Royal Waterloo Golf Club

Before moving to Ohain and La Marache, Royal Waterloo Golf Club played around Ferme Blaret at Rhode-Saint-Genèse. Active from 1923 to 1960, the first site hosted four Belgian Opens and must be kept separate from the club’s present course.

A rudimentary nine-hole course opened in 1923. In 1925 the main course was extended to 18 holes at roughly 5,600 metres while a shorter nine survived, giving the club 27 holes. César Blaret’s farmhouse first served as the clubhouse, followed in 1928 by an Anglo-Norman building. The lease ended on 31 December 1960 and the new Ohain property opened in 1961.

The club’s official history states that professional Charles Warren appears to have produced the original design, with the work carrying Harry Colt’s signature. The attribution should remain nuanced in the Atlas. The main 18-hole course was the tournament venue.

This is a historical version of Royal Waterloo, not a current booking option. La Marache remains the modern Atlas profile. Ferme Blaret should be discoverable through club history and the Belgian Open collection only.

Belgian Open — 1934, 1938, 1946, 1953 Henry Cotton vainqueur en 1934 et 1938; Flory van Donck vainqueur en 1946 et 1953.