Established 1903 Owned by Kobe Golf Club Phone +81 78-891-0364 | Type private Operated by Kobe Golf Club Total holes 18 | |
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Location 1-3, Rokkosan-Cho Ichigatani
Nada-ku Kobe, Japan Address Ichigatani-1-3 Rokkosancho, Nada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture 657-0101, Japan Similar Rokko Sanjo Station, Rokkō Alpine Botanical, Rokko Cable Line, Shin‑Kobe Ropeway, Rokko Oriental Hotel | ||
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.
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