Royal Waterloo (La Marache)

Royal Waterloo’s La Marache is a beautifully-maintained inland course in the southern outskirts of Brussels.

It is an enjoyable combination of open and tree-lined parkland holes, with an impressive consistency to it.

Areas of fescue border some holes, but Marache is undoubtedly a parkland course with the variation coming in terms of how open it is.

Respected architect Martin Hawtree’s 2010 renovation resulted in La Marache receiving high-class greens to put and green surrounds that were more interesting to try to recover from.

The 9th and 18th are superb holes to close both nines - open, elevated and well-bunkered – in front of what is a brilliant clubhouse terrace. Chris Bertram

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