21 Chemin de Baudemont,
Nivelles, Brabant 1400
Office
+32 (0)67 894 279Pro shop
+32 (0)67 894 272Fax
+32 (0)67 894 274Website
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Anthony Putod (Head Professional)Academy
La Tournette Golf AcademyThe Course:
18 holes. Open parkland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Rural countryside.
Designer:
Original design by Martin Hawtree. Later improvements added by Peter Alliss & Clive Clark.
18-hole par-72 Américain course (6198 metres); 9-hole par-27 Orival course (711 metres).
50.623405
4.295971
29 km S of Brussels
From the A7-E19 motorway (Brussels - Mons) take exit 18 (Nivelles-Nord) and follow the N252 direction Nivelles, but only for a few hundred metres. Take the right turn off the N252 (close to motorway exit) direction La Tournette. After 1.2 km turn right at T-junction and go under bridge. After o.8 km golf is on your right (parking is on the left).
La Tournette (Anglais)
Golf Château de la Tournette (Anglais course): When opened in 1988, La Tournette's links-style Anglais (English) course was easy to differentiate from its more parkland Américain companion. However, progressive tree-planting has regrettably detracted from the layout's open, linksy character, gradually converting the Anglais into a tree-lined parkland layout, albeit a very good one. The fabulous long par-3 12th hole could easily have been plucked from one of the great British seaside courses, although nowadays the corridor of "dunes," through which your ball must be threaded, is morphing into a tree-lined avenue.
The excellence of the golfing challenging and overall quality of Hawtree's design still incorporates many pleasant elevation changes, stylish bunkering and excellent contouring to the undulating fairways. But, for lovers of open links golf, the course's original "x-factor" is gradually receding beneath the growing tree line. Deep rough still grows on the rolling mounds that define many of the holes, while small ponds also bring water menacingly into play on six or seven occasions. The long par-3 4th, snaking par-5 13th and downhill par-3 15th all require carries over water to reach the safety of their respective greens, while the downhill par-3 6th and par-4 17th are threateningly flanked by ponds. Although the Anglais layout is clearly in transition from open links to tree-lined parkland, the course remains one of Belgium's best and most challenging layouts.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance. Maximum handicap: 36.
Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.
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The Anglais course at La Tournette was designed by English golf architect Martin Hawtree, of the family firm Hawtree Limited. The firm was established by Frederick George Hawtree, continued by his son Frederick William Hawtree, and finally passed onto F.G.'s grandson, Martin Grant Hawtree in 1985. The Hawtree dynasty has been responsible for the design and improvement of over 750 golf courses worldwide.
Chaussée de Mons 22, 1400 Nivelles
+32 (0)67 218 721
Visit websiteLocated just off exit 19 on the A7-E19 (Brussels - Mons motorway).
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La Tournette (Anglais and Americain cousrse)
Pierpont; Rigenee; Hulencourt; Empereur; Louvain-la-Neuve; Royal Waterloo (Marache and Lion courses); Sept Fontaines.
198 Chausse de Tervuren, B-1410 Waterloo
+32 (0)2 352 18 15
Visit websiteThe Grand Hotel Waterloo is located within easy reach of the centre of Waterloo and just 3 km from one of Europe's most famous battlefields (well worth a visit !). The hotel's main restaurant, La Sucrerie (sugar factory), is particularly noteworthy, not least from an architectural standpoint. Many top-quality courses in the area will keep golfers fully occupied.
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Royal Waterloo; Sept Fontaines; Hulencourt; Empereur.
La Tournette; Pierpont; La Bruyere; Rigenee; Louvain-La-Neuve; Royal Bercuit; Bawette; Royal GC de Belgique (Ravenstein).
Tournaments:
European Tour: 2021 marks the 50th and last season of the world renowned European Tour, launched in April 1972 at the Spanish Open. From 2022 the Tour will be sponsored by Dubai-based global supply chain and ports operator DP World, and will be known as the DP World Tour.
South African Open: December 2021 events in South Africa have again been impacted by the Covid pandemic. The South African Open (Dec 2-5) will no longer be played as a DP World Tour event, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship (Dec 9-12) has been cancelled.
Who's Who:
Bernhard Langer: at age 64, Langer collected a record sixth Charles Schwab Cup, the only player to have won the season-long points chase more than twice. He also topped the PGA Tour Champions money-list for the 11th time out of a possible 13 since 2008.
Carlota Ciganda: the five-time Solheim Cup star was delighted to record a fourth Ladies European Tour win in her home national championship, the Ladies Spanish Open.
Lee Elder: Trailblazer, Ryder Cup player, four-time PGA Tour winner and eight-time Senior PGA Tour winner, Lee Elder died on November 28, aged 87. In 1975 he became the first African American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, and in so doing provided one of the pivotal moments in the history of professional golf.
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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