Westman Islands Golf Club

The Westman Island Golf Club is a golf club located on the Westman Islands (Vestmannaeyjar in Icelandic), on the island of Heimaey off the southern coast of Iceland. The club was established in 1938[1] as a nine-hole course. The course was expanded to 18 holes in the early 1990s by Hannes Thorsteinsson. It is located in the remnants of an extinct volcano.[2]

Golf Monthly ranks it as one of the top 200 golf courses in Europe.[3]

The current course is par 70 and 5,820 yards in length.

Tournaments

The Icelandic Championship was hosted at The Westman Islands Golf Club in 1996 and 2008. The Scandinavian Championship for Amateurs was hosted at Westman Island Golf club in 2000. The Icelandair Volcano Open is held annually at The Westman Islands Golf Club at the beginning of July in dedication to the 1973 Eldfell volcano eruption.[4] The volcano erupted on January 23, 1973 and ended six months later on July 3.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Daley, Paul (2008). Golf Architecture: A Worldwide Perspective, Volume 4. Pelican Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 9781589806160.
  2. ↑ "Gold holidays: Volcanic eruptions and golf under the Midnight Sun in Iceland - Daily Mail Online". Mail Online. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Golficeland.org - Golf in Iceland". golficeland.org. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Westmann Islands Golf Club - Top 100 Golf Courses of Iceland". top100golfcourses.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Golf in Iceland". hi.is. Retrieved 15 May 2016.


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