Hokkaido Classic Golf Club
A Nicklaus design cut through white birch and silver fir.
Hokkaido's summer is the reason serious golfers travel north: long daylight, dry air and temperatures in the low twenties while the rest of Japan is humid. Hokkaido Classic is the pick of the region — a wide, strategic Nicklaus layout with generous landing areas and severe consequences for anyone who takes the wrong line off the tee.
Why we book it
- Full Jack Nicklaus signature design
- Daylight until past 7pm in June and July
- Under an hour from New Chitose Airport
All carry over water to a shallow green sitting against a wall of birch.
Best months
June – September
Visitor access
Open to visitors. Pair with a night in Noboribetsu or Lake Shikotsu.
Caddies & carts
Self-drive carts standard; caddies by request
Green fee from
¥22,000 per player, varying by season and day of week.
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