Uddevalla Golf Club
A golf course for everyone
According to Uddevalla Golf Club’s mission, everyone should get the chance to play golf, no matter their physical ability or disability. For that very reason, the club has spent many years working on making the golf course more accessible. Their goal is to become Sweden’s, and maybe even Europe’s, first fully accessible golf course.
We are proud that we were able to partner and collaborate with the golf club throughout the entire project. The project in Uddevalla began in 2014, at which point we predominantly worked on the planning and design of the golf course under the direction of golf course architect, Johan Henrikson, as well as contributed to issues of accessibility thanks to our certified accessibility competencies . The new golf course was completed and ready to use for golfers in the 2015 season.
Modern and exciting design
Our challenge was to change parts of the layout and create new green spaces for the 18-hole course using qualitative architecture. The greens needed to provide an optimal golfing experience, while also meeting accessibility requirements. We got a lot of help from golfers and experts with disabilities from the Swedish Golf Federation in order to have a more holistic picture of how to make our course more accessible without losing any attention to detail in its design. With the new green spaces, the course feels fresh and exciting, while also meeting all accessibility requirements. The experience that visitors have is vital to us, regardless of ability or disability.
Accessibility was engineered into every inch of the golf course, from the parking lot and the restaurant, to the golf course itself.
An Uddevalla Golf Club that’s accessible to everyone
Everyone should be able to enjoy and use the Uddevalla Golf Club. The team has designed accessibility into every inch of the club, from the parking lot and restaurant to the golf course itself. They have adapted paths, spaces, and slopes to improve accessibility, with a strong focus on clear signage. Everything should be easy to find, and everyone should receive great service. The project was partially financed by funds from the Swedish Inheritance Fund. By completing the work in stages, the team ensured that golfers could continue playing throughout most of the construction process.
