Shinrinkouen Golf Club, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
29th November 2020
In: Golf courses
Shinrinkouen Golf Club, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Shinrinkouen Golf Club was the host of the 2016 Blind Golf World Championships which I was fortunate enough to compete in (finishing 3rd).
The welcome we received was simply phenomenal. We arrived at the clubhouse which was a huge modern affair with fantastic facilities and from there we were then taken off for a welcome reception. We were all given a locker in the immaculate locker room for the duration of the tournament whilst our clubs were put on to our golf buggies.
The course itself was in great condition however, the most interesting thing about the whole place was the buggy paths around each hole. The buggies had to stay on a stone path which took you right around the course, you were given a remote control which meant you could get off the buggy, play shots and meet your buggy further up the hole by using the remote control. On reaching the green, same thing, putt out, walk off the other end of the green towards the next tee and your driverless buggy would catch you up with a press of a button.
The golf club was simply brilliant, the course, the clubhouse and especially the staff, it really was an awesome 6 days of golf.
Shinrinkouen Golf Club was the host of the 2016 Blind Golf World Championships which I was fortunate enough to compete in (finishing 3rd).
The welcome we received was simply phenomenal. We arrived at the clubhouse which was a huge modern affair with fantastic facilities and from there we were then taken off for a welcome reception. We were all given a locker in the immaculate locker room for the duration of the tournament whilst our clubs were put on to our golf buggies.
The course itself was in great condition however, the most interesting thing about the whole place was the buggy paths around each hole. The buggies had to stay on a stone path which took you right around the course, you were given a remote control which meant you could get off the buggy, play shots and meet your buggy further up the hole by using the remote control. On reaching the green, same thing, putt out, walk off the other end of the green towards the next tee and your driverless buggy would catch you up with a press of a button.
The golf club was simply brilliant, the course, the clubhouse and especially the staff, it really was an awesome 6 days of golf.