Uddevalla Golf Club

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. Accessibility was engineered into every inch of the golf course, from the parking lot and the restaurant, to the golf course itself. Paths, spaces and slopes need to be adapted for accessibility with an emphasis on signage — everything needs to be easy to find and everyone should receive great service. The project was financed in part by funds from the Swedish Inheritance Fund and was completed in stages, allowing golfers to continue playing throughout most of the construction process.