Tiger Woods Is Selling His Swedish Island

Tiger Woods Is Selling His Swedish Island

"The secluded villa, hunting lodge and stables are surrounded by a very large lawn. Here you can land your private prop airplane, play soccer, do some riding or enjoy unstructured golfing. 100 metres from the villa is the private, protected bay, and a 50 metres quay that provides plenty of space for your own, and your friends’ boats. This is the place to begin great fishing trips in your own private fishing waters, take a boat ride out to Mälaren’s over 1000 islands or the beautiful archipelago of Stockholm."

I wonder if Tiger actually ever used this place. The great room looks ... er ... sparsely furnished, to be kind.

You can pick up the whole island for a mere 45 million kronor, the same as one pack of Marlboros at a Swedish 7-Eleven. OK, it's really equivalent to about five million greenbacks, which now that I think about it, is about what a pack of Marlboros costs in Scandinavia. Unfortunately, the Swedes will not accept payment for land in dollars. You must pay in kronor or herring.

SIDEBAR: According to this chart, I had Sweden confused with Norway. (How could such a thing possibly happen?) A pack of Marbs actually costs $14.48 in Norway, but the figure is considerably lower in Sweden. By the way, even that Norwegian price is still a bargain compared to the price in Australia.