Kobe Golf Club
The Kobe Golf Club overlooks the Inland Sea
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| Coordinates | 34°45′30″N 135°14′17″E / 34.75833°N 135.23806°ECoordinates: 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. 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.
Kobe Golf Club's location on Mount Rokko leads to an exceptionally hilly playing environment.
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