Golf- & Country Club Liemeer (Nieuwveen)

Twenty-seven holes by Alan Rijks

Golf- & Country Club Liemeer, in Nieuwveen, opened in 2007. The course was designed by Alan Rijks and runs to 27 holes, laid out as two loops, at a par of 72. That is enough golf to keep a round fresh, because you can mix the loops and rarely play the same eighteen twice.

Golfers rate it warmly. On LeadingCourses it holds 8.3 out of 10 from 996 ratings, and on Hole19 it sits at 4.3 out of 5 from 112 golfers. Those are steady, happy numbers from people who come back.

Suits: this is a pay-and-play club, so you are welcome as a visitor with no membership needed. With a golf academy and lessons on site, it is a comfortable place to begin, and the full 27 holes give a growing player plenty of room to improve. Juniors are welcome too.

What a visitor finds

Booking is simple. You reserve your tee time online through the club. Before your round there is a covered, floodlit driving range, a putting green, a short-game area and practice bunkers, so you can warm up properly whatever the weather. A green fee for 18 holes is €62.50.

Afterwards the clubhouse has a pro shop, a restaurant, and a bar with a terrace, a nice spot to sit in the sun and talk over your best shots. Buggies and trolleys are there to rent if you want them.

Room to grow into

Twenty-seven holes reward a swing you can repeat, hole after hole, more than one big drive. That steady, dependable action is the part of the game I most enjoy teaching. Get it working, and a course this size becomes a pleasure instead of a test.