Best golf courses: Utrecht

Utrecht: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Not Sundays
Utrecht
Dudok van Heel, Joan

Visitors?

Not Sundays

Nearest city

Utrecht

Designer

Original design by Joan Dudok van Heel (1986); later additions by Gerard Jol & Roel van Aalderen (2004).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Utrecht
Rijks, Alan

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Utrecht

Designer

Alan Rijks & Roel van Aalderen.

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Utrecht
Montgomerie, Colin

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Utrecht

Designer

A Colin Montgomerie Signature Course created with Ross McMurray of European Golf Design.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Mon thru' Thur
Utrecht
Steensels, Bruno

Visitors?

Mon thru' Thur

Nearest city

Utrecht

Designer

Bruno Steensels (Belg).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Weekdays only
Utrecht
Burrows & Colt

Visitors?

Weekdays only

Nearest city

Utrecht

Designer

Original 9-hole course at this location designed by Henry Burrows (1917). Extended to 18-holes by Harry Colt (1928). Subsequent modifications made by Sir Guy Campbell (1952) and Kyle Phillips (2009).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Utrecht
Pennink & Steel

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Utrecht

Designer

Original design by Frank Pennink, who died before Hoge Kleij was completed. Donald Steel, Pennink's one-time partner, ensured the course was completed. Later renovations by Frank Pont.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Mon thru' Thur
Utrecht
Phillips, Kyle

Visitors?

Mon thru' Thur

Nearest city

Utrecht

Designer

Designed by Kyle Phillips, with input from Robert Trent Jones Jr. During the project's early phases, Phillips was working for the firm of Robert Trent Jones II.

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Mon thru' Thur
Utrecht
Colt, Harry

Visitors?

Mon thru' Thur

Nearest city

Utrecht

Designer

Harry Colt designed the current layout in 1927.

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Tournaments

Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

Who's Who

Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.

Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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