Prior to the Golfmuseum Cup, journalist Willem van den Elskamp came to chairman John Ott to hand him a number of Dutch Open items that he still had in his possession. As a golf journalist, Willem has visited many Dutch Open editions and commented on the famous...
Rombout Jas, son of Henk Jas, who recently died at the age of 87, brought more than 150 golf books and golf games to the museum. His father was an avid golfer who, together with his wife, had had a lot of fun with the game of golf and everything that went with it. Son...
Daphne van Houten is an avid golfer of 24 years who first plays handicap +1.9 (= under 0) and after the introduction of the World Handicap System now handicap -1.9. At the age of 12, she was diagnosed with scoliosis (a condition characterized by a lateral curvature of...
Op 1 september 2022 overhandigde Wil Borst, penningmeester bij de Stichting Golf voor Gehandicapten (www.gvoorg.nl) the golf bag of ex-golf professional Christel Boeljon at the Nederlands Golfmuseum. Christel donated this bag with contents to GvoorG in 2017 to help...
In November 2021, John Ott and Jacques Schuiling were able to give a presentation on behalf of the Nederlands Golfmuseum at the Golf Table of the Royal Industrial Grand Club in Amsterdam. A very fun and educational experience. Last week, the two board members Jos van...
The Ping putter owes its name to the specific “ping” sound that the putter makes when a ball is put. Now I have had a fairly new Ping putter for years, but I did not find the sound (and therefore this statement) very convincing. Until Piet Rijkers, after a...
