Wermdö Golf & Country Club

Wermdö Golf & Country Club occupies land on Värmdö, an island municipality in the Stockholm archipelago east of Sweden's capital. The course was designed by Robert Kains and Nils Sköld, reflecting a collaboration between international and Swedish design perspectives. The archipelago setting provides a distinctive landscape character, with the routing working through terrain shaped by glacial activity and proximity to the Baltic Sea coastline. The course layout takes advantage of the natural topography common to this region, where bedrock outcroppings, pine and mixed forest, and elevation changes create varied playing corridors. Holes move through wooded sections and more open ground, with the design incorporating the existing landforms rather than extensive earthmoving. The Stockholm archipelago environment means players encounter conditions influenced by maritime weather patterns and the visual backdrop of island geography. Wermdö serves the golf community in the greater Stockholm area, offering a course experience shaped by the specific character of its island location. The club operates within the Swedish golf tradition, where accessibility and straightforward presentation are typical values. The course provides a setting where the natural features of the Värmdö landscape define the challenge and aesthetic, with design choices responding to what the site offered rather than imposing a singular architectural vision.