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In 1913 -'14 the ‘Golflinks’ corporation  constructed a 9 holes course on a 40 ha dune terrain owned by the State Domain. The construction was begun under the direction of the Government Agricultural Instructor for the province of South Holland, mr A.A. Neeb.

 

The course was situated about 500 m north of the lighthouse of Noordwijk and ran from the Hoogwaak woods to the Puikenduin farm. The course was opened 11 and 12 september 1915

 

Of the originators, the best known are Leopold, Count Limburg Stirum,  mr W.F.van Heukelom, mr E.Cremers and mr F.J. Cremers. In particular mr E. Cremers, Club President from 1915 to 1922, successfully led the club through the difficult starting years and helped to realise the extension of the course to 18 holes in 1928.

 

The new course was designed by the golfarchitect H.S. Colt and constructed by the firm of H.Copijn & Son. The oldest part of the course, holes 1 – 9, became holes 10 – 18, while the new holes 1 – 9 were constructed between the old nine hole course and the village, next to the lighthouse. Unfortunately, during some of the following years the course suffered from harsh winters and dry summers, so the course could not be put into use until 1931.  

 

During WW II the German Occupying Forces requisitioned at first only part of the course and later all of it. After the war, part of the original nine holes, i.e. the most northern holes, was still usable. These holes again became holes 1 – 9  and to this day, their contours are still visible in the dunes.    

 

It soon became clear that because of municipal development plans, the club would have to move and a group of members with mr P. de Jong as their spokesman concluded that it might be possible to construct a new 18 holes course on another site, 5 kilometres north of the lighthouse. This became the current location of the course, a terrain of around 60 hectares. The design of mr De Jong, made in 1959, was submitted to the British golfarchitect Ken Cotton, who approved the design and signed for approval with “K.Cotton, golfarchitect Nov. 1960.”. 

 

Due to delays caused by approval procedures and negotiations with the government, it was not until 1969 that the construction of the new course began under the direction of mr De Jong and mr Wenckebach. The construction was again given to the firm of H.Copijn and Son, while the firm of golfarchitects of Cotton, Pennink, Lawrie & Co under the direction of Frank Pennink gave expert advice on the original design of mr De Jong