Niseko Golf

The Course Report

Date: April 12th, 2012

Course: Shamrock Country Club in Chitose

Weather: 12 degrees and sunshine.

Players: Brian Findlay, Makoto Begley, John Barton, Ian MacKenzie, Rob Holmes and Ben Harding

Right next to New Chitose airport, this course wasn't the closest to Niseko, but JB had a day pass from the wife who was in Sapporo. 5000 yen per person self play.

The course was built in 1984 and has held numerous amateur championships and has only a staggering 6 metre difference between the lowest and highest points.

Shibuya San in the photo on the left managed  2000 visits to the course since it opened. That gets him a photo in the clubhouse......

Shamrock is 6,872 yards of the back tees. We played an early season mixture of regular and front tees as that was all that was available. Pin positions were easy, greens running slow but true, and rough only a couple of milimetres longer than the fairways which were well cut. Water hazards were all full of snow but was too busy concentrating on playing to take pictures...

Scores

Brian - Gross 79 Net 65 (!!!!!!)

Ben H - Gross 88 Net 70

Big John - Gross 80 Net 74

Me - Gross 81 Net 74

Shacho Rob - Gross 91 Net 77

Mak - Gross 91 Net 77

Brian wins and everyone got rid of their 1 yen coins!