The Noord-Nederlandse Golf & Country Club (North Dutch Golf & Country Club) is a golf club in the Dutch town of Glimmen, south of the city of Groningen.
The club was founded in 1950 and was the first club to be established after World War II. In the beginning the members played in a field next to Eelde Airport.
Current Head Greenkeeper is Allan Salmond, who won the 2010 Head Greenkeeper of the Year award for the Netherlands.
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