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Ibusuki, Kagoshima

Ibusuki Golf Club (Kaimon Course)

Championship volcanic heights where monsoon winds meet sea breezes on the Japanese mainland's southernmost slopes.

About the Course

Play 18 holes at the foot of Mt. Kaimon, where mountain winds and sea breezes compete to create challenging conditions for strategic play, while enjoying stunning views of Kagoshima Bay from finely manicured fairways landscaped with palm trees. Designed by legendary Japanese architect Seiichi Inoue and opened in 1968, this is no resort course—it's a bona fide championship venue that hosted the Casio World Open professional golf tournament for 24 years from 1981 to 2004, where even Tiger Woods competed on this authentic championship course. Hazards throughout the course as well as 'Kaimon Oroshi', the gust of wind blowing down the Kaimon Mountain and 'Umikaze', the sea wind blowing up from the ocean, make it hard to plan your strategies. Post-game, enjoy an Ibusuki-specialty: a soothing seaside hot sand bath.

Why It's Great for Groups
  • ✦<cite index="4-1">Home to legends: Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, and Seve Ballesteros are among the legendary stars who played here at Ibusuki Golf Club.</cite>
  • ✦<cite index="2-8">800-square-meter undulate bent grass greens superbly maintained despite the southernmost point of the Japanese mainland location.</cite>
  • ✦<cite index="2-11">Since 2013, the Iwasaki Shiratsuyu Senior Golf Tournament (a PGA Senior Tournament) has been held here, gathering top pros.</cite>
  • ✦<cite index="4-7">Nearby Iwasaki Hotel has hot springs, jacuzzi and a steak restaurant—golf and onsen in one resort.</cite>
  • ✦<cite index="9-5,9-6,9-8">Masterful design bringing out the natural contours of a strip of land on the slopes of Mt. Kaimon, a 1,000-meter oceanside volcano, providing a truly magnificent backdrop to many of the holes.</cite>
Courses on Property
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Kaimon Course18 holes · Par 72

<cite index="1-1">7,230-yard championship course designed by Seiichi Inoue and established in 1968.</cite>

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Key Details
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Green Fees
$79–$123/person est.
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Walking Friendly
Cart recommended
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Caddies Available
Yes
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Best Time to Visit
<cite index="37-1">April, May, October and November offer the best weather with pleasant average temperatures between 20°C and 26°C.</cite> <cite index="36-1,36-13">Autumn is ideal with temperatures averaging 17°C to 27°C, calm and dry weather, and typhoon season (August to early September) usually over.</cite> Avoid June-July (rainy season) and August (typhoons and excessive heat).
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