Steve Zivin
Special guest
Steve Zivin fell in love with golf while caddying as a teenager at the Whippoorwill Club in Westchester County, New York. He is now a practicing radiologist in Chicago. During a family trip to the Netherlands in 2022, he made an early morning excursion to The Royal Hague Golf Club, where a reference to he estate of Daniel Wolf in a club history piqued his curiosity.
Upon his return to the USA, Steve continued to unravel origin story of this Charles Hugh Alison's creation at Wassenaar. He recently wrote an article for the McKellar Journal and joins us to share this fascinating story.
Steve Zivin has been a guest on 1 episode.
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Episode 35: Dutch Golf Series #6 - Rockets Over Wild Farm & The Atlantic Wall
December 23rd, 2023 | 52 mins 27 secs
charles hugh alison, daniel wolf, de haagsche golf club, domburgsche golf club, koninklijke haagsche golf & country club, noordwijk golf club, robin bargmann, royal hague golf club, steve zivin, the atlantic wall, the first v2 rocket, the kennemer golf club, world war 2
This episode explores the story of Daniel Wolf as he hurriedly rushed to get a new golf course constructed upon his personal estate in The Hague. We also look at how construction of the Atlantic Wall effected golf properties along the coast of the Netherlands during and after WW2.