Best golf courses: Around Brussels

Golf around Brussels: Many excellent golf courses are dotted around Brussels, located just within 30 min away from the city centre. A couple of our favourites are: Royal Waterloo GC host of the Belgian Open, Telenet Trophy and the Hulencourt Golf Club, built on historic grounds that date back to 930 AD. The club prides itself on maintaining the highest level of golfing tradition, fulfilling the vision of the club’s President and Owner, Mr Patrick Solvay. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses around Brussels on our customised maps.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Steensels, Bruno

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Brussels

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Belgian golf course architect Bruno Steensels.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Brussels
Jones Sr, Robert Trent

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Brussels

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Robert Trent Jones Sr.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Hawtree, Martin

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Brussels

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Original design by Martin Hawtree. Later improvements added by Peter Alliss & Clive Clark.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Vercruyce, Marcel

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Brussels

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Marcel Vercruyce

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Brussels
McAuley, Tom

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Brussels

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Original design by Northern Ireland architect Tom McAuley; some revisions made by Alain Prat (2009 and 2012).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Weekdays only
Brussels
Dunn & Simpson

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Weekdays only

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Brussels

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Original design by Seymour Dunn (1905); modified by Tom Simpson (1928).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Brussels
Hawtree, Fred

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Brussels

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Current course at this location designed by Fred Hawtree (1959). Greens and bunkering redesigned by Martin Hawtree (2004/05).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Steensels, Bruno

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Brussels

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Belgian golf course architect Bruno Steensels designed (and later renovated) the original parkland nine holes in 1998 (holes 1-5, 8, 9, 10 & 18), then added nine new linksy holes in 2015 (holes 7, 6, 11-17).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Amick, Bill

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Brussels

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Original design by Bill Amick. Later improvements by Peter Alliss & Clive Clark.

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Theys, Frederic

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Brussels

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Frederic Theys

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Brussels
Dudok van Heel, Joan

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Brussels

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Original design by Joan Dudok van Heel, with later revisions by Bruno Steensels (2011).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Rossi, Jean-Manuel

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Brussels

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Original design by French architect Jean-Manuel Rossi. Modifications by Dutch course architect Frank Pont (2018-19).

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Dudok van Heel, Joan

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Brussels

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Joan Dudok van Heel

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Brussels
Rolin, Paul

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Brussels

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Baron Paul Rolin

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Brussels
Rolin, Paul

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Brussels

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Baron Paul Rolin

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Rossi, Jean-Manuel

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Brussels

Designer

French architect Jean-Manuel Rossi.

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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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