Last Monday, board members John Ott and Ferd Vrijmoed paid a visit to the 97-year-old writer and golf historian Albert Bloemendaal. Albert was happy to briefly return to the golf history he had described so often. We received some valuable books from him and also had...
As mentioned before, we regularly receive golf items as a golf museum. These are usually just a few pieces, and the giver knows who originally owned this object. Particularly remarkable, therefore, was the phone call from a lady from Bielefeld, Germany. She knew...
Every club golfer notices that the golf season has started again at their first club competition. As the Dutch Golf Museum, we notice this because the trophies are being collected again to be awarded later. This includes the “KLM Open” trophy and the “Dutch Ladies...
The Dutch Golf Museum and Diana Mertens have known each other since 2015. Through a tip from Do Smit of the Dutch Kolf Association, John Ott learned that she owned a beautiful collection of kolf shoes from the 16th and 17th centuries. After a visit to the former...
Two weeks ago, PGA Holland, the umbrella organization for playing and teaching golf professionals, celebrated its 100th anniversary. On the occasion of this momentous event, a ceramic tee was presented to a select number of people, including NGF director Jan van...
