Koninklijke Haagsche Golf & Country Club (Royal Hague)
Wassenaar
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The Hague or Den Haag (in Dutch) is known as the “Legal Capital of the World”, thanks to the likes of the Peace Palace and the International Criminal Court. With royal palaces and regular music festivals, the Hague could never be labelled as a boring city but, with Koninklijke Haagsche Golf & Country Club located nearby, and Noordwijkse and Kennemer a little further along the coast, the Hague could be the most exciting links golfing destination on mainland Europe.
Golfers worldwide first sampled the delights of this royal club in 1963 when Byron Nelson played Gerry de Wit in one of the earliest games during the popular “Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf” series of televised challenge matches.
The similarity between this section of Dutch linksland and that of the British coastline is uncanny. Even though the Koninklijke Haagsche Golf Club was founded way back in 1893, we must thank the design firm of Colt, Alison and Morrison Ltd. for today’s legacy, with the course opening for play in 1939.
According to a column in Het Ochtendblad (The Morning Paper) printed in October 1939, Captain Alison designed the course, but couldn't be present for the official opening as he lived overseas.
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