Barsebäck Golf & Country Club

Barsebäck Resort is a golf club in Barsebäck, northern part of Metropolitan Malmö in Scania, Sweden. The club is one of the premier golf facilities in Sweden and hosted the 2003 Solheim Cup and the Scandinavian Masters ten times between 1992 and 2017.

Barsebäck Resort
Club information
Barsebäck Golf & Country Club is located in Sweden
Barsebäck Golf & Country Club
Location in Sweden
Coordinates55°47′42″N 12°56′56″E / 55.795°N 12.949°E / 55.795; 12.949
LocationBarsebäck, Scania, Sweden
Established1969
TypePublic
Owned byErnst Rosén AB
Total holes45
Events hostedScandinavian Masters
Websitebarseback.com
Ocean Course
Designed byTure Bruce
Par73
Pine Course
Designed byDonald Steel
Par71

History

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The club, overlooking the Öresund strait, was founded in 1969 on the grounds of Barsebäck Castle by count Ian Hamilton and his wife Marianne. It was purchased in 1974 by Gösta Carlsson who developed the facility into one of the top golfing facilities in Sweden.[1]

The club has two 18-hole courses, the 73-par Ocean Course (formerly Masters Course) finished in 1969 and designed by Ture Bruce, and the 71-par Pine Course (formerly Donald Steel Course) finished in 1989 and designed by Donald Steel, as well as a 9-hole course, Litorina.

In 2007, Annika Sörenstam hosted a Ladies European Tour competition named Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika, played on the Masters Course August 9–12.[2] The club first hosted the Scandinavian Masters in 1992. At the tenth installment in 2017 as many as 86,100 visitors saw 20-year-old Renato Paratore win the tournament.[1]

A number of successful golfer have represented the club, including Louise Stahle, Caroline Hedwall and Henrik Stenson. The bag Stenson used when he won both the FedEx Cup Playoffs and the Race to Dubai in 2013 is on display in a glass case in the clubhouse.[3]

In 2019, a 28 years old greenkeeper died after driving his lawn mower into a water hazard.[4]

Gösta Carlsson died in 2018 at the age of 99.[1] In 2020 his descendants sold the facility to Ernst Rosén, owner and operator of Vallda Golf & Country Club.[5][6]

The resort (renovated 2022) includes a 36 room hotel, 28 houses for golfers and a restaurant under Michelin Guide awarded chef Karim Khouani.

Tournaments hosted

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Professional tournaments

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Year Tour Championship Winner
1992 EUR Scandinavian Masters   Nick Faldo
1995 EUR Volvo Scandinavian Masters   Jesper Parnevik
1997 EUR Volvo Scandinavian Masters   Joakim Haeggman
1998 LET Compaq Open   Annika Sörenstam
1999 EUR Volvo Scandinavian Masters   Colin Montgomerie
2000 LET Compaq Open   Juli Inkster
2001 EUR Volvo Scandinavian Masters   Colin Montgomerie
2003 EUR Scandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters   Adam Scott
2003 LET · LPGA 2003 Solheim Cup   Europe
2004 EUR Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg   Luke Donald
2005 LET Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika   Annika Sörenstam
2006 EUR EnterCard Scandinavian Masters   Marc Warren
2007 LET Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika   Catriona Matthew
2009 EUR SAS Masters   Ricardo González
2017 EUR Nordea Masters   Renato Paratore

Amateur tournaments

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Year Organizer Championship Winner
2014 EGA St Andrews Trophy   Great Britain &   Ireland
2014 EGA Jacques Léglise Trophy   Great Britain &   Ireland

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Barsebäcks ägare, Gösta Carlsson, är död" (in Swedish). Golfbranchen. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ^ Hellsten, Carl Magnus (October 2008). "Tävling, Scandinavian TPC, Sveriges nya Supertvillingar" [Competitiuon, Scandinavian TPC, Sweden's new Super twins]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10/2007. p. 110. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  3. ^ "Barsebäck stolta" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Startar insamling för sin omkomne kollega" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Ernst Rosén-koncernen förvärvar Barsebäcks Golf" (in Swedish). Fastighetsvärlden. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Barsebäck G&CC byter ägare – fastighetskoncern tar över" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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