Mizobe Country Club

Mizobe Country Club opened in 1995 to a design by architect Mitsuaki Kobayashi, playing 6,767 yards from the back tees and 6,390 yards from the regular tees, with water genuinely coming into play on several holes, giving the public course a more strategic, scenic character than some of the straightforward parkland layouts found elsewhere in Kagoshima prefecture. Facilities include golf carts, caddies, club rentals, a driving range, restaurant, and meeting facilities, and the course operates year-round while welcoming walk-up visitors given its public status. Mizobe town, part of Kirishima city, sits in the hilly, forested country near the Kirishima volcanic range, giving the course genuine elevation and scenic backdrop distinct from the flatter coastal courses found closer to Kagoshima Bay. Being a relatively recent 1995 build, the course benefits from more contemporary shaping and drainage than several of the prefecture's older 1960s and 1970s clubs, and Kobayashi's design, also seen at several other notable Kyushu courses, brings a consistent strategic quality to the water-featured holes. Golfers exploring the Kirishima area's public golf options through CoGolfers can consider Mizobe for its scenic water holes, and the community is a good place to find local company for a round in this forested part of the prefecture.