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to the left 120 yards off the green. The tight fairway is guarded by ravines
on both sides. The left side of the green is the ravine which is also OB
and the green is elevated with thick roughs around it, so a precise second
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A long downhill par 3 over a ravine. The left hand side of the green is
wide open but the right side of the green is protected by bunkers with OB
on their further right, so the left to the right players should be careful.
The green is deep and triple-tiered. |
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A dogleg to the right. The tee shot is uphill and the second shot is sharp
(highly) downhill. Both shots needs to be accurate and moreover the right
club selection on the downhill second shot is crucial to have a good score
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| A short downhill par 4. A long hitter
may be able to hit the green in 1 but the tee shot is demanding as the landing
area is squeezed by the trees and water hazards from both sides. When your
tee shot is errant, you will be penalized with bogie of double bogie. Likewise,
your good drive will likely be rewarded with birdie. The green seen from
the back is charming. |
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| A “S” shaped, short par 5 with a
dogleg to the left followed by a slightly dogleg to the right. A long hitter
can reach the green in 2. The green is deep with bunkers on both sides. |
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A hole over water with OB on the left. The green is surrounded by trees,
which is not just beautiful but also challenging. When you are short of
the green, your ball tends to roll down to the button of the slope and the
next approach shot will be difficult. The green slopes from the back to
the front. |
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A slightly uphill, straight hole with the heavily tee-lined fairway. Unless
you are a long hitter, you can’t hit the green in regulation on this very
long uphill par 4 . One should lay up the second shot in front of deep bunkers
guarding the front side of the green and save par with a good approach shot.
The green is fast from the back. |
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A beautiful, greatly downhill par 3. The green is wide with a series of
bunkers and a lake around it. The green drops about 25 meters (80 ft.) from
the tee, so the right club selection is crucial on this hole. |
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| A dogleg to the left, difficult hole.
The tee shot is downhill with water on the left and the second shot is uphill.
The green is located on a knoll with a deep bunker on the left, so you should
hit long rather than short on the approach shot.
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It takes about one hour by car when the Tokyo Bay coast-to-coast expressway.
Visitors can play with a member’s introduction or trough Internet booking
agencies. You can stay the night at camping cars next to the 18th hole.
The yardage sticks are measured not from the centers of the greens but
from the front edges of the greens. You need to apply for the caddie master
to play from the longest tees.
Currently, the number of members is 800 and the 40% of them are women.
The ratio is one of highest in Japan in terms of membership golf clubs.
Therefore, there are a lot of the club sponsored women competitions.
The course was awarded 100th place out of 2400 courses in 2004’s Japanese
golf course rankings sponsored by Japan Golf Classic Magazine. The other
Desmond Muirhead designed courses in Asia are Wakagi GC (34th of the above
rankings), Segovia
GC In Chiyoda (44th of the above rankings), Oak Village GC, Fuji Country
Shibayama GC, Fuji Classic GC, Shinyou CC in Japan, St.
Andrews 2000, The Emerald GC in Thailand, and Imperial GC in Indonesia.
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2nd Par 4 449 yards (3)