Belgium
Golf architect Tom Simpson had a big hand in establishing golf in Belgium in the early part of the 20th century, designing 4 out of the first 5 courses to be built. Belgian golf clubs automatically acquire the "Royal" title once they have been operational for fifty years. All golf courses presented are open to the public. Some may be difficult to play on week-ends owing to the number of members, but travelling green-feers should often be able to play during the week.
To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses in Belgium on our customised maps.
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Original design by Northern Ireland architect Tom McAuley; some revisions made by Alain Prat (2009 and 2012).
Visitors welcome
Bruges
Joan Dudok van Heel
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Liege
Martin Hawtree
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Brussels
Marcel Vercruyce
Visitors welcome
Brussels
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).
Visitors welcome
Namur
Jean Jottrand
Visitors welcome
Liege
Gary Player
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Original design by French architect Jean-Manuel Rossi. Modifications by Dutch course architect Frank Pont (2018-19).
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Fred Evans & David Fields
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Hasselt
Marc de Keyser
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Oostende
Jeremy Pern
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Brussels
Frederic Theys
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Brussels
Original design by Bill Amick. Later improvements by Peter Alliss & Clive Clark.
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Brussels
Original design by Martin Hawtree. Later improvements added by Peter Alliss & Clive Clark.
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Joan Dudok van Heel
Visitors welcome
Hasselt
Bruno Steensels
Visitors welcome
Mons
Designed by Northern Ireland architect Tom McAuley (1987).
Weekdays only
Brussels
Belgian golf course architect Bruno Steensels.
Visitors welcome
Namur
English architect Martin Hawtree.
Visitors welcome
Gent
J.H. Baker
Visitors welcome
Gent
J.H. Baker
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Original design by Joan Dudok van Heel, with later revisions by Bruno Steensels (2011).
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Brussels
Baron Paul Rolin
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Antwerp
Baron Paul Rolin
Wkends restrictd
Antwerp
Original course at Kapellenbos laid out by Willie Park Jr (1910). Course lengthened and revamped by Tom Simpson (1930).
Visitors welcome
Namur
Seymour Dunn
Weekdays only
Brussels
Original design by Seymour Dunn (1905); modified by Tom Simpson (1928).
Visitors welcome
Brussels
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Wkends restrictd
Liege
Tom Simpson
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Mons
Original 18-holes (Bruyere & Quesnoy nines) laid out by Tom Simpson with help from Charles Warren (the professional and greenkeeper at Knocke GC). Les Etangs nine added by Fred & Martin Hawtree (1990).
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Brussels
C.K. (Ken) Cotton, Frank Pennink & Charles Lawrie
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Gent
Original design by George Pannell; redesigned by Fred Hawtree (1950s).
Visitors welcome
Hasselt
Fred Hawtree
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Oostende
Seymour Dunn
Visitors welcome
Liege
Tom Simpson
Wkends restrictd
Brussels
Baron Paul Rolin
Wkends restrictd
Brussels
Current course at this location designed by Fred Hawtree (1959). Greens and bunkering redesigned by Martin Hawtree (2004/05).
Wkends restrictd
Bruges
Original 18-hole course at this site substantially redesigned and re-routed by Harry Colt in 1912, at the same time as he designed Royal Zoute's Inner course. After WW2 both courses were restored by Lieutenant Colonel Allen. Located on the coast at nearby Lekkerbek, was a third Harry Colt design dating from 1921. The Lekkebek course, considered by many to be one of the finest duneland links courses in the world, was lost forever after WW2.
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Brussels
French architect Jean-Manuel Rossi.
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Hasselt
Ron Kirby
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Kortrijk
Baron Paul Rolin
Tournaments:
Women’s major championships: the month of June sees two women’s majors: the US Women’s Open (June 3-6), with A Lim Kim defending, and the Women’s PGA Championship (June 24-27), with Sei Young Kim defending.
Senior PGA Championship: the revered Southern Hills in Oklahoma hosts the 81st staging of this event (May 27-30); Ken Tanigawa holds the title from its last playing in 2019.
Who's Who:
Phil Mickelson: in winning the 2021 PGA Championship, the world’s most famous “leftie” became the oldest winner of a golf major championship.
Hideki Matsuyama: became the first Japanese professional to win a men’s major championship, when he triumphed in this year’s Masters Tournament.
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.
American Dunes opens for play following Nicklaus transformation
Nicklaus Design has transformed the former Grand Haven Golf Club in Michigan into the American Dunes Golf Club, a new public course that is now open for play
New course opens for play at Barnbougle
Bill Coore designs 14-hole layout with “sporty” holes on dune ridge above Lost Farm (golf carts allowed).
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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