{"id":37584,"date":"2025-02-05T15:46:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egcc.ee\/annika-course\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:43:23","slug":"annika-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/egcc.ee\/en\/annika-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Annika Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By 2028, we plan to open the new 18\u2011hole Annika Course, which will replace our current 9\u2011hole Stone Course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J\u00f5el\u00e4htme\u2019s new championship course has been designed by Annika S\u00f6renstam<\/strong> \u2014 the greatest female golfer of all time \u2014 in collaboration with European Golf Design.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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The Annika Course will be a full\u2011length, over 6,400\u2011metre tournament venue, offering a completely different playing experience from our Sea Course, which has been ranked among Continental Europe\u2019s Top 100 courses for four consecutive years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annika S\u00f6renstam has a deep love for links golf. Her vision is to create the best course she can in Europe \u2014 her very first on the continent \u2014 a place she herself would find inspiring to play, yet one where families and golfers of all levels can enjoy the game together.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe first met Annika in 2011 and invited her to design our second 18\u2011hole course. She embraced the idea immediately. She liked what we had built so far, and when she saw the beauty of our landscape, she felt instantly at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current Stone Course and its views reminded her very much of the places where she began her golfing career in Sweden,\u201d says Hanno Kross, CEO of Estonian Golf & Country Club.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Since retiring from professional golf in 2008, Annika S\u00f6renstam has designed six courses in South Africa, South Korea, China and the United States. \u201cI\u2019m truly delighted to design my first course in Europe \u2014 and especially so close to home,<\/strong>\u201d S\u00f6renstam says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat makes this project especially exciting is the Estonian Golf & Country Club\u2019s forward\u2011thinking approach. Modern golf facilities must be flexible and family\u2011friendly, and this project embraces those needs beautifully.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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