Golf on Åland – Fine Fall Golf in the Baltic

Translated by AI

Åland offers fine golf, especially in the fall, when the warm Baltic Sea extends the season by a few weeks compared with the mainland on either side.

There are two golf clubs on Åland: Eckerö GK and Ålands GK. Of the two, Ålands GK is the older, and it is also the club with the best courses.

Ålands GK has two courses, Slottsbanan (the Castle Course) and Kungsbanan (the King’s Course). Slottsbanan is the more beautiful and slightly easier course, renovated in 2020, while Kungsbanan winds its way through the forest and is a bit more challenging. Ålands GK has everything you need for a successful golf trip: a fine clubhouse, good locker rooms with a sauna, a well-stocked pro shop and a good restaurant.

Eckerö GK has two 18-hole courses, a full-length course and a short course. Eckerö is a fairly new club, and the courses probably need a few more years to mature. The back nine of the full-length course is definitely worth playing, although the fairways and bunkers could be in better shape.

The best way to get to Åland is by ferry, with either Viking Line (from Stockholm or Kapellskär in Sweden) or Eckerö Line (from Grisslehamn, Sweden). Both companies offer good-value golf packages that include green fees, accommodation and your car on the ferry.

This article by Bo Sjosten was originally published in Swedish on our sister site Golfjournalen.se. It has been translated by AI.