The Robert Trent Jones Jr. Stadium Course on Lake Mälaren near Stockholm — a Nordea Masters host and one of Europe's longest tests. The courses, booking, the short season, and getting there.
Bro Hof Slott is Sweden's marquee course — a grand manor estate on the shores of Lake Mälaren, half an hour north-west of Stockholm, whose Stadium Course has been consistently rated among the country's and continental Europe's best. Robert Trent Jones Jr. built it big: one of the longest courses in Europe, with wide lakeside holes, huge greens, bold bunkering and wind that's always in play. It hosted the DP World Tour's Nordea Masters through the 2010s.
It's bookable for visitors, but you'll need to time it right — this is a short-season Nordic course. Here are the two courses, how to book, when the season runs, and how to get there from Stockholm.
Where
Bro, Upplands-Bro — on Lake Mälaren, near Stockholm, Sweden
Courses
The Stadium Course & the Castle Course (both RTJ Jr.)
Nearest airport
Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) ~30–40 min; ~40 km NW of Stockholm
Best time
Short season — open ~Apr–Oct; peak summer daylight runs very late
Access
Visitor tee times bookable; advance booking essential
Nearby
Stockholm city; Ullna & Kungsängen; the west-coast courses
Robert Trent Jones Jr. · 2007 · 18 holes · Lakeside parkland · par 72
Nordea Masters host (2010–2016); one of Europe's longest courses
Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s 2007 design is golf on a grand scale — long holes, large greens, considerable water and big, well-placed bunkering, all wrapped around the shore of Lake Mälaren with the wind an ever-present factor. It's one of the longest courses in Europe from the back tees and has long been rated among Sweden's very best.
It hosted the DP World Tour's Nordea Masters through the 2010s (Lee Westwood won here in 2012). From the members' tees it's a thrilling, playable test; from the tips it's a monster — pick your tees honestly.
The Castle Course
Robert Trent Jones Jr. · 2009 · 18 holes · Parkland · par 72
The estate's second course, also by Robert Trent Jones Jr. — a more sheltered, Scottish-links-inspired layout that makes a fine, gentler companion round to the Stadium Course.
How to play Bro Hof Slott (booking & season)
Bro Hof Slott welcomes visitor green-fee play, with advance booking essential — book through the club's reception (Scandinavian golf-ID holders can also book in the club's app). Both courses are in demand in the short summer, so reserve well ahead, especially for weekends and long-daylight evenings.
This is a short-season Nordic course — open roughly April to October, and unplayable in the frozen winter. Midsummer is the magic window: the daylight this far north stretches almost to midnight, so you can tee off in the evening and play a full round in golden light. Plan for peak conditions from roughly May to September.
Getting there
Bro Hof Slott sits about 40 km north-west of Stockholm, near Bro in Upplands-Bro. Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) is roughly 30–40 minutes away by car, and central Stockholm about the same — easy to combine a round with a city trip.
How to play it
Pair Bro Hof Slott with a Stockholm city break and the other strong courses near the capital — Ullna and Kungsängen — for a compact Swedish golf trip built around the long summer light. For a wider tour, Sweden's west coast near Gothenburg and Malmö (Halmstad, Barsebäck) adds classic links-and-heath golf.
What to pack
The kit this trip demands
Bro Hof is cool, breezy lakeside golf on a very long course — pack a layering system, a shell for the wind off the water, and lots of ball:
Yes — it welcomes visitor green-fee play, with advance booking essential through the club's reception (Scandinavian golf-ID holders can also book via the club app). Both courses are busy in the short summer, so reserve well ahead.
Who designed Bro Hof Slott, and what has it hosted?
Both courses are by Robert Trent Jones Jr. — the Stadium Course (2007) and the Castle Course (2009). The Stadium Course hosted the DP World Tour's Nordea Masters through the 2010s and is one of the longest courses in Europe.
When can you play Bro Hof Slott?
It's a short-season Nordic course, open roughly April to October and unplayable in winter. Midsummer is special — the near-midnight daylight lets you play a full round in the evening. Peak conditions run roughly May to September.
How do you get to Bro Hof Slott from Stockholm?
It's about 40 km north-west of Stockholm near Bro. Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) is roughly 30–40 minutes away by car, and central Stockholm about the same.
Is Bro Hof Slott really Sweden's best course?
It's consistently rated among Sweden's and continental Europe's finest; the club describes it as Sweden's No. 1, while independent panels place it in the country's top handful. Either way it's the marquee course to play near Stockholm.
