Kitami Herb Hill Golf Club

Overview: Kitami Herb Hill Golf Club is a substantial hill course in Kitami's Kawahigashi district, laid out across a large natural site rather than compressed into a short urban footprint. At the championship tees, its 18-hole scorecard totals 7,099 yards, with par set at 72 and three published tee totals for different levels of play. The routing uses doglegs, elevation changes and carefully placed hazards to make the approach to each green matter. It is a course for players who enjoy seeing several viable lines from the tee and then committing to one.

History: The course opened on 11 June 1994 and the current official guide credits Tokyu Construction Co. with the design and construction. Its identity has remained tied to the wooded and rolling landscape east of central Kitami, with a full 18-hole layout that is still actively presented by the club for the current season. The result is a modern regional course whose scale and playing variety complement Kitami's older traditional clubs.

Did You Know? The official hole table totals 3,518 yards for the outward nine and 3,581 for the inward nine from the championship tees. That makes the back nine the longer half, even though both sides remain par 36. The course guide also highlights contrasting shots such as a downhill left dogleg and a long hole where the water-side route changes the risk of the second shot, a useful clue to the course's strategic character.