Ekerum demonstrates how much variation exists on Öland itself. The facility has two eighteen-hole courses: Långe Jan crosses dry meadows, dunes and open ground, while Långe Erik follows rolling heathland. Farther south at Degerhamn, LinksGolf Öland uses open coastal terrain and natural hazards for a true links course. Byxelkrok Golf Club follows a shorter route in the north. Its twelve-hole Storängen course lies in island meadowland and extends across both sides of Enerumsvägen.
The mainland brings closer framing. Västervik Golf Club sits near Gränsö and the Tjust archipelago, placing wooded and parkland sections within a coastal setting. At Vissefjärda, Emmaboda Golf Club's main course follows Lake Kyrksjön and alternates between forest and parkland, with a separate nine-hole course adding another round. Around Kalmar, two complete courses sit near the sound, while Saxnäs and Binga move from mature oaks and water to fields, lines of trees and the Ljungbyån River.
Golfers can therefore choose a landscape, not merely a number of holes. The island courses reveal the open character of Öland, while mainland rounds draw closer to forest, lake and archipelago. Together they carry golfers from Öland's low, open ground to the forests, lakes and archipelago of the mainland.
Hole count follows the landscape rather than one county-wide pattern. Ekerum and Kalmar allow two full eighteen-hole courses to explore different parts of the same property. Byxelkrok sends twelve holes through meadowland, while Binga gathers nine between the Ljungbyån River and surrounding fields. At Saxnäs, five shorter holes sit beside a main course framed by oaks and water; at Vissefjärda, a separate nine accompanies the round along Lake Kyrksjön. From Öland's open ground to mainland lakes and farmland, each hole count follows the ground available at its location.
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