Golden Palm Country Club

Golden Palm Country Club has operated as a semi-private parkland facility in Kagoshima city since 1995, designed by architect Brian Costello, playing 7,083 yards from the championship gold tees down to 5,085 yards from the ladies' markers, one of the wider tee-to-tee spreads found in this Kagoshima survey. Facilities include caddies, golf carts, club rentals, a practice putting green, sauna, and banquet facilities, and the club permits walking and metal spikes for golfers who favor the traditional feel underfoot. The tropical palm-tree branding reflects Kagoshima's subtropical southern Kyushu climate and its long-standing identity as a warm-weather golf destination even in winter, when much of the rest of Japan is too cold for comfortable play. Costello's international design brings a different strategic character to the course compared with some of the more traditional Japanese-designed parkland tracks found elsewhere in the prefecture. Kagoshima city itself sits in the shadow of Sakurajima, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, and golfers visiting Golden Palm often combine their trip with a ferry visit to see the smoking peak up close. Golfers planning a Kagoshima city golf trip through CoGolfers can add Golden Palm to the itinerary, and the community is a good place to find local company for the round.