Aichi Country Club

Overview: Aichi Country Club's Higashiyama Course is an unusually established golf setting within Nagoya itself. The current official scorecard lists 18 holes, par 74 and 7,166 yards from the blue tees, with a single bentgrass green on each hole. Seiichi Inoue's routing uses the natural land of the former Owari Tokugawa hunting grounds, separating holes with pine woodland and ponds rather than relying on artificial borders. The extra two strokes in the par make the scorecard distinctive, while the long par fives and tree-lined corridors demand a clear plan from the tee. It is a course whose urban location is easy to underestimate once the round begins.

History: The club's history records a provisional nine-hole opening on 10 October 1954, followed by completion of the 18-hole course in June 1955. Inoue was chosen as architect in 1952 after inspecting possible sites, and the club's own account explains that he selected the natural terrain because the land already offered ideal golf contours and pine-separated holes. The course has since undergone major maintenance and improvement, including the move to bentgrass greens and later work around tees and practice facilities, while retaining the original landscape-led identity.

Did You Know? Aichi Country Club has hosted the Japan Open three times, in 1957, 1971 and 2010, according to the club's historical record. Those events sit alongside Japan Amateur, Japan Women's Amateur and student championships in the club's competition history. The current scorecard also has a 37-par front nine and a 37-par back nine, an unusual symmetry that makes the course's par-74 character immediately visible.