Piet Rijkers donates Ping 1 A putter

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...

Donation of collection of golf balls with car brands

    The NVGJ, short for the Dutch Association of Golf-Playing Journalists, visited the Dutch Golf Museum on 5 July 2021. And of course they took advantage of the opportunity to play a golf match at the beautiful golf course Landgoed Bleijenbeek. During the visit to...

Golf legacy of Aleid Kemper donated to museum

Aleid Kemper passed away on 26 November 2020 after a short illness. She was 76 years old. Aleid was known within golf as a rule expert and collector of golf books and golf attributes. As a referee she was present at many golf competitions and tournaments. She was also...

Golf museum acquires the “KLM Open Night Watch”

Vlnr: Paul Way, Sergio Garcia, Rebkha Wu, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castãno, Martin Kaymer, David Lynn, Maarten Lafeber, Joost Luiten, Peter Townsend, Tobias Dier, Ashun Wu, Javier Ballesteros. Foto: Tiva Pam. Visitors to Golf Course Bleijenbeek in Afferden are now welcomed...

Ingeborg Slikker donates golf books to museum

Ingeborg Slikker, former NGF referee, donates a large part of the contents of her bookcase to the Nederlands Golfmuseum. Thanks to her generous gift, many new titles have been added to the museum’s library. Also read the article in De Nederlandse Golfkrant about...

Cees Elshout donates stamps to golf museum

Cees Elshout, member of Golfclub Bleijenbeek, has donated his golf stamps to the Dutch Golf Museum. They have now been given a nice spot in the display case in the...