Episode 35: Dutch Golf Series #6 - Rockets Over Wild Farm & The Atlantic Wall
This episode explores the story of Daniel Wolf as he hurriedly rushed to get a new golf course constructed upon his personal estate in The Hague. We also look at how construction of the Atlantic Wall effected golf properties along the coast of the Netherlands during and after WW2.
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Show Notes
Over the course of researching the history of golf in the Netherlands two golf related stories have really resonated with me.
In this episode we are joined by Stephen Zivin and to investigate the initial history of a Charles Hugh Alison design at De Wildhoeve in The Hague, now the home of the Royal Hague Golf Club. The story is intertwined by its' original owner, a gentleman by the name of Daniel Wolf
Robin Bargmann makes one final cameo to tell us the story of Kennemer Golf & Country Club during and after WW2.
We also take a quick look at the effects of WW2 on Domburgsche and Noordwijkse.
Stephen has written a great article on this subject matter for McKellar Magazine #7.
Featured music by Victor Lundberg, under license from Epidemic Sound
Special Guests: Robin Bargmann and Steve Zivin.