Archive for the ‘Golf courses in Japan’ Category

Japanese Driving Ranges

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Japan is a golf obsessed country and has driving ranges located everywhere. Whenever you drive down the highway you will see tall green netting, indicating a driving range. Since land is at such a premium, the ranges are small in shape ..

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Japanese Driving Ranges

Essential Golf Instruction

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Golf Clubs and Whiskey - Donga.com The Korean golf club market is the world s third largest valued at 500 billion won (414.9 million US dollars) a year, trailing only those of the United States and Japan .

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Fun Facts About Golf

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

The world’s longest golf hole is a double-dogleg at Chocolay Downs Golf Course in Marquette, Michigan - 1007 yards Par 6. The world’s 2nd longest hole is at Satsuki Golf Course in Sano, Japan - 964 yards Par 7. The world’s longest golf …

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Golf in Japan - Arrival

Friday, October 10th, 2008

One name I have already become familiar with is CH Alison, a British golf course architect who visited Japan in the 1930s and was responsible for almost all the world-ranked courses in the country.

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Disc Golf in Japan

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Today we went to Uminonakamichi Seaside Park mainly for some disc golf , but enjoyed many activities while there. The disc golf course was fantastic.

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Disc Golf in Japan

Japan Womens Open Golf Championship (iseekgolf.com)

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

iseekgolf.com - Australasia’s Ultimate Online Golf Site. Read more of this article click here –> Yahoo! News Search Results for golf .

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Japan Womens Open Golf Championship (iseekgolf.com)

World Golf Glance.

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

JAPAN GOLF TOUR: Coca-Cola Tokai Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Miyoshi Country Club, West Course , Aichi, Japan .

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Playing Golf in Hong Kong

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

The cheaper flights are mainly due to the increasing number of airlines that fly the route between Hong Kong and Japan .The Hong Kong golf courses are much appreciated and admired by Japanese golf players for the high quality of …

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Playing Golf in Hong Kong

Golf boom drives ball imports to Japan to record levels

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Then the bubble crashed and not a few Japanese companies went belly up—many because they had speculated in real estate, oftentimes investing in the plethora of new and exclusive golf courses being built around the country (many of those …

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Smack in the Middle of My Backyard: Golf Courses on Google Earth

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

“THE GLOBAL ANTI- GOLF MOVEMENT was launched on World No- Golf Day (April 29, 1993) (by mr.

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Smack in the Middle of My Backyard: Golf Courses on Google Earth