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Daan Slooter
 Handicap : 8.2 
Home course : Noordwijkse Golf club

Daan Slooter, mellow personality, golf reporter, director of the KLM Open, once a promising talent himself, played for the national golf team for ten years. His best round was 69 of the back tees on his home course.

​Mister KLM Open even has a trail named for him, at the Noordwijk Golf Club. Despite having met a large number of golf icons and heroes, his real heroes are his son Rein and daughter Veerle. They love jumping in and out of the bunker together.  
​​      'My kids 
      
              are my real heroes'
1. Bunker?
​
Love bunkers! They are such a challenge. Maybe that’s why I excel at bunker shots.
PASSIE4GOLF - UIT DE BUNKER - DAAN SLOOTER
Foto: Ron van der Steeg
2. What is the great thing about golf?
​
Golf is the ultimate battle with oneself, constantly setting goals, testing yourself plus being outdoors. Interacting with others as well as being by yourself, seeing the most beautiful spots on earth. A sports that builds character. Golf is a gentleman’s game.
 
The fun is a big part of it as well. The sheer delight of landing a ball in the hole from an almost impossible position, totally infuriating your opponent. I have fond memories of the times when I was rolling on the floor, roaring with laughter to the point where it was impossible to hit a ball.
3. Which is your favorite hole at your home course?
​
I should say the seventh hole because that’s where the Daan Slooter trail is located but actually I choose the sixteenth of Noordwijk. No bunker but a tricky hole when it’s windy.
4. Best golfer in the world and why?
​
Best golfer ever: Jack Niklaus. Highest level ever: Tiger Woods. Most inspirational: Steve Ballesteros. Best female golfer ever: Mildred ‘Babe’ Zaharias. Best Dutch golfer ever: Joost Luiten
5. How does it feel seeing Joost Luiten win the KLM Open twice?
​
Strangely enough, a tournament director is not much aware of how the tournament progresses. But of course I was present at the thrilling play-off on the Kennemer in 2013 with Miguel Angel Jiménez. Absolutely awesome.
 
As I know Joost very well, I used to be captain of the Dutch national team when he was still a novice there, seeing him win is actually quite ‘normal’. Almost as if he is becoming club champion. It’s weird. The predominant feeling however, is pride. It is quite an accomplishment to pull it off twice in really strong field of players.​
6.  What will the 2017 KLM Open be like?​
​
Last year was our debut on The Dutch and what a wonderful edition it was. The course looked beautiful, the weather was great and we had a large amount of visitors. Hopefully this year will be the same. Of course Beat the Pro will be part of this year’s program again. It was such a big success last year, especially because the players totally embraced the concept, giving it that extra sparkle. We managed to convince the Tour of the importance of this exciting and attractive initiative which was conceived and carried out in association with TIG Sports.​
7. Have you ever aspired to having a professional career?
​
Becoming a pro is not the hardest part, being successful is the trick. Back in those days there was not a lot of prize money to go around. Only the top 30 golfers of Europe could make a living out of it. But if I could go back in time, I would pay more attention to the physical aspects of golf. Maybe I could have had a splendid career, but seriously, no regrets.
 
However, I have been so lucky as to have hit five holes-in-one. Feeling really fortunate because it is more than Ballesteros and Bernhard Langer have between them. I hit my first when I was thirteen and the second at fourteen. I thought I would land one every year. That’s not how it worked, though. I am now up to five.​
PASSIE4GOLF - UIT DE BUNKER - DAAN SLOOTER
Pictures : Ron van der Steeg
Translation : Sandra Verveer

           
​      'Beat the Pro 


                      was a huge success!'


8.  ​With whom would you like to hit out of the bunker?
​
Preferably with my children. I have met all of my golf heroes, which was wonderful and of great value. Yet, no idol can beat the experience with my own kids. My kids are my real heroes.​

Sometimes I secretly bring my eight-year-old son Rein along to the course to play together. Rein likes golf but he is an avid soccer player as well. He is a goalgetter with VV Noordwijk.

My six-year-old daughter Veerle is a swimmer and has just completed her junior swimming course, earning herself her very first diploma. Just wonderful. No other sports for her just yet.​
9.  Why do kids need to learn to play golf? 
​Golf teaches creativity, honesty and good manners. You can enjoy playing it your whole life. ​Parents can play golf with their children despite the differences in skills, which is why it is such a sociable sport and a great family activity. Golfing with friends is like having a party. You will meet wonderful people through golf while being outdoors all the time.
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Adrienne van der Smagt
​Freelance journalist
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2012 JA Haarlem
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