What if the golf course you were playing had a plaque at every tee — not about yardage, but about the battle that was fought on that exact spot?
That’s Palingbeek.
Golf & Country Club de Palingbeek is 3.3 km from the centre of Ypres, Belgium. During WWI, the Ypres Salient was one of the deadliest stretches of the Western Front. Hundreds of thousands of men died within a few kilometres of where the 1st tee now sits.
The course was built on this ground. And rather than pretend the history doesn’t exist, Palingbeek leans into it. Every tee box has an information panel describing the military operations that took place on that part of the battlefield. You read about the fighting, you look out over the fairway, and then you play.
The clubhouse? The former Voormezele Castle.
Here’s what makes this even more interesting: Palingbeek only allows visitors on weekdays. Not weekends. Not holidays. Weekdays only. Our entire tour schedule is built around making sure we land on the right day.
The evening before Palingbeek, our group attends the Menin Gate Last Post ceremony in Ypres — the nightly tradition that’s happened every evening since 1928. We lay a wreath. Over 6,000 Australian names are on those walls.
The afternoon after golf, we visit Tyne Cot Cemetery (the world’s largest Commonwealth war cemetery), Polygon Wood, Hill 60, and the Passchendaele Museum.
Golf in the morning. History in the afternoon. Ground that connects the two.
There’s no other tour that does this. Not one.
14 spots. September 2026.