A beautiful forest course that is conveniently located just within an hour from Tokyo, and has a reputation for its excellent course condition. This...
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Osaka Is Japan's second-largest city, located in the Kansai area in West Japan. It is a particularly popular golf destination with 34 courses in its immediate vicinity but is situated also ideally next to Kyoto, Kobe, and Mie which combined have over 100 courses, not to mention the extensive
Shin Peoria Handicap System Explained
When playing in a competition in Japan you will find the format of choiice is the new or 'Shin' Peoria System, popular when you have have people who don't maintain a handicap, or insist that they are 'Not that great' and then shoot the round of their lives! In either case, Shin Peoira is functional for makaing a fair and level playing field. All golf clubs in Japan are famiar with this and can calaculate scores for your game afterward, just ask the caddy master's office.
New 'Shin' Peoria is also known as double Peoria system. Simply, the course will pick 6 random holes which will be used to determine handicap. Meaning whatever you got on these six holes will dicate your handicap. for example if you shot 6 over par on the choesen 6 holes your handicap would be 18 (average for the 6 holes x 3 to make 18). As normal, the handicaps will be deducted from the gross score to make the final net scores.
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Miki Yokawa Country Club
三木よかわカントリークラブ
Miki Yokokawa Country Club stands proudly as one of the premier golfing destinations in the Hyogo region, offering enthusiasts a traditional Japanese...
Fuji Kagosaka 36 Golf Club
富士籠坂36ゴルフクラブ
A unique parkland forest course located at the foot of Mt. Fuji. The Front 9 is long and exciting and the Back 9 consists of technical holes requiring...