad GK. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "The Best Golf Courses In Every Country". Golf Digest. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Sveriges 12 bästa golfbanor i sommar" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Brief history of the club". Halmstad GC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
External links
edit- Official website (in Swedish)