Solna Bangolfklubb Felt Minigolf – Solna, Sweden

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Visited by Mr. Tee on April 22, 2023

Words by Mr. Tee

After 2 days of competition at the CityGolf Tour tournament at the nearby Sundbyberg BGK and a lap around Solna’s eternit course, our crew of myself, Seve Kukielka (UK), Andrew Edmonds (UK/Czechia) and Vojta Mikšovský (Czechia) were pretty exhausted. On top of it, the weather was turning sour and rain was heading our way. Due to this and our desire to sit down for a final group meal, we opted to play a round the challenging felt course. The four of us had a limited amount of minigolf balls on hand as well which would have made attempting to play the felt course even more difficult. We had played a round on the felt course at Sundbyberg with Ricard Lockner a short time earlier with a few locals lending us a few minigolf balls and even then we struggled to complete some of the lanes. If you don’t regularly play the Swedish felt style courses on the pro setup of the lanes, you can find yourself getting frustrated quickly. Felt courses require precision putts to get the ball through narrow passages and up steep slopes. In competitive play on these courses, if you don’t advance the ball past the obstacles, you must return to the tee box each time. With all of these elements taken into consideration, our group opted not to play but I opted to document and walk through the whole course. Unlike the older classic felt course I played earlier in the trip in Uppsala, these holes (called lanes) had aluminum structures and rails. It’s a more modern look and style that is likely cheaper to build and maintain. At some point, I’d like to get back to this course and play with the minigolf balls I’ve acquired since traveling to Sweden. For now, enjoy the photos!

All smiles seeing a felt course as they are quite uncommon outside of Scandinavia and Europe
The felt lanes (Bana in Swedish) for competition have a limited number of designs to be eligible for competitive play. This version did not appear to have adjustable obstacles for the public and novice players
Traditional tee-off metal plates have small divots to set your ball
Vojta explored a bit of the course with me. I appreciated the cute little windmill near this standard competitive course. Nice touch!
Talk about a narrow channel to the cup
Consistent design with green felt carpet and red and yellow obstacles
Nice to see courses in urban environments in major cities
Gotta pass through the obstacle or go back to the tee box
If you don’t have the right pace on lanes like this, you can end up taking a ton of attempts to finish. There is a small hole where you want the ball to fall in at the center top of the ramp.
Great location adjacent to a football pitch

Solna BGK Website

Vintervägen 45, 169 54 Solna, Sweden

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Newer(?) felt course with modern aluminum base structures and walls
For the offseason and the course being under repair, the course looked in ok condition
One of the 3 standard competitive styles of mini golf courses along with concrete and etenit miniaturegolf

Nerdy Notes

  • 18 lanes/holes. Par 36.
  • One of the 3 standard competitive styles of mini golf courses along with concrete and feltgolf. This club also has an eternit course
  • Short distance from the Sundbyberg BGK and Westfield Mall of Scandinavia
  • New food amenities were added in 2023 after the beginning of the season
  • Founded in 1947 and one of Sweden’s oldest minigolf clubs
  • SEK 80 (~7 USD) for players aged 6-18 | SEK 110 for adults 18-65 | SEK 80 for players over 65 years of age | SEK 290 for the whole family
  • Club membership is available for individuals or families. 1200 SEK (~110 USD) for a family for a season. Membership includes free play and ability to play in club events
  • Struggled to find results for tournaments held on this course in the past 5 years but traditionally, a score in the lower to mid 20s on felt can be achieved by some of the top level players

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