Kobe Golf Club

Kobe Golf Club
神戸ゴルフ倶楽部
	The Kobe Golf Club overlooks the Inland Sea
Club information
Coordinates	34°45′30″N 135°14′17″E / 34.75833°N 135.23806°E
Location	1-3, Rokkosan-Cho Ichigatani; Nada-ku Kobe, Japan
Established	1903
Type	private
Owned by	Kobe Golf Club
Operated by	Kobe Golf Club
Total holes	18
Website	http://www.kobegc.or.jp/
Designed by	J.Adamson
Par	61
Length	4,049 yards (3,702 m)

The Kobe Golf Club (神戸ゴルフ倶楽部, Kōbe Golf Club) is Japan's first golf course, built on Mount Rokko in 1903 by English expatriate Arthur Hasketh Groom.^[3] The club began as a nine-hole course on May 24, 1903, but quickly expanded to eighteen the following year.

Strict rules are enforced to maintain the course's pristine condition such as a prohibition of golf carts and a limit of eight clubs per player. As the course was literally carved out of a mountain, it can be quite demanding and clubs are carried in canvas bags to reduce the strain on caddies.^[4]

Scorecard

Kobe Golf Club^[2]
Tee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Back	180	176	188	195	202	193	275	216	174	1799	167	190	346	220	176	396	366	131	258	2250	4049
Front	170	173	182	185	202	183	260	206	149	1710	155	180	331	193	176	396	366	121	223	2141	3851
Par	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	30	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	31	61
SI	14	18	12	4	10	8	2	6	16		15	11	3	9	13	1	5	17	7

Gallery

Kobe Golf Club's location on Mount Rokko leads to an exceptionally hilly playing environment.

References

^ "1. 神戸ゴルフ倶楽部の誕生" (in Japanese). Kobe Golf Club. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
^ ^a ^b コース案内 (in Japanese). Kobe Golf Club. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
^ [1] - "Gliding Past Fuji - C.H. Alison in Japan", retrieved February 16, 2007
^ Hassan, Sally. (April 9, 1989). "Where Japan Opened a Door To the West". New York Times., retrieved from New York Times Website on February 16, 2007.

External links

(in Japanese) Official Site

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[1] "1. 神戸ゴルフ倶楽部の誕生" (in Japanese). Kobe Golf Club. Retrieved January 11, 2013.

[scorecard-2] コース案内 (in Japanese). Kobe Golf Club. Retrieved January 11, 2013.

[golfclubatlas-3] [1] - "Gliding Past Fuji - C.H. Alison in Japan", retrieved February 16, 2007

[nytimes-4] Hassan, Sally. (April 9, 1989). "Where Japan Opened a Door To the West". New York Times., retrieved from New York Times Website on February 16, 2007.

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