How to Play the Best Golf in the Copenhagen region
Within 45 minutes of Copenhagen you can play Scandinavia's oldest club through a royal deer park shared with 2,000 wild deer, Denmark's two top ranked courses at The Scandinavian, and the polished member clubs of the Oresund coast. Visitor fees run around DKK 1,150 at the headline clubs, the season is April to October, and handicap limits are real. Here is how to get on.
Photo: Royal Copenhagen Golf Club via Google, by Emil Popa.
Why the Copenhagen region is different
No other European capital puts this much good golf this close to this much good living. The signature round is Royal Copenhagen Golf Club, founded in December 1898 as Scandinavia's first golf club, where the present Colt, Alison and Morrison layout of 1926 runs unfenced through the Dyrehaven royal deer park at Klampenborg. Around 2,000 deer roam the property, the baroque Eremitage hunting lodge watches over the 16th green, and the course wears its Europe top 100 history lightly.
The modern benchmark sits inland at Farum: The Scandinavian, whose two Robert Trent Jones II courses, the Old opened 2010 and the New a year later, are rated first and second in Denmark by Golf Digest. It is private, but the determined visitor has routes in. Between them on the Oresund coast are Rungsted, a classic top ten parkland, and Simon's, Martin Hawtree's 27 holes near Helsingor. For the full national list, see our ranking of the best courses in Denmark and our Denmark destination guide.
The courses that matter
| Course | Why it matters | Indicative fee (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Copenhagen GC | Scandinavia's oldest club, founded 1898, playing through the Dyrehaven royal deer park on a 1926 Colt, Alison and Morrison design with around 2,000 wild deer for company | Confirm with the club; visitor times bookable |
| The Scandinavian | Two Robert Trent Jones II courses at Farum, the New and Old, ranked first and second in Denmark by Golf Digest. Private, with access via members or the club's own guest house | Private; guest house stays include playing rights |
| Rungsted Golf Klub | Classic Oresund coast parkland, a fixture of Denmark's top ten, with visitor bookings four days out and a handicap limit of 26 | About DKK 1,150 |
| Simon's Golf Club | Martin Hawtree's 27 holes at Kvistgard near Helsingor, another Danish top ten regular. Visitors on weekdays, handicap 25 or better, weekends with a member or via the partner hotel | Confirm with the club |
Fees verified June 2026 from club rate pages and guide listings and are indicative for the 2026 season. Always confirm directly before booking.
How to book it, step by step
- Base in Copenhagen. Every club in this guide sits within about 45 minutes of the city center, most along the coast road north. Stay central, eat well, and drive or take the coastal train out each morning.
- Mind the handicap limits. Rungsted asks for 26 or better, Simon's 25, and certificates are checked. This is the strictest visitor culture in this part of Europe; bring documentation.
- Book the member clubs early and midweek. Rungsted opens its tee sheet to visitors four days out, Simon's five, and weekends are members' ground. Plan visitor rounds Tuesday to Friday.
- Solve The Scandinavian separately. Play comes through a member or a stay in the club's guest house, which carries playing rights. It books far ahead in summer; this is the piece we most often arrange through our trip planning desk.
- Add the bridge. Malmo and the courses of Skane are 40 minutes across the Oresund Bridge, turning a city break into a two country trip. Our comparison of the Copenhagen region vs Malmo and our guide to green fees in Sweden cover the other side.
Etiquette is understated Scandinavian club golf: quiet, punctual, walking culture, carts rare. In Dyrehaven the deer have right of way, and you will wait on them at least once.
Build a Copenhagen golf trip
We arrange the visitor times at the coast clubs, the guest house route into The Scandinavian, and the city hotel between them, with a Malmo extension if you want two countries in one trip. Tell us roughly when and who is travelling and one concierge costs it to the head, with no obligation.
Copenhagen golf questions
When is the golf season in Copenhagen?
Roughly April to October, with the long northern evenings of June and July allowing tee times deep into the evening. May, June and September offer the best mix of weather and available visitor slots.
What is the best golf course near Copenhagen?
By the rankings, The Scandinavian at Farum: Golf Digest rates its Robert Trent Jones II designed New and Old courses first and second in Denmark. For history and atmosphere, Royal Copenhagen Golf Club, founded in 1898 and routed through the Dyrehaven royal deer park, is the round visitors remember.
How much are green fees around Copenhagen?
Indicative 2026 rates run around DKK 1,150 for a visitor round at Rungsted, with the region's other member clubs in a broadly similar range. The Scandinavian is private and plays through member invitation or its guest house. Always confirm directly before booking.
Do Copenhagen clubs have handicap limits?
Yes, stricter than most of Europe. Rungsted asks for a handicap of 26 or better and Simon's caps visitors at 25, or 30 for guests of its partner hotel. Carry your handicap certificate; without it the best tee sheets stay closed.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts and indicative fees verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.