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Rinkven Golf & Country Club

Schilde · 2 sites

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2 courses

North Course

  • 18 holes
  • Par 72
  • Length 6,124 m
  • Opened 2006

The North Course is one of Rinkven’s two eighteen-hole layouts, set in wooded Kempense fenland north-east of Antwerp.

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Architecture

The current identity combines Rolin’s wooded framework with new corridors and greens from the Hawtree project. Holes change width among pines, lakes open selected views and raised surfaces stand out on otherwise level ground. The remodelling sought comparable stature for both courses.

The architecture of North Course is expressed through scale, angles, transitions and green surrounds rather than one repeated dramatic effect. The routing maintains a clear hierarchy among the holes while allowing contour and vegetation to create much of the variety.

The course in detail

The opening nine runs principally through dry pine woodland, while water becomes more visible as play develops. Natural contour is subtle, yet banks, slightly raised greens and ponds add vertical definition. Sandy soils support a long operating season. Walking exposes the transitions in the ground, from the broadest areas to passages framed more closely by vegetation.

The land maintains genuine physical variety while retaining the unity supplied by climate and underlying soil.

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Editorial source: The Round public Atlas

South Course

  • 18 holes
  • Par 71
  • Length 5,986 m
  • Opened 1981

It is a heathland course, developed across forest, heather and playing par 71, approximately 5,986 metres.

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Architecture

Sandy soil, heather, pines and exposed waste-like areas should create strategic width and changing lies rather than narrow corridors. Woodland corridors make tee position and shot shape important, while the most effective holes use elevation and diagonals instead of relying only on trees.

A complete reading must consider tee position, the preferred side of the fairway, green orientation, recovery options and the way wind or elevation changes effective distance. The strongest holes offer a playable conservative route while rewarding the golfer who accepts a more demanding line for a clearer approach.

Belgian seasonal conditions can shift the emphasis from aerial carry in softer periods to bounce, run and position when the turf becomes firmer.

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Editorial source: The Round public Atlas

The club

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History

Rinkven settled on its present site in 1981; Paul Rolin led the original design of a complex developed in stages to thirty-six holes.

Club experience

The club also provides a broad grass and covered range, five practice greens, bunkers, swing studios, indoor putting and dining. Clubhouse and practice facilities extend the day without weakening the particular character of the Schilde setting.

Geography and setting

Rinkven lies at Schilde in the Antwerp Kempen, on a wooded estate near Sint-Job-in-’t-Goor. Flat sandy ground, pines and wet areas are characteristic of the northern province; the city remains close yet disappears behind broad woodland edges.

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