Noordwijkse Golfclub

Randweg 25,

Noordwijk, Zuid Holland 2204 AL

  • Office

    +31 (0)252 373 761
  • Pro shop

    +31 (0)252 373 763
  • Fax

    +31 (0)252 370 044
  • Golf pro

    Iwan Renders (Head Professional)

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Seaside links. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Coastal duneland and woodland.

  • Designer:

    Original 18-hole course, which no longer exists, laid out by Harry Colt (1931). When the club moved to a new site 5 km north of the original, Frank Pennink of Cotton, Pennink, Lawrie & Co supervised the new course construction (in 1969), working to a design largely developed by P. de Jong and other club members (in 1959).

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Metres
6359
5353
4802
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
75.7
69.1
71.4

Location

Latitude:

52.283751

Longitude:

4.463512

How to get there:

35 km N of Den Haag

From the A44 just north of Leiden, take exit 6 (Voorhout-Noordwijk) and follow direction Voorhout-Noordwijk. After 3.6 km turn right onto the N206 direction Noordwijkerhout-Haarlem. After 4.1 km leave the N206 at exit Noorwijkerhout-Zuid and follow direction Noordwijkerhout-Congress Centrum. After o.1 km at roundabout turn right direction Noordwijkerhout. After o.9 km at roundabout turn left direction "Naar Zee". After 2.8 km turn left into small road, direction Noordwijkse GC. After o.7 km along small access road, golf entrance is in front of you.

Noordwijkse Golfclub

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.

Est. 1915

Noordwijkse Golfclub: It is difficult to imagine a more revered links golf course in continental Europe than is found here amongst the dunes at Noordwijk. Maybe Harry Colt's original layout, which lay five kilometres to the south, was of equal stature. But that course was abandoned after World War II in favour of constructing the current course. Frank Pennink supervised the construction of the 'new' layout, to a design largely developed by the club's members, led by Mr P. De Jong.

Set back from and just out of sight of the sea, most of the Noordwijk course occupies a stunning set of towering sand dunes. The layout weaves its way between the sand hills, demanding accurate shot-making from the tee, and again around the well-bunker defended greens. The middle part of the front-nine takes you on a brief excursion through the corner of a pine forest. The pines may provide a brief respite from the elements, but don't count on any trees for shelter on the back nine - just a succession of majestic and demanding links holes, laid out in open duneland.

One of several knee-trembling (blind) carries you'll need to make comes with the second shot over a saddle-back hill at the par-5 2nd. Additional blind shots also feature from one or two of the tees. A word of caution about attempting to play from the ever-lengthening back tees. Don't, unless you are a low single-figure handicapper, or better! If the wind is blowing or your game is out of sorts, Noordwijk can be a brute.

Nothing intrudes on the naturalness of the surroundings here. Roads and housing are left far behind as you head through the pine forest and connect with the duneland and golf course. Not just one of the finest golf courses in the Netherlands, Noordwijk ranks alongside some of the world's very best links golf courses.

List of courses: Netherlands

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays; no outside visitors on weekends.

Must book in advance. Maximum handicap permitted: 24 (all visitors). Proof of golf club membership required.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes, member of recognised foreign (non-Dutch) golf club: €190.

Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2023].

Other information

Players generally walk this course.

Practice facilities

Good

Did you know?

Noordwijkse Golf Club has hosted the Dutch Open Championship on many occasions, starting in 1916 when a Major Charles Bryce won the trophy; he was one of a number of British Army officers interned in the Netherlands at the time.

Since those early days, Noordwijk has produced an impressively international list of Dutch Open champions, including Bernhard Langer (Ger), Graham Marsh and Stephen Leaney (Aus), Bob Byman and Payne Stewart (USA), Seve Ballesteros (Esp) and Colin Montgomerie (Scot). For more details view Top Golf Tournament at Noordwijkse Golfclub.

Published ranking

Netherlands' 5th best course (Golf World, 2022).
Continental Europe's 33rd best course (Golf World, 2023).

Where2Stay

  • Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin5-star

    Koningin Astrid Blvd 5, 2202 BK Noordwijk aan Zee.

    +31(0)71 361 92 20

    Visit website

    This large 254-room, 5-star hotel is located less than 100m from the beach in Noordwijk. It offers a multitude of amenities and activities, including sea-view rooms and terraces, tennis courts, bicycle rental, several bars and a Michelin-starred restaurant.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Noordwijk

    • Golf within 30 km:

      Kennemer; Royal Haagsche

  • Hotel Casino Sassenheim4-star

    Warmonderweg 8, 2171 AH Sassenheim.

    +31 (0)252 219 019

    Visit website

    A member of the Van der Valk group, the Hotel Casino Sassenheim offers air-conditioned rooms with cable TV; there are also themed suites with luxury bathroom facilities. The casino is spread over 3 floors and offers a full range of gaming activities, including roulette, bingo and poker.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Noordwijkse

    • Golf within 30 km:

      Royal Haagsche; Kennemer; Amsterdamse; Houtrak

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