45 HOLES / PAR 180 / 17,309 YARDS
Hokkaido, Japan

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Course Nidom Classic Golf Club
Holes / Par  45 Holes/Par 180
Yards 17,309 Yards
Established 1987
Designer Sugaya Nao
Max. golfers / Group 4
Closed on  NOV- MAR
Tournament 2000 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship 
2006 Japan LPGA Championship Konica  
Golf Cart Shared with 4
Golf Set JPY 10,000  (excluded TAX)  
Golf Shoes JPY 2,000  (excluded TAX)
Umbrella Equipped
Driving Range Yes
Restaurant Yes
Bath / Hot Spring Yes/ No
Accommodation Yes
Green Bent/pen cross
Tee Box/ Fairway Kentucky bluegrass
Rough Kentucky bluegrass
Location Hokkaido, Tomakomai City
Distance 20 min from JR Chitose Station and New Chitose Airport
55 min. from Sapporo via the Tomakomai IC of the Hokkaido Expressway 

Description

The Nidom Classic Golf Course was built in a hilly area of 5 million square meters spreading at the foot of Mt.Tarumae at Northern latitude 42 degrees and average temperature is around 21 ° C in the summer. “Nidom” means the “rich forest” in the word of Ainu race, and in its rich forest various trees such as Ezomatsu, larch, Mizunara, various trees such as Ezolith, Kita fox and Ezoshika coexist. It consists of a total of 45 holes consisting of laid out IKORO course (Ashiri/Pirika/Kamui, 3 courses 27 holes) and NISPA course has 18 holes. It is located about 1 hour from Sapporo city or about 30 minutes by car from Chitose Airport. It is a prestigious course that is also known as the host of numerous tournaments. In 2000, the Japan Professional Golf Match Play Championship Promise Cup. Ai Miyazato won the Konica Minolta Cup of the 2006 Japan Women’s Professional Golf Championship Tournament. In 2018, it is memorable that the 28th Japan Senior Open Golf Championship won by Thai Prayad Marksen won. The course concept of “Beautiful & Tough” is a design that takes full advantage of the beauty of nature and players techniques such as distance, trajectory height, accurate approach shots are required. In ICOROS Course, players might be  bothered in many halls, such as confusing a sense of distance at ASHIRI’s 5th hole, testing player’s courage PIRIKA’s on 3rd hole and how to read the wind at KAMUI’s 1st hole. Meanwhile, the NISPA course is listed one of the domestic best tournament courses in which Japanese major competitions can be held, with overwhelming beauty and toughness lurking within it. Forest surrounds the green at the 3rd hole, and the 10th hole that gives troubles, being contradictory to the beauty,  the brightness of the creek’s water surface confuse the player at 13th hole and etc. Players are required to challenge continuous strategic and attractive halls. With 4 tee boxes are prepared at each hall, golfers can choose depending on golfer ‘s skill and distance. Kentucky bluegrass is used for fairway, rough with adopting a clearer boundary line based on mowing height of 12 mm fairway and rough 32 mm. The fairway is beautiful and tough by zebra cut. The landing area of the shot is set relatively wide. The condition of the green which adopted the pen cross of  bent grass realized always good and smooth rolling. With a cutting height of 3 to 4 mm, the compaction is set to 22 to 23 for the speed of 9.5 to 11 feet by stimpmeter, however, how to read undulation is more important.

Staying at the log house cottage is recommended if want to round 45 holes. 25 buildings for 2 to 4 people, 1 cottage for 6 to 12 people. It is fun to talk with friends while looking at the round while eating Genghis Khan. Since the incidental facilities are also substantial, it is a place I want to spend time to practice driving ranges, bunker shots and approaches. At IKOROS course, players can choose walking with caddie or self play with cart applicable for additional cart fee, while at NISPA course, walking with caddie style is mandatory.

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Score Card

ICOROS/ASHIRI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL
BACK 516 346 339 172 571 360 156 370 458 3288
REGULAR 490 327 309 165 543 339 147 370 414 3104
SENIOR 464 312 273 157 507 319 141 370 390 2933
LADIES 460 306 270 150 497 316 135 370 385 2889
PAR 5 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 36
INDEX 4 7 6 8 2 5 9 1 3  
ICOROS/PIRIKA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL
BACK 526 412 470 375 555 183 390 193 415 3519
REGULAR 477 374 452 360 536 160 373 170 405 3307
SENIOR 477 318 432 350 503 139 354 138 399 3110
LADIES 439 314 429 340 500 134 348 133 393 3030
PAR 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 36
INDEX 8 2 4 9 1 6 3 7 5  
ICOROS/KAMUI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL
BACK 579 406 180 412 508 433 214 376 365 3473
REGULAR 563 381 164 393 489 411 188 366 347 3302
SENIOR 531 347 148 283 462 373 158 357 339 2998
LADIES 524 340 145 279 457 368 135 350 331 2929
PAR 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 36
INDEX 2 9 6 4 7 1 5 3 8  
NISPA/OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL
BACK 561 433 420 190 356 421 400 363 200 3524
REGULAR 507 389 387 155 492 360 375 344 176 3185
SENIOR 497 348 367 130 434 324 351 324 151 2926
LADIES 487 338 358 125 427 314 318 319 121 2807
PAR 5 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 36
INDEX 11 3 5 9 13 1 7 17 15  
NISPA/IN 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOTAL
BACK 402 431 518 197 421 561 352 189 434 3505
REGULAR 349 406 476 174 368 524 332 162 397 3188
SENIOR 318 386 413 136 319 437 300 141 372 2822
LADIES 314 382 406 131 316 430 294 136 367 2776
PAR 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 3 4 36
INDEX 14 2 16 10 4 8 18 12 6