Mission Valley Golf Club

Mission Valley Golf Club opened in 1994 in Kotake town, within Fukuoka's Kurate district, to a design by the internationally recognized Australian golfer and architect Graham Marsh, playing 6,910 yards from the back tees with regular and women's tees at 6,132 and 5,485 yards. The semi-private course features a driving range, practice bunker, and putting green, along with golf cart rental and caddie service, and enforces a metal-spike policy alongside a requirement for appropriate golf attire. Marsh's involvement gives the course a design pedigree that stands out among the largely domestically designed clubs found elsewhere in rural Fukuoka, and the valley setting that gives the club its name provides genuine elevation change and a scenic, sheltered feel compared with the flatter courses on the Fukuoka plain. Kurate district also hosts the separately run Moon Lake Golf Club's Kurate Course at a different address, giving the area two distinct 18-hole-plus facilities worth comparing on a longer visit. The course's considerable length and international design pedigree have helped it build a strong reputation among golfers who appreciate a more strategically bunkered, internationally styled layout. Golfers using CoGolfers to plan a Kurate district trip can flag Mission Valley for its design pedigree and compare it with Moon Lake nearby.