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‘I thought it was a yuppie sport’: Holland’s new wave of golf clubs

Sport is not just for old men in red trousers, backers in the Netherlands say as they aim to attract younger playersJan van de Minkeles has just asked his golf mate to order him a beer. This 25-year-old from the village of Andel in the Netherlands never imagined himself as a golfer, but here he is taking lessons. “I thought it was a bit of a yuppie sport – but it’s not,” he beams.Van de Minkeles is part of a new wave of Dutch golfers blowing the cobwebs from the sport in a country where it was once associated with members-only clubs and buttoned-up dress codes. Continue reading...

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