Efteling

The Efteling theme park is situated an hour's drive from the port of Rotterdam and it's the largest in the Netherlands, predating even Disneyland, which opened in the USA three years after the Dutch attraction was established in 1952.

Over three million visitors arrive every year to enjoy the delights of Efteling and, since 1995, golfers have been able to take advantage of this Donald Steel-designed golf course that was developed to expand the appeal of the theme park to a wider audience.

Surrounded by a couple of nature reserves, the layout has a very rustic feel to it with significant water hazards appearing at half a dozen holes, three on the front nine (5, 6 and 7) and three on the back nine (15, 17 and 18).

Fairways are generally wide and open, leading to large, cleverly contoured greens that are protected by minimalist mounds and bunkers.