Heimaey
Westman Islands
Volcanic rock stacks, the open Atlantic. One of the world's most dramatic settings.
ILE Signature Experience · Golf
The Iceland Golf Tour
Ten of the world's most extraordinary courses. One journey across Iceland from south to north. And at the end — a midnight helicopter, an Arctic Circle par 3, and a Viking axe.
Discover the journey
10
Distinctive courses across Iceland
1
Midnight helicopter to the Arctic Circle
66°N
The only golf hole on the Arctic Circle
∞
A story you'll tell for the rest of your life
Why Iceland
Golf Like Nowhere Else on Earth
Courses that exist nowhere else
Iceland is already extraordinary for golf. A course on a 6,000-year-old lava field. A green carved into volcanic hillside with the Atlantic fifty metres away. A fairway in a fjord town where the midnight sun plays until midnight in June. Each course you play here is genuinely unlike anything you have played before — and unlike any other course on this tour.
ILE has curated ten of the finest — not for their difficulty rating, but for what they represent: the full range of Iceland's landscape, character, and light, experienced round by round as you travel the country from south to north. By the time you reach the final course, you will have seen Iceland in a way most visitors never do. And then the tour does something no other operator in the world can offer.
From south to north — each round building toward the finale
The journey starts near Reykjavík and moves progressively north. As the courses change, so does the landscape around them: from the geothermal south coast and dramatic volcanic peninsula, through western fjords and mountain valleys, to the deep northern light of Akureyri and the extraordinary quiet of Siglufjörður.
Every tee time is privately arranged. Every transfer is in ILE's own fleet. Every accommodation is selected for the right mix of comfort and character at each stage. You play. We handle everything else.
66°33′N · Grímsey Island · Arctic Circle
Just before midnight, the helicopter arrives.
The final course of the day is Siglufjörður — a course in a steep-sided fjord town in Iceland's far north that feels like it belongs in a different world. The round is finished. The northern light, that extraordinary light that refuses to die in June, is still gold at eleven in the evening.
Then a helicopter lands. Not tomorrow. Tonight. Right now. Just before midnight.
Grímsey is a small island 41 kilometres north of Iceland's mainland, sitting directly on the Arctic Circle. The flight is twenty minutes over the Norwegian Sea. Below: open water. Ahead: a sun that will not set.
On Grímsey, ILE has prepared a single golf hole. A par 3, specially set up for this moment. The tee is south of the Arctic Circle line. The green is north of it. The shot carries you across 66°33′N — the only golf hole on earth that does.
When the putt drops, the champagne arrives. The bottle is opened with a Viking axe — sabered in the old tradition, with a blade that belongs to this latitude. A toast is made, the sun still above the horizon. And then the certificate is presented: official confirmation that you have played golf across the Arctic Circle. No other operator in the world offers this. No other operator in the world can.
The midnight flight
Private helicopter from Siglufjörður to Grímsey at midnight. Twenty minutes over the Norwegian Sea under the midnight sun.
The Arctic Circle par 3
Tee south of the line. Green north of it. The shot crosses 66°33′N — the only golf hole on earth played across the Arctic Circle.
Champagne by Viking axe
The bottle is sabered open with a Viking axe. A toast is made with the sun visible on the horizon at midnight.
The certificate
An official ILE certificate confirming you have played golf across the Arctic Circle. A permanent record of something that has happened in only one place on earth.
1–10
10 Courses
South to north across Iceland
11
Siglufjörður
The dramatic northern fjord finale
Just Before Midnight
Helicopter departs for Grímsey
Arctic Circle Hole
One par 3 across 66°33′N
The Ceremony
Viking axe · champagne · certificate
Where you'll play
Ten Courses. Ten Entirely Different Worlds.
Every course on this tour is chosen because it is unlike anything you have played before — and unlike every other course on the list.
Kíðjaberg
Greater Reykjavík
Carved through volcanic terrain. Aerial views of a landscape shaped by fire.
Grafarholt
Reykjavík
Wildflower-lined fairways in the capital. Home of Iceland's finest players.
Brautarholt
Reykjavík
One of the country's most storied clubs. Tradition, craft, and excellent golf.
Hella
South Iceland
In the shadow of Hekla. South coast golf at its most atmospheric.
Þorlákshöfn
South Iceland
Wide open south coast skies, mountain panoramas, and quiet golf country.
Oddur, Garðabær
Capital Region
Championship 18 holes at Urriðavöllur, laid against the Heiðmörk lava — minutes from Reykjavík.
Akureyri
North Iceland
Host to the Arctic Open. Mountain-framed, played under the midnight sun.
Sandgerði
Reykjanes Peninsula
Links golf on the Atlantic shoreline of the Reykjanes coast.
Nesklúbburinn
Reykjavík
A classic Nes peninsula links with fjord and mountain on every horizon.
Siglufjörður
The Penultimate Stop · North Iceland · Tröllaskagi Peninsula
Iceland's most dramatic northerly fjord town. Once the herring capital of the world, now a place of extraordinary quiet and rare beauty. The course sits in a valley so steep-sided and still that time feels different here. This is the final round before the helicopter arrives.
What's covered
Everything Arranged. Nothing Left to Chance.
All green fees
Private tee times on all ten courses. Pre-arranged and included.
Midnight helicopter to Grímsey
Private helicopter from Siglufjörður to Grímsey and return. Included in the full tour.
All transfers
ILE private fleet throughout. Airport to hotel, hotel to course, course to course — every journey.
Arctic Circle certificate
Official ILE certificate issued after the Grímsey hole is completed.
Dedicated ILE coordinator
An ILE team member with the group for the full duration. Every detail handled.
Curated accommodation
Luxury hotels and boutique properties selected for each stage of the journey.
Golf season: May through September.
The Arctic Circle finale requires the midnight sun — available in June and July only. The ten-course tour without the Grímsey element runs May through September. Peak weeks book months in advance. Enquire early.
Begin the conversation
Ready to play the Arctic Circle?
Tell us your dates, your party, and whether you want the full Grímsey experience. We'll handle everything from the first tee time to the Viking axe.