Groot Haesebroekseweg 22,
Wassenaar, Zuid Holland 2243 EC
Office
+31 (0)70 517 9607Pro shop
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Visit websiteGolf pro
Ben Collier (Head Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Seaside links. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Coastal duneland and woodland.
Designer:
Current layout designed by Harry Colt, Charles Hugh Alison & John Morrison (1938); most of the design is attributed to Hugh Alison.
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10 km N of Den Haag
From the N44 a few km north of Den Haag, take the Wassenaar-Zuid exit at traffic lights on to Vanderoudermeulenlaan. After 0.6 km go straight across roundabout and continue on Stoeplaan. After 1.9 km turn left into Koninklijke Haagsche G&CC (look out for the small yellow sign on the right).
Royal Haagsche
Koninklijke (Royal) Haagsche Golf & Country Club: "The Haagsche" as it is best known, is the most southerly of three world-class links courses on the Dutch coast. Together with Kennemer and Noordwijk, the Haagsche is located in a stunning stretch of duneland that runs from The Hague up to IJmuiden (near Amsterdam). All three courses are tucked into the sand hills that sit behind the North Sea shoreline.
On your first visit (and probably thereafter), you'll enjoy the stroll from Haagsche's sumptuous clubhouse, through the whispering pine trees and up to the elevated starter's hut. From here you look down onto the opening par-5 hole and across the rolling open terrain that typifies much of this course.
The narrow undulating holes are home to a multitude of mounds, dips and hollows. On the entire course you'll find only one fairway bunker (it's a different story around the greens) and no water hazards. Lining the fairways is an intimidating array of mounds, wispy fescues, bushes and trees, all contributing to the beauty of the course and its undoubted challenges.
This absorbing and testing layout contains a knee-trembling "Amen Corner." Prayers are indeed in order as you approach the pencil thin par-4 14th, the semi-hidden green of the par-4 15th, and the long-carry at the par-4 16th. After these three potential card-wreckers you'll be glad to stand on the wonderfully elevated 18th tee and look down this unforgettable par-5 hole, the imposing clubhouse majestically framing the final green.
Visitors welcome on weekdays; no outside visitors on weekends. Play is in 3-balls; 4-balls not permitted.
Must book in advance. Maximum handicap: 24 (all players). Proof of handicap required.
Credit or debit cards only. Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available only for certified medical reasons.
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The Haagsche was awarded its Koninklijke (in English "Royal") prefix by Queen Beatrix in 1993. | The club has hosted numerous top level tournaments, including the Dutch Open championship on several occasions. For more details view Top Golf Tournaments at The Haagsche Golf Club.
Netherlands: 2nd best course in the Netherlands (Golf Digest, 2020).
Europe: 13th best course in Europe (excl Britain & Ireland) (Golf World, 2019).
World: 78th best course in the world (GOLF magazine, 2020/21).
Zijdeweg 54, 2245 BZ Wassenaar.
+31 (0)70 511 9344
Visit websiteA member of the Van der Valk group, this 90-room hotel is centrally located between The Hague and the seaside resort town of Scheveningen. The hotel facilities include a full-service restaurant, terrace and a bar.
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Royal Haagsche
Broekpolder; Noordwijk
Lange Houtstraat 5, 2511 CV Den Haag.
+31 (0)70 820 9980
Visit websiteThis Holiday Inn Express hotel is less than half an hour by train from Rotterdam and Schiphol International Airport, and a 10-minute walk from Den Haag Central Station. The Binnenhof parliament buildings and famous Mauritshuis art museum are only a few steps away.
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Royal Haagsche
Broekpolder; Noordwijk
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.
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