Golf
Golf Club d’Hulencourt
Bruyère d’Hulencourt, 15, 1472 Vieux-Genappe
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2 courses
Le Vallon
- 18 holes
- Par 72
- Length 6,400 m
- Opened 1992
Le Vallon is the championship course at Hulencourt in Vieux-Genappe, south of Brussels. The estate now combines this ambitious architecture with hospitality extending beyond golf into food, art and events.
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Architecture
Pont and Hilgert retain the property’s open scale while rewriting its details. Bunkers gain irregular shapes and expressive edges, green surrounds become broader and new tees expand configuration options. Fairways connect visually across longer grass, at times creating the impression of one continuous field of golf.
Water appears with restraint. Overall legibility remains strong, while angles and the depth of the playing surfaces give the redesign its modern richness.
The course in detail
The land moves in long waves rather than steep slopes. Higher sections are exposed to wind and can firm quickly, while hollows contain water, ditches and more receptive ground. Fescue and longer-grass bands separate maintained turf, with isolated trees punctuating the horizon without enclosing corridors.
The contrast between short grass, white sand and looser vegetation gives the course a strongly graphic texture throughout the walk.
Editorial source: The Round public Atlas
Le Verger 9 Holes
- 9 holes
- Par 31
- Length 1,850 m
- Opened 1992
Le Verger is Hulencourt’s compact nine-hole loop, distinct from the championship course Le Vallon.
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Architecture
Jean-Manuel Rossi designed a 1,083-metre par 27 whose compact scale places the emphasis on approaches and the short game.
The course in detail
Nine holes, par 27 and 1,083 metres define a complete short-game loop. Compact distances focus attention on approach trajectories, bunkers and the reading of full greens.
Editorial source: The Round public Atlas
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History
Hulencourt’s history long predates golf, remaining visible in the estate buildings and spatial organisation. Jean-Manuel Rossi designed Le Vallon in 1988 alongside the shorter Le Verger. Three decades later, Hulencourt commissioned Frank Pont and Hendrik Hilgert of Infinite Variety Golf Design for a comprehensive renovation.
Work progressed nine holes at a time in 2018 and 2019, before the renewed course opened formally in June 2020. That revival also brought a public identity centred on the single Hulencourt name.
Club experience
The property provides a range, short-game areas, coaching, an indoor centre, fitness, rental, shop and dining. Le Verger, a nine-hole par-three course, offers a complementary format. Historic buildings, terrace and cultural spaces extend the day, while proximity to Brussels makes a visit practical without an overnight stay.
Geography and setting
Hulencourt occupies open Walloon Brabant countryside between Genappe, Nivelles and Waterloo. Agricultural land extends in broad undulations, with little abrupt elevation but a continuous sequence of ridges and hollows. Brussels is roughly half an hour away and Charleroi is also convenient.
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