Åtvidabergs Golf Club – Review and Rating

Translated by AI

According to the club management, this is a naturally laid-out course in the middle of an oak landscape, surrounded by streams and hills. Some 40 well-placed bunkers add to the difficulty. The course is not extreme in any way, shorter than many others but cleverly laid out with clear routing.

We played the course on a late-summer day after quite a bit of rain, and in places the fairway felt spongy. Well-kept tees and fine greens did the game justice, despite quite a few hidden holes and doglegs. It is almost impossible to go the wrong way from green to the next tee, and once there you find clear distance markers for the various course lengths and clear maps of the holes. On the fairway they have settled for 150-meter posts and a few distance plates. The greens vary in size but mostly seem to be in very good condition, sometimes trickily undulating. With all the water around, it can be a good idea to have an extra sleeve of balls in the bag.

The first hole is fairly gentle, and so are the next few; then the difficulties begin, with hilly approaches and doglegs. Most of the par 3s are short but have water in the line of play. Speaking of water, there are a number of fresh-water taps along the course. Långa Sjö, which runs along Lake Bysjön, has been rated by many golf experts as one of the best par 5s in the country and is nothing to trifle with in the wind. But some par 4s feel harder, especially the first time you play, with greens hidden from the tee.

Åtvidaberg’s golf course has a total of five lengths, from 4,700 to 6,200 meters. The length women normally play is 12 percent shorter than what men usually play. The course is open from April through October.

The par 3s on the 5,500-meter course, the one men usually play, range from 134 to 168 meters. The par 4s range from 286 to 352 meters, and the par 5s start at 442 and end at 475.

For women, the par 3s on the 4,700-meter course range from 105 to 120 meters. The par 4s run from 239 to 337 meters and the par 5s from 338 to 429 meters.

This page by Boje Bengtsson was originally published in Swedish on our sister site Golfjournalen.se. It has been translated by AI.