Sapporo Kita Hiroshima Golf Club (South)

Overview: The South Course at Sapporo Kita Hiroshima Golf Club is an 18-hole par-72 route in the club's three-course, 54-hole complex. The current blue-tee layout totals 6,587 yards. In the Hokkaido landscape, the course combines broad fairway views with natural rises and falls, so the visit is not only about reaching the green in regulation. Choosing a workable line, managing the uneven ground and leaving a comfortable angle for the approach are recurring parts of the round.

History: Sapporo Kita Hiroshima opened in 1976 and developed into one of the principal golf facilities in the Sapporo area. The city and regional tourism descriptions emphasize its 54-hole scale and naturally undulating site. Current sources do not agree on the architect, so that information has been left blank here. The omission is more trustworthy than choosing one of the conflicting attributions, while the current South routing, par and yardage are documented by the operator's course guide.

Did You Know? South's 6,587-yard blue-tee total sits between the shorter East and longer West routings, but the significant fact is the changing ground rather than the number alone. On a naturally undulating site, the same nominal distance can require different clubs depending on the lie and the angle left for the approach.