JCI Belgium golf: Matched by JCI “Golf edition”

📅 Friday 18 September 2026 | 📍 Spiegelven Golf Club, Genk | Open to members & non-members

JCI Belgium (Junior Chamber International Belgium) is a non-profit network of young active citizens between 18 and 40 years old, with chapters across Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia. JCI brings together entrepreneurs, managers and young professionals for leadership development, community impact and business networking.

On 18 September 2026, JCI Belgium hosts its annual golf tournament at Spiegelven Golf Club in Genk – one of Belgium’s most scenic 18-hole courses. The event is open to golfers and non-golfers alike, and combines Texas Scramble Improved golf with AI-powered business matching via Thalento.

→ Register today and make it a day to remember!

Venue

Spiegelven Golf Club in Genk is an 18-hole championship golf course set among forests, water features and the iconic Spiegelven lake in the Limburg region of Belgium. It is consistently ranked among Belgium’s most scenic and well-maintained golf venues.

The championship course features natural elevation changes, strategic bunkers and surprising doglegs – making it technically challenging and visually impressive for all skill levels. The club offers a driving range, practice facilities and a brasserie clubhouse with terrace overlooking the final hole.

After the round, participants gather on the terrace and in the clubhouse for the BBQ dinner and prize ceremony – a natural setting for continued networking.

What is “Matched by JCI Golf edition”?

The JCI Belgium Golf Tournament is an annual professional networking event that combines golf with structured business matching. It takes place at a premium Belgian golf club and is open to JCI members, non-members, experienced golfers and complete beginners.

Format: Texas Scramble Improved Texas Scramble Improved is a team golf format in which four players compete together. After each shot, the team selects the best ball and all players continue from that position. This format is widely used at corporate and charity golf events because it is fast-paced, collaborative and accessible to players of all ability levels including those who have never played competitively.

What makes this tournament different from a standard golf day? Every flight is composed using Thalento’s Matched principle – a data-driven process that groups participants based on professional complementarity rather than by chance. The result is a day of golf where every conversation is a potential business opportunity.

Focused on young professionals under 40, but warmly open to everyone.

How Thalento ‘Business Matching’ works

Thalento’s Matched principle is a professional compatibility system that uses a short questionnaire to group participants by industry, role and business interest ensuring that every flight at the golf tournament contains people who are relevant to each other professionally.

Step-by-step process:

1. After registering, you complete a short professional profile questionnaire (approximately 5 minutes).
2. Thalento’s algorithm matches you with three other participants based on professional complementarity.
3. Your flight is confirmed before the event — you know who you’ll be playing with in advance.
4. Over 9 or 18 holes, you have uninterrupted time to build business relationships in a relaxed setting.

Why it works: Standard networking events give you 90 seconds per person. Golf gives you four hours. The Thalento matching system ensures those four hours are spent with people who can genuinely add value to your professional network.

Discover Golf

Discover Golf is a free participation option at the JCI Belgium Golf Tournament for people who do not yet hold a golf handicap certificate (GVB). Instead of playing, Discover Golf participants walk alongside an active flight for the full round, experiencing a real golf competition from the inside without needing equipment, a handicap or prior experience.

Discover Golf participants are also matched by Thalento, ensuring they walk alongside a flight aligned with their professional background.

In short: Discover Golf is the entry point for professionals who are curious about golf or who want to attend the event primarily for the networking and dinner, without the commitment of playing.

→ Discover golf for free – register for Discover Golf! (Dinner optionally bookable for €100 — see packages below)

Golf Clinics

1‑Hour golf clinic at Spiegelven.

Discover golf in a fun and accessible way with our 1‑hour clinics at Spiegelven. Guided by a certified golf pro, participants learn the basics of the game in a relaxed and inspiring setting.

What’s included:

• Short introduction & safety briefing
• Swing practice on the driving range
• Chipping or putting session
• Small challenge or mini‑competition to finish

Registration package and prices

All packages that include dinner are served à volonté (unlimited) and cover accompanying wines, draught beer, soft drinks and mineral water from 7 PM to 9 PM.

→ Register now and secure your spot!

What’s included in the Matched by JCI Golf Edition dinner?

The dinner is a BBQ à volonté served in the Spiegelven clubhouse from 7 PM to 9 PM. All food, wines, draught beer, soft drinks and mineral water are included in the price for packages that include dinner.

Full BBQ menu:

🐚 Mussels en papillote with white wine 🥩 Spareribs with American marinade 🍗 Chicken leg with curry and red pepper 🌭 White BBQ sausage with caramelised onions 🥦 Summer vegetables with romesco sauce 🥔 Potato wedges with rosemary and coarse sea salt 🌽 Corn on the cob with chilli butter 🥗 Selection of salads, sauces, dressings and breads

Drinks included à volonté: accompanying wines, draught beer, soft drinks and mineral water – all included from 7 PM to 9 PM.

5 Reasons to attend

• ⛳ Accessible to all levels – Texas Scramble Improved is designed to be enjoyable for beginners and experienced golfers alike
• 🤝 Structured business matching via Thalento – you are placed in a flight with professionally complementary participants, not random ones
• 🌟 Young professional community – primary audience is professionals under 40, but the event is open to all ages
• 🍖 Full BBQ dinner à volonté – wines, beer, soft drinks and food all included in packages from 7 PM
• 📍 Premium venue in Limburg – Spiegelven Golf Club, an 18-hole championship course surrounded by forests and lakes in Genk

Sponsorship packages

The JCI Belgium Golf Tournament offers three sponsorship tiers for companies seeking visibility among an audience of entrepreneurs and young professionals.

→ Interested in sponsorship? Get in touch with Anthony Martens or Bart Van Proeyen and let’s explore the options (Anthony Martens).

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do I need to know how to play golf to attend? No. The Discover Golf option allows anyone to walk alongside a flight free of charge, without needing a handicap, equipment or prior experience. The dinner is also available as a standalone ticket (€100).

When and where is the JCI Belgium Golf Tournament 2026? The tournament takes place on Friday 18 September 2026 at Spiegelven Golf Club in Genk, Belgium. Golf starts from 12:00 AM; the BBQ dinner is served from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

What is Texas Scramble Improved? Texas Scramble Improved is a team golf format in which teams of four select the best shot after each stroke and all players continue from that position. It is designed to be accessible and enjoyable for players of all ability levels.

What does the ticket price include? The 18 holes + dinner (€175) and 9 holes + dinner (€150) packages include golf, business matching via Thalento and a full BBQ dinner à volonté with unlimited wines, beer, soft drinks and mineral water from 7 PM to 9 PM.

Can non-members of JCI Belgium attend? Yes. The event is fully open to non-members. Both the golf and dinner packages are available to anyone.

What is Thalento’s Matched principle? Thalento is a Belgian HR and assessment technology company. Their Matched principle uses a short questionnaire to group participants by professional complementarity ensuring that people playing golf together have relevant business profiles, maximising the networking value of the event.

What is Discover Golf? Discover Golf is a free participation option for people without a golf handicap certificate. Participants walk alongside an active flight for the full round, observing the competition and networking with their flight, without playing themselves.

Is there a dress code? Golf-appropriate attire is expected on the course (collared shirt, golf trousers or shorts). There is no formal dress code for the dinner.

Will you join us on Friday 18 September?

The JCI Belgium Golf Tournament 2026 is the networking day for ambitious professionals in Belgium. Places are limited – don’t wait too long.

→ Register now via the registration form (Members & non-members welcome | All levels | Friday 18 September 2026 – Spiegelven Golf Club, Genk)

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