Widow of Golfers Magazine founder donates books

The Dutch Golf Museum was called by Reina Kokke, widow of JanKees Kokke, who passed away in May 2023. In addition to being a golfer at the Kennemer Golf & Country Club, her husband was the founder of the golf magazine Golfers Magazine and had built up an...

Donation of Lesson Tapestry Golf Rules and Putter

  The Nunspeetse (Nunspeetse Golf and Country Club De Verwaeyde Sandbergen) has had its home course at Het Rijk van Nunspeet since 1987. It was in the same year that Paula van Ballegoijen-De Jong made a Golf Rules Lesson to help the (novice) members find their...

Paul Roos donates golf books again

On Tuesday 23 January, chairman John and volunteer Anja drove to Delft in a borrowed van to visit Paul Roos. Paul has been a supporter of the Dutch Golf Museum since its inception and is a true friend. He had donated golf books before and called to say that there were...

Willem van den Elskamp donates Dutch Open memorabilia

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...

Son of deceased father donates golf books

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...

Physically limited golfer Daphne van Houten donates signed golf ball

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...