Best golf courses: Netherlands

Baron Paul Rolin designed the current course in 1989.

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

Kyle Phillips of California-based Kyle Phillips Golf Course Design.

Original design by Frank Pennink (1981) with later modifications by Gerard Jol.

Henk & Kees Kuijsters

Tom Macauley

Alan Rijks & Roel van Aalderen.

Original design by E.C. "Charles" Warren, at the time the professional and greenkeeper at Knocke GC in Belgium (later called Royal Zoute). Later modifications made by Dutch golf course architect Alan Rijks.

Original 9-hole design by Frank Pennink (1972); extended to 18 holes by Donald Steel (1992); renovated by Frank Pont (2011).

Original course at this location (known as Golfclub De Hooge Vorssel) was revamped and extended to 18 holes by Alan Rijks (2015).

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

Donald Steel

Harry Colt

Alan Rijks

Donald Steel & Hans Hertzberger

Bruno Steensels (Belg).

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).

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.

Gerard Jol & Roel van Aalderen

Ian Woosnam

Located 10 km further north in Santpoort, Kennemer's original nine-hole course dated from 1910. The club moved to its present location in 1928. Here an 18-hole course, comprising the current B and C nines, was laid out by English course architect Harry Colt.

In 1937 Colt was invited back to design a third nine, but this was not actually built until 1985. Adhering closely to Colt's earlier plan, Dutch-born course architect Frank Pennink created the final design for the A-nine, the building of which was supervised by former club Secretary Steven van Hengel.

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.

Original 9-hole design by Frank Pennink (1964); extended to 18 holes by Donald Steel (1994), with later improvements by Martin Ebert (of Mackenzie & Ebert).

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).

Joan Dudok van Heel (Netherlands).

Baron Paul Rolin (Belg).

Baron Paul Rolin (Belg).

Original nine-holes at this location laid out by Aelbrecht Arent del Court van Krimpen (1910). Later changes and extension to 18-holes by Frank Pennink (1976).

Current layout designed by Harry Colt, Charles Hugh Alison & John Morrison (1938); most of the design is attributed to Hugh Alison.

Michiel van der Vaart, Philip Spogaard & Gerard Jol.

Dutch golf course architect Frank Pont.

Original design by English golf course architect John S.F. Morrison (of Colt, Alison & Morrison), with later additions by Joan Dudock van Heel (1990s) and revisions by Frank Pont (2010s).

Current 18-hole design by Thomas J.A. "Tom" Macauley (Ire), coincident with club's 1997 move from its original 9-hole layout.

Harry Colt designed the current layout in 1927.

John Jacob F. "Frank" Pennink (Eng), with the newer section designed by Baron Paul Rolin (Belg).