A Championship Course Combining Spaciousness and Beauty
“The golf-pro level of Japan would certainly rise if the country had more courses with holes like the 18th hole here. Only somebody with the best technique can beat this course.” Exclaimed Jumbo Ozaki when he won the Mitsubishi Galant Tournament here in 1997, he said thoughtfully, “The par-4 finishing hole is the most beautiful in Japan.” These words have extra weight because they were spoken on the basis of the experiences of a Japanese pro golfer who has taken part in a maximum number of the world’s major tournaments. The 18th hole is surrounded by three ponds. With a par 4, unless the golfer makes an accurate long drive at the 437-yard left dogleg (361 yards from regular), it is very hard to make the green with the second stroke. In a new departure from the usual image of golf courses in the Kansai district, many holes have long, broad fairways, making for relaxed golfing. But, as Jumbo Ozaki says, “The course’s very strategic sophistication keeps you on your toes.”
| Opened: | October 17, 1975 | |
| Designed: | Seizo Tomizawa | |
| Renovated: | Norio Honma | |
| Course area: | 890,000 m² | |
| House area: | 3,372 m² | |
| Course: | 18 holes (7,067 yards, par 72) | |
| JGA Course Rating: | 73.4 | |
| Recommended holes: | Driving Contest—No.6/No.14. Closest to the pin—No.7/No.17. | |
| Supplemental facilities: | Practice range (14 teeing stalls, 200 yards) |
