Pitch & Putt Esonstad

Eanjum is a small village in the northeastern corner of Friesland, one of the Netherlands' most distinctly rural provinces — a landscape defined by wide open skies, flat polder farmland, drainage channels, and the quiet geometry of reclaimed land pressing up against the Wadden Sea coast. This part of Friesland, near the historic terp settlements of the Noardeast-Fryslân municipality, sits well off the tourist trail, which gives any golf here a genuinely local, unhurried character.

Pitch & Putt Esonstad takes its name from the nearby Esonstad marina and recreation area on the Lauwersmeer, a freshwater lake formed after the Lauwerszee was dammed off from the sea in 1969. The surrounding nature reserve is one of the finest birdwatching destinations in the Netherlands, and the flat, windswept terrain means that even a short-format course here will test your ability to manage the breeze — a constant and humbling presence across this coastline.

Pitch and putt layouts like this one are a genuine part of Dutch golf culture, offering an accessible, low-pressure entry point into the game. Expect short holes demanding precise wedge play and a tidy short game rather than power, making it a fine option for families, beginners, or anyone wanting a relaxed few holes in an unusually peaceful corner of the country.