Lofoten Links

Golf at 68° north, with the sun still up at midnight.

Lofoten Links sits on the north shore of Gimsøy, one of the Lofoten Islands, above the Arctic Circle at 68° north. The holes run along the Norwegian Sea between white beaches, granite outcrops and the steep peak of Hoven, and the course faces due north. That orientation is the whole point: from mid-May to late July the sun never sets, and the tee sheet runs from 2am to 1:45am. It is a long way to go for one course, which is why most visitors stay several nights in the club’s own lodges and play more than once.

Lofoten Links green fees and tee times.

Tee times are booked online through the club’s booking page. You register, confirm a code by email and pay a one-time entrance fee; the club says this plus the regular green fee equals the first-round price on its list. The full amount is charged when you book. Resort guests at Lofoten Links Lodges and club members can book whenever times are open, and they get a lower green fee. Cancellations must be made in writing. For groups of up to eight, more than 60 days out you get a refund less a 5% fee (at least NOK 1,000), 60 to 31 days out you pay half, and inside 30 days you pay the lot. Check in before each round: the club charges a double green fee if you do not.

The round, in perspective.

The architect was the late Jeremy Turner, a landscape-trained designer who built more than a dozen courses across Scandinavia and whom the club honoured in a January 2026 tribute. He began here with Tor Alfred Hov and six holes, opened on 14 July 1998. The course grew to nine holes over the next 12 years and became a full 18-hole links in July 2015. From the back tee it measures 6,092 metres, par 71, with beaches used as natural sand hazards. The 1st asks whether you dare to carry the sea towards a Viking grave; there are two on the course. The 2nd, Arholmen, is the signature: a large, multi-level green beneath a rocky knoll, with beach on both sides. The 3rd has two white beaches and an option to drive over the sea, and the 8th, Moltemyra, is a 518-metre par five and the longest hole on the card.

Know before you go.

Walking

Designed as a walking course; carts mainly for medical need

Tee times

02:00 to 01:45, every 12 minutes by day and 15 at night

Juniors

40% off for players up to 19

Rental clubs

Titleist sets, NOK 650 per 18 holes; reserve with the tee time

Check-in

Required before every round

Bag weight

Carry bag under 11 kg if you take a caddie

Make the trip work.

Plan on several nights rather than a day trip: the lodges take a two-night minimum, and resort guests can buy a 24-hour pass of unlimited golf. Evening tee times, from 7pm to 1:45am, cost more than day times for visitors not staying on site, and the low sun around midnight can make the 2nd hard to read. A pull trolley comes with the green fee; an electric trolley costs NOK 300. Golf Magazine ranks the course 66th in the world and Golf World fifth in continental Europe, so book summer dates well ahead. Reception moves from the clubhouse to Låven restaurant after 21 October.

Harstad/Narvik Evenes (EVE) takes the bigger jets and is the club’s recommended airport if you are bringing clubs; the drive is about 3 hours 20 minutes through Svolvær. Svolvær (SVJ) and Leknes (LKN), 47 and 50 minutes’ drive away, need extra small-plane connections via Bodø. The club says no bus serves the course, so hire a car, or email the club for a quote on its shuttle from any of the three airports.

Where it is.

Somewhere to settle in.

Lofoten Links Lodges sit under two kilometres from the course by road, and every lodge faces north over the sea. Luxury Standard lodges have three bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, so you can book one room or the whole lodge for six; each has a 4 kW electric car charger. Multi-bedroom Deluxe Standard lodges suit families, and some have a hot tub on the terrace for an extra fee. Between the lodges and the course is Låven, the club’s restaurant at Hov, and the resort has added an Arctic spa. Svolvær, about 40 minutes away, has the nearest Vinmonopolet for wine and spirits, which is closed on Sundays.

Make a trip of it.

There is no second course on Gimsøy to combine with, so most golfers build the trip around repeat rounds here, at different times of day. Away from the course, Hov Gård, the Icelandic horse farm beside the lodges, offers horse riding, and the climb up Hoven gives a 360-degree view over the islands. On Hov beach the club rents out a beach sauna, and it points guests to fishing, kayaking and cycling in the milder months. In winter the same lodges market themselves as a northern lights base.

Find your season.

The 2026 golf season ran from 9 May to 18 October, with higher prices from 23 May to 4 October. The midnight sun lasts from mid-May to late July. The club dates the northern lights season from late August, so from then until closing you can play by day and watch for an aurora at night. The Gulf Stream keeps the islands milder than their latitude suggests.