Kitami Herbhill Golf Club

Kitami Herbhill Golf Club, established in 1994 in the city of Kitami, offers a semi-private 18-hole course in Hokkaido's northeastern Okhotsk region, joining Kitami Country Club as one of two golf options in this agricultural city known for its mint and onion farming heritage. The course plays to a par of 72, with a course rating of 74.9 and slope of 131 from the championship tees at 7,099 yards, marking it as the more demanding of Kitami's two clubs. Golf cart rental is available at a modest fee, and caddies are on staff for golfers who prefer full-service play. A driving range gives golfers a place to warm up, and an on-site restaurant offers dining after the round. The golf season runs April through November, in line with the rest of Hokkaido's interior. Kitami's remote northeastern location, well off the main Sapporo-Niseko tourist circuit, gives Herbhill Golf Club a genuinely local character, drawing mostly regional golfers rather than international visitors. For CoGolfers members looking to explore Hokkaido's less-traveled Okhotsk region, perhaps en route to the drift ice viewing further along the coast, Kitami Herbhill Golf Club offers a substantial test of golf in a part of the island many visitors never see.