Obihiro Shirakaba Country Club (Sakura Left)

Overview: The Sakura course at Obihiro Shirakaba Country Club is the flatter and more gently contoured half of a current 36-hole facility in Otofuke. From the back tees, Sakura covers 6,764 yards over 18 holes and is set at par 72. Its name points to the cherry trees that shape the seasonal character of the course, while the wider setting keeps the round connected to the Tokachi landscape. The more forgiving terrain does not remove strategy: the best lines still depend on choosing the right side of the fairway and arriving at the greens with a manageable angle.

History: Obihiro Shirakaba Country Club opened in September 1974 and credits Shukichi Azegami as course designer. The club now presents Sakura together with the separate Shirakaba routing, giving the facility 36 holes and two distinct ways to experience the same Otofuke setting. That history explains why the database routing is preserved as Sakura rather than merged into a generic club-level profile.

Did You Know? Sakura's official back-tee distance is 6,764 yards, making it 432 yards longer than the facility's Shirakaba course. The difference is not only numerical. The club describes Sakura as the flatter option, so a golfer comparing the two routings is choosing between a little more length and a more open, gently rolling rhythm on the Sakura side.