The founders, Mr. and Mrs. Philips-de Jongh, bought the land, called Nederheide, in 1928. The well-known English golf course architect Harry Colt was commissioned to design the course. Harry Colt is considered the “father of golf architecture.” By introducing doglegs and natural hazards and playing with contours, he fitted his courses into the existing landscape as if they had always been there. In doing so, he introduced important architectural principles, which are still guiding today. The view of golf courses would change for good under his influence, forcing the player to think strategically.

His style was to make as much use as possible of the available nature. Mr. and Mrs. Philips-de Jongh wanted it to be a beautiful course from a nature standpoint as well. The variety of trees and shrubs on the EC is impressive.

Colt (re)designed more than 300 courses around the world, including Sunningdale, Royal Lytham & St Anne’s and Muirfield in Great Britain, Pine Valley in the United States, Royal Zoute in Belgium and Koninklijke Haagsche, Kennemer, de Pan and Eindhovensche Golf in the Netherlands. Colt designed Eindhovensche Golf in 1928 and the course still has the reputation as one of the best balanced 18-hole courses in the Netherlands. The opening of the course took place in July 1930.