Gerard Snelderwaard (84 jaar) is nog steeds een fanatieke golfspeler. Hij heeft meer dan veertig jaar in de golfsector gewerkt, onder andere als eigenaar van een golfwinkel in Bloemendaal en (nog steeds) als golfer met handicap 12,3 bij Golfclub Houtrak. Afgelopen...
Willem van den Elskamp is a true collector of everything related to the Dutch Open. As a golf journalist, Willem has attended many editions of the Dutch Open and to this day he provides commentary as a reporter for the famous “Beat The Pro” events....
In early September, 28 golfers from the Kennemer Golf Club in Zandvoort visited the Dutch Golf Museum for a guided tour. Not just any group of golfers, but members of the long-established friends’ group “IJZERSTERK”. All of them are golfers who have largely...
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...
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...
