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Flommen Golf Club
Flommen Golf Club is a links golf club located in Falsterbo, Skåne County in Sweden. It has hosted the PLM Open on the European Tour. History The club was established in 1935 which makes it the country's 19th oldest golf club. It is located on Sweden's southwestern tip, along the Baltic Sea, adjacent to Falsterbo Golf Club and near Ljunghusen Golf Club. Situated in the Flommen Nature Preserve amongst shallow lagoons and high dunes, it is one of few links courses in the country. The club has hosted the PLM Open on the European Tour. New Zealand's Frank Nobilo recorded his first European Tour victory at the 1988 PLM Open, while eventual world number one Vijay Singh made his European Tour debut, and then-rookie Colin Montgomerie recorded his first top-3 European Tour finish at the same tournament. Tournaments hosted European Tour * PLM Open – 1988 Flommen Open Flommen head pro Gunnar Mueller was the initiator to the 1993 foundation of the Flommen Open professional tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falsterbo
Falsterbo (, outdatedly ) is a town located at the south-western tip of Sweden in Vellinge Municipality in Skåne. Falsterbo is situated in the southern part of the Falsterbo peninsula. It is part of Skanör med Falsterbo, one of Sweden's historical cities. Climate ''See Skanör med Falsterbo#Climate for more data.'' History Falsterbo historically enjoyed trading privileges with the Hanseatic League. During the Middle Ages, it was a rich and prestigious town owing to its location in a center of trade and herring fishery. On the beach between Falsterbo and neighboring town Skanör was the Scania Market where merchants from various parts of Europe had fixed market places. Scania Market was a major fish market which took place annually starting about 1200. The market became an important trade center on the Baltic Sea and remained so for 250 years; it was a major source of the Hanseatic League's wealth. The rich herring fishing around the Falsterbo Peninsula accounted for the mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Mueller
Folke Gunnar Mueller (born 5 January 1948) is a Swedish professional golfer, who formerly played on the European Tour and the Asian Golf Circuit. Early life and amateur career Mueller started playing golf in 1962, at 14 years of age, at Lund Academic Golf Club, after his family had moved from Tranemo to Malmö. Five years later, he owned the course record at Lund AGC. As an amateur, Mueller won the Swedish National Junior Championship and represented Sweden both on junior level and in the European Amateur Team Championship. Still an amateur in 1970, he finished 35th in a professional tournament, the Dutch Open. He won one of the three major amateur tournaments at the time in Sweden, the 1971 Scandinavian International Match Play Championship, beating Henry Knudsen, Denmark in the final 4 and 3. Professional career Turning professional after the 1972 season, Mueller was one of the first Swedish born full-time touring professionals and played both on the Asian Golf Circuit and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Golf Courses In Sweden
A list of golf courses in Sweden by region and district. As of January 2022, the number of golf clubs organized by the Swedish Golf Federation was 451. Notable courses Rankings ''Golf Digest'' has continually ranked Swedish courses since 1993. ''Svensk Golf'', the former monthly publication of the Swedish Golf Federation, in 2020 published an updated ranking using the same methodology. # Visby GC # Bro Hof Slott GC – Stadium Course # Kristianstad GC – Åhus Östra # Ullna GC # Falsterbo GC # Halmstad GC – Norra # Vallda G&CC # Österåker GC – Öster by Stenson #PGA Sweden National – Links Course # Barsebäck G&CC – Masters Course # Vasatorp GC – Tournament Course # Ljunghusen GC – 1–18 # Royal Drottningholm GC # Bro Hof Slott GC – Castle Course # Sand GC Links courses Links courses include Falsterbo GC, Flommen GC, Ljunghusen GC, Grönhögen Golf Links and Helsingborg GC – Viken Links. Tournament courses Sweden has hosted the Solheim Cup twice, 2003 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
