Golfclub d’n Heikant

Golfclub d’n Heikant in Aarle-Rixtel, North Brabant, is a nine-hole par-3 course with a par of 27 on the edge of the woods, with bunkers and water in play.

All nine holes at Golfclub d’n Heikant are par 3s, adding up to 970 metres from both the yellow and red tees. The 1st is the longest at 150 metres, and the 3rd and 9th measure 145 metres each. The 3rd carries stroke index 1, making it the hardest hole on the card, while the 4th is the shortest at just 60 metres. Played twice round, d’n Heikant becomes an 18-hole, par-54 round of 1,940 metres.

Golfclub d’n Heikant sits on the Asdonkseweg in Aarle-Rixtel, in the municipality of Laarbeek in the Peel region. This golf course in Aarle-Rixtel lies against the edge of the woods, close to the De Biezen nature reserve and the Grotelse Heide. According to the Golfpass course guide, d’n Heikant was built in 2009.

Short does not mean bare at d’n Heikant. The club has laid out bunkers, water features, ditches and planting strategically across the course. Golfclub d’n Heikant pitches the course at golfers working towards their Dutch golf proficiency certificate (GVB), at newcomers to the game and at anyone after a relaxed nine holes.

For the nine holes at d’n Heikant, the men's course rating from the yellow tees is 25.2 with a slope of 77. Women play from the red tees with a course rating of 26.0 and a slope of 84. Over 18 holes the course ratings are 50.3 for men and 52.0 for women, with the same slopes.

Can visitors play Golfclub d’n Heikant? Yes, visitors are welcome on a green fee. According to Land van de Peel no reservation is needed: outside competitions you can simply turn up, although at busy times the starting order decides when you tee off. Golfclub d’n Heikant also has a driving range with targets, a putting green and a chipping green with a bunker.