Tobo Golfklubb

Tobo Golfklubb sits in the Småland region of southeastern Sweden, near the town of Vimmerby in Kalmar County. The course was designed by Douglas Brasier working with B Jensen, representing a collaboration that brought international design sensibility to this part of rural Sweden. Brasier, a Scottish architect active in Scandinavia during the latter decades of the twentieth century, contributed to several Swedish courses during a period of golf expansion in the region. The layout occupies terrain typical of Småland's forested interior—rolling ground punctuated by granite outcroppings, stands of pine and birch, and the occasional wetland or stream corridor. The routing likely takes advantage of natural elevation changes and woodland clearings, characteristics common to courses built in this landscape. Holes move through a mix of open and tree-lined corridors, with the underlying bedrock occasionally visible and influencing both strategy and aesthetics. Tobo serves a local membership and visitors exploring golf in this less-traveled part of Sweden, an area better known for its literary heritage—Vimmerby is the birthplace of author Astrid Lindgren—than for its golf courses. The club provides a straightforward test suited to the regional climate and terrain, offering a representative experience of inland Swedish golf without the coastal drama found farther west or south. The course reflects the practical, community-centered character typical of many Swedish clubs established to serve smaller towns and surrounding countryside.