Golfbaan Bentwoud (Westwoud/Oostwoud)

Overview: The Westwoud/Oostwoud target combines Golfbaan Bentwoud’s C and A loops at Boslaan 3 in Benthuizen. Bentwoud has multiple nine-hole routings on one property, so loop names are essential for identifying the course accurately. The official club material says Westwoud offers holes that vary in strategy, length and shape; Oostwoud, the A loop, brings bunkers, water and other hazards into play. The result is a two-part round that alternates between the C loop’s variety and the established challenge of Oostwoud, across a landscape the club sets within the Bentwoud woodland area.

History: The course architecture is credited by the club to Jol Golfdesign. Its course-rating page identifies Westwoud as the C loop and Oostwoud as the A loop, and lists this 18-hole pairing among its official combinations. A third loop, Zuidwoud, creates other possible rounds at the same location. The club address and Benthuizen setting match the target’s directory identity. Because current par and measurement differ by pairing and tee, they should be taken from the exact Westwoud/Oostwoud scorecard rather than borrowed from the separate Zuidwoud/Westwoud course. The reviewed source pages do not establish a clear opening date for this particular combination.

Did You Know? At Bentwoud, names such as ‘Westwoud’ and ‘Oostwoud’ are not alternate names for one 18-hole course; they denote separate nines that can be combined in several ways. The club’s rating page explicitly lists Westwoud/Oostwoud as its own 18-hole route, which is why it must remain distinct from the neighboring Zuidwoud pairings. The club describes the C loop as varied in length and strategy, and the A loop as bringing bunkers and water into play. These details are more useful to a player than a generic description of the full multi-loop complex.