Sweden Golf Course Renovations: 2026
Sweden is one of the great golfing nations of Europe by participation, and its leading clubs are investing to match, with a wave of modern redesigns reshaping the country's best courses. For 2026 the story is renovation and refinement rather than brand new builds. Here is what is changing.
Photo: Ullna GC via Google.
The headline: Swedish golf modernises
Sweden's renovation story for 2026 is led by its own design talent. Christian Lundin and Henrik Stenson Golf Design have been behind a series of significant redesigns of Swedish courses in recent seasons, part of a broader push to bring the country's leading layouts up to modern championship and member standards. The emphasis is on refining strategy, bunkering and conditioning rather than wholesale reinvention.
It is a sign of a mature golf culture reinvesting in itself. Rather than chasing new sites, Sweden's best clubs are sharpening what they already have, which for a visiting golfer means familiar names returning in better shape than ever.
The courses setting the standard
The benchmark for modern Swedish golf remains Ullna Golf and Country Club near Stockholm, which reopened after a complete, near two year Nicklaus Design renovation, a water laced layout that helped define the country's high end golf. Bro Hof Slott near Stockholm, the Robert Trent Jones Junior Stadium course, is the other modern standard bearer and a regular tournament host.
Around these, the wider renovation trend touches clubs across the south and around Stockholm and Gothenburg. The pattern is consistent: established courses being refreshed by leading architects, keeping Sweden's depth of quality at the front of European golf.
How to plan a 2026 visit
Swedish golf concentrates around Stockholm, Gothenburg and the southern coast, with the renovated showpieces easily combined into a long weekend or a week. A 2026 trip naturally pairs Ullna and Bro Hof near Stockholm, or heads south for the links and parkland of Skane.
The season is short and intense, roughly May to September, with the famous long Nordic daylight letting you play late into the evening. Treat any green fee as indicative for 2026, check visitor access at the private clubs, and always confirm directly before booking.
Our take
Our take is that Sweden is quietly one of the most rewarding golf countries in Europe, and its current wave of renovations only strengthens that, with Ullna and Bro Hof leading a field of well refreshed courses.
Travel in the long days of the Swedish summer, base around Stockholm for the headline renovated courses, and treat Sweden as the connoisseur's Scandinavian golf trip.
Plan your Sweden golf trip
From the renovated showpieces near Stockholm to the courses of southern Sweden, tell us roughly when and who is travelling and one concierge builds and costs the trip, with no obligation.
Questions
Which Swedish golf courses are being renovated?
Sweden's renovation wave for 2026 is led by Christian Lundin and Henrik Stenson Golf Design, who have reworked a series of leading courses in recent seasons. Ullna near Stockholm, renovated by Nicklaus Design, and Bro Hof Slott set the modern standard.
Where is the best golf in Sweden?
Swedish golf concentrates around Stockholm, Gothenburg and the southern region of Skane. The renovated showpieces near Stockholm, Ullna and Bro Hof Slott, are the natural anchors for a 2026 trip.
When is the golf season in Sweden?
The Swedish season is short and intense, roughly May to September, with very long Nordic daylight that lets you play late into the evening. Treat any green fee as indicative for 2026 and confirm directly before booking.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course and renovation details verified June 2026 from course and golf design sources; project timelines and green fees change, so always confirm directly before booking. Last reviewed June 2026.