Take your golfing friends with you and book a wonderful golf trip to Åland. On Åland there are two golf facilities, Åland Golf Club and Eckerö Golf with a total of three 18-hole courses and one short-hole course.
Åland Golf Club
For two years, Ålands Golfklubb has been rebuilding there 18-hole course Castle Corse (Slottsbanan), and in the summer of 2020, the completely renovated course opened. The course has also been chosen as one of the playing courses for a sub-competition of the Ladies European Tour which will be played in the autumn of 2022, the course will thus become a championship course.
The club hired Danish course architect Philip Spogárd who developed a new master plan for the course.
- Spogárd stated that they should use the bay Slottsundet, which the track runs along in a better way. He planned the course so that the water gets a much bigger part in the game than before, says Åsa Nordström at Ålands Golfklubb.
As an example, Nordström mentions new holes 9 and 10 which are located right next to Slottsundet. There you can - if you dare - cross the water to shorten the distance to the flag.
Another big difference is that you can now see the sea from all 18 holes. There are also many places on the course where you have an absolutely fantastic view of the medieval Kastelholm Castle on the other side of the bay. We really benefit from our unique environment to 110 percent after the renovation, says Åsa Nordström, former club director at ÅGK.
Tactics become more important
Only one of the 18 new holes on Castle Course is located on land where there was no golf course before. The other holes have been planned where the old course was, but still the change is huge.
- In some cases, two old holes have been merged and become a new longer hole, and in some cases an old long hole has become two shorter holes. In some cases, you play the holes from a different direction than before. New tees and more undulating greens have been built and the opportunities for tactics have become greater. You can play the same hole in several different ways depending on how good you are as a golfer, says Nordström.
Two 18-hole courses, the newly renovated Slottsbanan, Kungsbanan and the short-hole course Prinsessan with 6 holes.
Slottsbanan is a parkland course and is considered one of Finland's best courses. The course runs along the water and is very beautiful. On the Castle Course you play with the sea as your closest neighbor and a view of Kastelholm Castle. Slottsbanan hosted the Ladies European Tour in 2022.
Kungsbanan is a forest course that alternates open holes with more tight holes and is a partly hilly course. The course is fun to play as it is very varied.
There is a restaurant on site that serves food, sandwiches, snacks and cold drinks. The green fee includes free cart, course guide, access to changing rooms with shower and sauna. Access to range and practice area with putting greens. Parking and possibility to charge electric car. Possibility to rent clubs and golf carts. Golf shop with a wide range.
Read more on Åland Golf Club's Facebook page or Åland Golf Club's website, agk.ax
Disability rules:
An active membership (golf ID) in a golf club is required to play on the Slottsbanan and Kungsbanan. The names and golf IDs of all visitors must be provided at the time of final booking.
To play on the club's short-hole course Prinsessan, a player in the ball must have hcp 36. When booking a game at Prinsessan, the golf ID must be stated for those players who have an active membership of a golf club.
All guest players with a green card are welcome every day of the week for play on the Slottsbanan and Kungsbanan. At least one player in the ball must have 36 or lower in hcp and the total hcp of the ball may be a maximum of 140. See rules for guest games here
Eckerö Golf
Eckerö Golf has chosen to build four different tees on all its holes, which makes the course appealing to both beginners and experienced players.
-It should be fun to play even if you do not hit the ball very far. From tee 1, for example, the total length is 3300 meters, while from tee 4 it is about 5800 meters, says Mats Wahlin, chairman of the banking committee.
Out on the course, it is above all the varied and beautiful green areas that create interest. Fast and even greens and tough drainage areas provide golfers with extraordinary challenges.
Beautiful nature and rich wildlife
Another characteristic of Eckerö Golf is that the course is flat and easy to walk. The first nine holes are in an open landscape while the last nine are through the forest.
- You experience great variations in both nature and wildlife while walking the course, says Wahlin, adding that you can spot pheasants, deer, white-tailed eagles, martallas and dark ponds while playing the course.
Take a break before, after or between rounds of golf. At the reception there is a kiosk where you can buy coffee, ice cream, beer, sandwiches etc.
An 18-hole course, clubhouse with reception, new practice area for short game, putting green, driving range with both grass tees and mats.
Eckerö Golf is aimed at golfers of all levels. To give everyone a great golf experience, the course has four different tees. Thanks to this, beginners, juniors and other short players get a golf course where it is possible to reach the green in the right number of strokes. From tee 1, for example, the total length is 3300 meters, while from tee 4 it is about 5800 meters.
The first nine holes have an open character and are located in a lush Åland agricultural landscape. The last nine holes are a forest course, bordered by pine forest and marshlands. The course is flat and easy to walk.
The course provides challenges for the average golfer, but especially the last nine forest holes are also suitable for elite golfers. It is above all the varied and fine greens that create interest - fast and even greens as well as tough drainage areas give golfers challenges beyond the ordinary.
Read more at eckerogolf.ax
Three-day golf package - Åland Golf Club and Eckerö Golf
Car and passenger tickets round trip with Eckerö Linjen (2 persons/car)
Brunch on board
Two nights at Hotel Pommern, Mariehamn
Breakfast on board
3 x green fees (Slottsbanan and Kungsbanan at ÅGK and Eckerö Golf)
Archipelago buffet
Expedition fee
Price example 5016:-/person
The price example is calculated for 10 people.
Golf package three days. Play three rounds - pay for two at Åland Golf Club!
Car and passenger tickets round trip with Eckerö Linjen (2 persons/car)
Brunch on board
Two nights at Hotel Pommern, Mariehamn
Breakfast on board
3 x green fees (Slottsbanan and 2 x Kungsbanan)
Archipelago buffet
Expedition fee
Price example 5016:-/person
The price example is calculated for 10 people.
