The club was established in 1959 and received a royal charter from king Gustaf VI Adolf the same year.

It is situated on the island Lovön in lake Mälaren in the outskirts of Stockholm adjacent to Drottningholm Palace, the residence of the Swedish royal family.

[2] The course was renovated 2010–2012 by Johan Benestam and the remodeled course was inaugurated by Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland in June 2012.

Prior to the establishment of the European Tour it hosted the Volvo Open in 1970, where Jean Garaïalde beat runner-up Jack Nicklaus by one stroke.

[4] At the first edition of the Scandinavian Masters in 1991, Fred Couples scored a European Tour record 12 birdies in his second 18-hole round, shouting 61.