Hokkaido Classic Golf Club Obihiro (Classic)

Hokkaido Classic Golf Club Obihiro (Classic) is an 18-hole hillside course in Shimizu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, set across gently rolling terrain with wide fairways and generous spacing between holes. Water is the defining challenge here. A single stream weaves through six holes, positioned each time to apply real pressure on the tee shot or approach. Ponds and creeks add further tension throughout the round, and reading the slope of each fairway to plot the right line is a consistent demand. The signature hole is the par-5 6th, where a pond runs the full length of the right side from tee to green. A well-struck drive that carries over the water and finds the narrowing of the pond sets up a direct approach to the green in two — a rewarding risk for those willing to take it on.