Slotenseweg 11,
Nistelrode, Noord-Brabant 5388 RC
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Houcine Zioui (Head Professional)The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open heathland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Original course at this location (known as Golfclub De Hooge Vorssel) was revamped and extended to 18 holes by Alan Rijks (2015).
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1.5 km N of Nistelrode / 26 km SW of Nijmegen.
Duke, The (Nld)
The Duke Club represents the latest in a trio of private courses to arrive on the Dutch golfing scene. All prefixed by the definite article, The Dutch (2010, designer Colin Montgomerie) and The International (2012, Ian Woosnam) have now been joined by The Duke, which firmly targets a business clientele and the corporate golf market.
Laid out on easy-draining sandy soil, a former woodland nine-hole course (known as De Hooge Vorssel) was substantially revamped by Dutch course designer Alan Rijks. His redesign also included the addition of a much more open and linksy nine, to the west of the original nine. At times wooded, at others much more open, a degree of straight-hitting is demanded from the tee, especially on some of the tighter tree-lined holes.
Pick of the holes: the par-3 7th. Not unsurprisingly a hole that resembles the island green par-3 17th at TPC Sawgrass is going to steal any show ... and so it does at The Duke.
Stay&Play at The Duke: enquiries can be made by non-members regarding the small onsite luxury suites hotel located at The Duke.
Private club for individual and corporate members, and their guests.
Players generally walk this course.
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The Duke golf course, with its impressive "Sir Edwin Luytens English-style" clubhouse and highly-rated restaurant, is owned by the Van Eerd family, also owners of Jumbo Supermarkets and a chain of golf shops, Jumbo Golfwereld (Golf World). The vision for The Duke is that of a high-end exclusive business golf club, targeted at Corporate members.
Apparently the club name is connected to the Dukes of 's-Hertogenbosch, who used this and the surrounding land for hunting deer and wild boar.
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
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.
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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