Scandinavian Golf Club: 2026 Access and Booking Update
Twenty five minutes north of Copenhagen sits the most ambitious modern golf project in Denmark, two Robert Trent Jones II championship courses built from a former clay quarry. Here is where The Scandinavian stands in 2026, and how to play it on a Danish capital golf break.
The news: Denmark's modern championship double
The Scandinavian opened in 2010, the work of the Robert Trent Jones II design firm, and remains the most complete championship golf project in Denmark. Where most of the country's great courses are heathland or coastal in origin, this is a built landscape, a former clay quarry and military training ground transformed by importing huge volumes of sand to create the firm, free draining surfaces a tournament venue needs. Two full 18 hole courses, the Old and the New, sit side by side near Farum.
The headline for 2026 is consistency at the top. The Old Course is rated Denmark's fourth best by Golf Digest and sits inside Continental Europe's top hundred, holding its place as the country has matured into a credible golf destination. More than fifteen years on from opening, the surfaces and the conditioning are the draw, a modern test that has aged into its setting rather than against it.
The course, and the access reality
The Old Course is the headline test, a par 72 of about 6,361 metres whose two nine hole loops run over pleasantly undulating, sand based terrain with excellent surfaces from tee to green. It is a strategic, generously scaled layout in the Trent Jones II manner, where position off the tee sets up the angle into well defended greens, and where the firm ground rewards a player who can flight the ball and use the contours. For the full design and access detail see the Scandinavian Golf Club course profile.
The access reality is encouraging for travelling golfers. The Scandinavian welcomes visitors and green fee play is available, generally easiest midweek and best arranged in advance, with the New Course giving a club the rare luxury of a second championship eighteen for a fuller day. Its position close to the capital makes it an easy headline round on a Copenhagen trip. For the wider region see the Denmark destination guide and our pick of the best golf courses in Denmark.
How to play it in 2026
Denmark plays best from late spring to early autumn, roughly May to September, when the long northern daylight stretches the golfing day well into the evening and the sand based ground is at its firmest. The practical 2026 plan is to arrange the round in advance, favour a midweek tee time, and build the day around the wider draw of Copenhagen, one of the most rewarding short break cities in northern Europe.
Copenhagen makes the natural base, with The Scandinavian an easy drive north and other strong clubs within reach for a two or three course trip. Green fees are seasonal and sit at the upper end for the region, in keeping with the conditioning and the two course offering, so treat any quoted figure as indicative for 2026 and always confirm directly before booking.
Our take
Our take is that The Scandinavian is the benchmark for modern golf in Denmark and the obvious anchor for a Copenhagen golf break. The achievement of building two championship courses on reclaimed ground, and conditioning them to this standard, is real, and the Old Course in particular is a genuinely good test that travels well alongside the country's classic links and parkland.
For 2026 the advice is about timing and pairing. Aim for a midweek date in the long summer daylight, arrange tee times in advance, and base in Copenhagen to combine the golf with the city. Do that and you get the best of Danish golf at its most ambitious. The Scandinavian pairs naturally with the leading clubs around the capital for a fuller northern European trip.
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Questions
Who designed The Scandinavian and when did it open?
The Scandinavian Golf Club was designed by the firm of Robert Trent Jones II and opened in 2010 on a former clay quarry and military training ground near Farum, about 25 minutes north of Copenhagen. Huge volumes of sand were imported to build the playing surfaces. The club has two 18 hole courses, the Old and the New, both of which feature regularly in rankings of Continental Europe's best.
What is the Old Course at The Scandinavian like?
The Old Course is a par 72 measuring about 6,361 metres, its two nine hole loops running over pleasantly undulating, sand based terrain with excellent year round playing surfaces. It is rated Denmark's fourth best course by Golf Digest and sits inside Continental Europe's top hundred, a modern championship parkland built to tournament standard.
Can visitors play The Scandinavian in 2026?
Yes. The Scandinavian welcomes visiting golfers and green fee play is available, typically easiest midweek and best arranged in advance, with the season running roughly from spring to autumn. Its position close to Copenhagen makes it a straightforward addition to a Danish capital golf break. Green fees are seasonal, so treat any figure as indicative for 2026 and always confirm directly before booking.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts, design history and access verified June 2026 from club, ranking panel and golf travel sources; conditions, access and green fees change, so always confirm directly before booking. Last reviewed June 2026.