Bokskogen Golf Club (Bokskogens Golfklubb; Bokskogens GK) is a 36-hole golf club located 15 km southeast of Malmö in Skåne County, southern Sweden. It has hosted two tournaments on the European Tour.[1]

Bokskogen Golf Club
Club information
Bokskogen Golf Club is located in Sweden
Bokskogen Golf Club
Location in Sweden
Coordinates55°33′44″N 13°06′41″E / 55.5623°N 13.1115°E / 55.5623; 13.1115
LocationSvedala, Skåne County, Sweden
Established1965 (SGF Member)
TypePrivate
Total holes36
Events hostedScandinavian Enterprise Open
PLM Open
Websitebokskogen.com
Old Course
Designed byAnders Amilon (1967)
Jan Sederholm
Tommy Nordström
Par71
Length6,378 m
King's Course
Designed byDouglas Brasier
Bengt Lorichs
Par71
Length5,470 m

History

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The club has two 18-hole courses, the original parkland Old Course laid out on the shores of Lake Yddingen designed by Anders Amilon, and the King's Course, a heathland course finished in 1990 and designed by Douglas Brasier and Bengt Lorichs.[1]

In 2020 Svensk Golf, official publication of the Swedish Golf Federation, ranked the Old Course #37 in Sweden using the Golf Digest methodology.[2]

Successful players that have represented the club include European Tour player Martin Erlandsson and Ryder Cup winner Peter Hanson.[1]

The club has hosted the Scandinavian Enterprise Open and PLM Open on the European Tour as well as the Skandia PGA Open on the Challenge Tour. In 2003 Bokskogen hosted the Junior Solheim Cup, where the European team including Pernilla Lindberg, Azahara Muñoz and Marianne Skarpnord captained by Helen Alfredsson beat the American team including Paula Creamer and Brittany Lincicome 12½–11½. In 2006 the European Boys' Team Championship was hosted and in 2016 the Annika Invitational Europe.[3]

Tournaments hosted

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Year Championship Winner
1974 Scandinavian Enterprise Open   Tony Jacklin
1975 Scandinavian Enterprise Open   George Burns
1989 PLM Open   Mike Harwood
1990 PLM Open   Ronan Rafferty

Amateur

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 135. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Sveriges bästa golfbanor" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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