Doornse Golf Club

Doornse Golf Club in Doorn, Utrecht, is a nine-hole par-3 course with a par of 27, set in woodland on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug ridge.

Doornse Golf Club describes its golf course as a friendly but challenging woodland layout. The fairways are narrow, there are water features, and the greens are often guarded by robust bunkers. According to the club, the course suits beginners and experienced golfers alike.

Every hole at Doornse Golf Club is a par 3. The nine holes add up to par 27 over 794 metres, and the yellow and red tees share the same distances. The holes range from 58 metres at the 6th to 126 metres at the 7th, which is also the hardest hole by stroke index.

A full round of 18 holes at Doornse Golf Club means playing the nine holes twice, for a par of 54. Over 18 holes the men's course rating from the yellow tees is 49.3 and the women's from the red tees is 51.1, both with a slope of 80. Over nine holes the course ratings are 24.7 for men and 25.6 for women, again with a slope of 80.

Doornse Golf Club was founded on 10 March 1993. When Doorn's forest swimming pool, the bosbad, was no longer profitable, a six-hole par-3 course was laid out. In 1996 it was extended to the nine holes played today.

Doornse Golf Club lies on the Mariniersweg in Doorn, next to Tenniscenter Heuvelrug. Doorn is part of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug municipality, in the south-east of the province of Utrecht.

Can visitors play Doornse Golf Club? Yes: green fee players are welcome with a verifiable handicap of 54 or better. Call the club in advance to arrange a tee time, for either 9 or 18 holes. Practice facilities include a driving range, a chipping green with a bunker and a putting green.