Barsebäck Golf & Country Club Explained

Golf Facility Name:Barsebäck Resort
Location:Barsebäck, Scania, Sweden
Coordinates:55.795°N 12.949°W
Establishment:1969
Type:Public
Owner:Ernst Rosén AB
Holes:45
Tournaments:Scandinavian Masters
Website:barseback.com
Course1:Ocean Course
Designer1:Ture Bruce
Par1:73
Course2:Pine Course
Designer2:Donald Steel
Par2:71
Pushpin Map:Sweden
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Mapsize:150

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.

History

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

Professional tournaments

YearTourChampionshipWinner
1992
1995
1997
1998 LET Annika Sörenstam
1999
2000 LETCompaq Open
2001
2003
2003 Europe
2004
2005 Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika Annika Sörenstam
2006
2007 Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika
2009 Ricardo González
2017

Amateur tournaments

YearOrganizerChampionshipWinner
2014 Great Britain & Ireland
2014 Great Britain & Ireland

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barsebäcks ägare, Gösta Carlsson, är död . Golfbranchen . 10 March 2022 . sv.
  2. Hellsten . Carl Magnus . October 2008 . Tävling, Scandinavian TPC, Sveriges nya Supertvillingar . Competitiuon, Scandinavian TPC, Sweden's new Super twins . Svensk Golf . sv . 110 . 10/2007 . 2023-12-13.
  3. Web site: Barsebäck stolta . Aftonbladet . 18 July 2016 . sv.
  4. Web site: Startar insamling för sin omkomne kollega . Svensk Golf . 10 March 2022 . sv.
  5. Web site: Ernst Rosén-koncernen förvärvar Barsebäcks Golf . Fastighetsvärlden . 10 March 2022 . sv.
  6. Web site: Barsebäck G&CC byter ägare – fastighetskoncern tar över . Svensk Golf . 10 March 2022 . sv.