Vasatorp Golf Club (Vasatorps Golfklubb; Vasatorps GK) is a 54-hole golfing complex located 9 km east of

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, southern

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. Its two championship courses have hosted tournaments both on the

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and

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, where former world number one players

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, and

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all have recorded victories.

History

The club has two 18-hole courses, the 72-par ''Tournament Course'' finished in 2008 and designed by

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, and the 72-par ''Classic Course'' finished in 1974 and redesigned in 2013, as well as two 9-hole courses. With almost 3,500 members it is one of the largest in Sweden. ''Svensk Golf'', official publication of the

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, in 2020 ranked the Tournament Course #11 and the Classic Course #25 in Sweden using the ''

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'' methodology. The club was voted the best golf club in Sweden in 2015, 2016 and 2017 by golfers in the World Golf Awards. The club was awarded Swedish Golf Club of the Year by the

in 1978 and the club has won the Swedish Team Championships in 1991, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011 and 2017, and the Swedish Women's Team Championships in 2014. Successful players that have represented the club include European Tour players

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, Steven Jeppesen and

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, European Tour winners

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and

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, as well as

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winner

Gabriel Hjertstedt Gabriel Hjertstedt (born 5 December 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer. Hjertstedt was born in Umeå, Sweden. His family relocated to Australia when he was eleven and he learned to play golf there. He turned professional in 1990 and spent ti ...

. The club has hosted the

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and

Helsingborg Open The Helsingborg Open is a women's professional golf tournament held in Helsingborg, Sweden. It first featured on the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2013. It was held at Vasatorp Golf Club until it moved to Allerum Golf Club in 2023. The tourn ...

on the

as well as the

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on the

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in 1978, 1979 and 1980, where winners were

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and

. The club was selected to host the 2021

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but the tournament was moved to PGA Catalunya due to pandemic considerations. The club was instead awarded the 2024

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Tournaments hosted

Professional

Amateur

– 2025

References

External links

*{{Official, https://www.vasatorp.golf/ Golf clubs and courses in Sweden Golf clubs and courses in the Øresund Region