Shimadzu Golf Club

Shimadzu Golf Club has operated as a resort-style facility in Kagoshima city since 1978, playing 6,811 yards from the back tees down to 5,099 yards from the shortest markers, with a 73.1 rating and 123 slope from the championship tees. The club's name honors the Shimadzu clan, the powerful feudal lords who ruled the Satsuma domain, of which modern Kagoshima prefecture is the direct successor, for nearly seven centuries until the Meiji Restoration, giving the course a genuine connection to the region's most historically significant family. Golf carts are included with green fees, and the club offers a driving range, putting green, a teaching professional, restaurant, and banquet facilities, accepting major credit cards including JCB and American Express. Kagoshima city preserves several sites connected to the Shimadzu family, including the beautiful Sengan-en garden with its views of Sakurajima, and golfers with an interest in the region's feudal history can easily combine a round at Shimadzu Golf Club with a visit to these historic grounds. Having operated for nearly five decades, the club carries a settled, well-conditioned character. Golfers exploring Kagoshima's Shimadzu clan heritage through CoGolfers can pair a round here with a visit to Sengan-en, and the community is a good place to find local company.