Libéma takes over Golf De Gulbergen in Mierlo

Libéma has acquired Golf De Gulbergen from Attero. The management of the golf course will be continued by Gulbergen BV. No jobs will be lost in this acquisition.

Libéma owns all the shares as of March 1, but may call itself owner retroactively as of January 1 this year. The real estate on the golf course, first owned by Metropolitan Region Eindhoven (MRE), has also been taken over by Libéma. The current golf club and academy, as well as individual athletes, can continue to use the three courses.

Many opportunities
The adjacent zoo Dierenrijk has been owned by Libéma since 2004. Dirk Lips, director of Libéma, therefore knows the job very well: "We have been active here for twenty years, know the region and know what's going on. We see a lot of opportunities for this course. It is a beautiful course with not only the highest point in Brabant, but also the most beautiful hole in the province, with 45 meters difference in height."

The entrepreneur from Brabant is himself a great sports enthusiast and that expresses itself professionally: "With Profcycling, Omnisport, Libéma Open, The Dutch Masters and as a partner of the BrabantSport Fund, we are active in all kinds of areas in the sports world. We therefore find it very nice that we can now add a new branch to that with Golf De Gulbergen."

Knowledge and expertise
Robine van Gerwen, manager of Golf De Gulbergen is pleased with the new owner. "With this acquisition we become part of one of the largest leisure companies in the Netherlands. It is great to soon be able to make use of so much knowledge and expertise. I can't wait to develop the course even further together."

Golf De Gulbergen consists of three loops: the Sprookjesbaan and Libellenbaan, which make up the eighteen-hole golf course, and the Old Course. With nearly 1400 members, the golf club of the same name is one of the larger clubs in the Netherlands. Lessons can be taken at the Golfacademy. Restaurant De Hooghe Bergh is located in the clubhouse on the course and is freely accessible, also for non-golfers.

Estate
The golf course is located on the Gulbergen estate. In the first decades of the 20th century, a waste dump replaced the heathlands and forests here. Since the 1990s, the 325-acre area has had a recreational function. Besides the zoo and golf course, there is also the "Roof of Brabant" to be found; a nature reserve on and around the old landfill that is popular with hikers, cyclists and runners, among others.