Kungsängen Golf Club is a golf club in

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. The club was established in 1989. In that year, the first 18 holes were constructed. The club now has two 18-hole golf courses: the 'Kings Course' and the 'Queens Course'. The club house was completed in 1993."Kungsangen Golf Club." Top 100 Golf Courses of Europe, n.d. Web. 2 November 2015.

Queens Course

The Queens Course is the oldest of the two golf courses and opened in 1991. The course runs through the forests, is smaller and has smaller greens.

Kings Course

The Kings Course opened in 1993 and immediately had 18 holes. Three years later, there were increased ambitions and the course would be renovated to be made suitable for international championships. The course was made wider so that there would be room for the public. There are natural water hazards and the fairways are surrounded by pines.

European Tour

The club hosted the Scandinavian Masters, one of the tournaments of the

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in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2005. The first tournament that this course hosted was won by a

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, a local professional. * 1998

* 2000

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* 2002

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* 2005

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Kungsängen is 25 minutes away from

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and belongs to the PGA European Tour Courses.

European Senior Tour

In 2001, the club hosted the

STC Scandinavian International The STC Scandinavian International was a men's senior (over 50) professional golf tournament on the European Seniors Tour, held at the Kungsängen Golf Club in Kungsängen, 40 km north-west of Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, ...

, one of the tournaments in the

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. It was a 54-hole tournament. * 2001 Denis O'Sullivan with a score of −8

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