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Scan Magazine | Mini Theme | Golfing in Denmark
In recent years Nivå Golf has been developed and extended to include a beautiful 18-hole loop course as well as three pay-and-play courses and a partly covered driving range.
Not everyone plays like the professionals With its down-to-earth approach, diverse courses and training facilities, Nivå Golf makes golf accessible to everyone from professionals to first-timers. Thanks to its convenient location just 30 minutes north of Copenhagen, the newly renovated and extended golf club is popular with both local companies and golf tourists. By Signe Hansen | Photos: Nivå Golf
Founded by a local farmer as a protest against the strict membership rules of most golf clubs, Nivå Golf has offered ‘golf for everyone’ since 1967. Today, several developments and expansions have transformed the club into one of North Zealand’s largest, but the focus is still on the “regular player” not the “golf elite”, stresses golf manager Peter Jespersen. “Our focus has not been to create a club for the Ryder Cup or European Tour; we have focused on creating a good course for regular players. We make sure that everyone has a good experience from start till finish. We don’t have the longest course, but that can also be an advantage because the fact is that the average golf player cannot hit a ball like the professionals on TV, but on our course more
people can get the chance to score a birdie.” The club’s down-to-earth approach welcomes everyone, even if you have no clue what way to turn the golf iron, or like to play but do not have a club membership. With an 18-hole loop course and three pay-and-play courses (a nine-hole intermediate par 31 course, pitch-and-put course and par three course), as well as
an extensive, partly covered driving range, Nivå Golf has something to suit all tastes and levels. The varied facilities make the club popular with many of the capital’s companies and organisations for company or client days, where more experienced players can enjoy the 18-hole loop course while novices try out one of the three pay-and-play courses. The club can also welcome players inside an inviting, newly renovated restaurant with a stunning terrace, assembly rooms and meeting facilities with beautiful balcony views. “If it’s five years since you’ve last been here, you won’t be able to recognize us; we are very focused on developing our courses and facilities, and for the people who just remember us as a nine-hole pay-and-play course, it is something completely different now,” says Jespersen. For more information, please visit: www.nivaagolf.dk
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