Evje Golf Park is home to Moss & Rygge Golf Club and is the latest addition to golf in Østfold County. Idyllically located by Evje sound, the course is just 20 minutes from Hotel Refsnes Gods. This 18-hole competition course is designed by Jeremy Turner, undoubtedly the most celebrated golf course architect in Scandinavia. Much attention has been given to drainage, and this, together with its close proximity to the fjord, means Evje is open longer than most courses in the region. The front nine, offering parkland characteristics, weaves a u-shaped figure-of-eight round Evje manor farm, the unmistakable warning bell at the third contrasting sharply with the gentle tinkling of cow bells. The undulating fairways are often narrow and bordered by clover and gorse, giving very little room for manoeuvre. The newer back nine scores a trace through hilly woodland containing some challenging water obstacles. The centre piece here is a protected forest containing ancient oak, ash and beech, while the biotopes at the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth always provide a source of amusement as golfer and water fowl vie for attention. For a relatively new course, Evje has won solid acclaim in Norwegian golfing circles. One story has it that on reaching the back nine at Evje, the wealthy developer of another golf course reached for his cell phone, rang his architect and said: I think we had better make some changes.