Niseko Golf Course

Niseko Golf Course, designed by Arnold Palmer and Robert Walker and opened in 1986, sits in the town of Niseko itself, right at the heart of the region's world-famous ski and resort area. The semi-private, woodland-style 18-hole course plays to an unusual par of 73 across 6,845 yards from the blue tees, with a course rating of 72.4 and slope of 123. Golf carts and caddies are available, along with a driving range and putting green, and the golf season runs from mid-April through early November, a solidly long window given the area's high-elevation climate. Soft spikes are required, and appropriate golf attire is enforced, reflecting the more polished, internationally oriented standards common at Niseko's tourism infrastructure. An on-site restaurant rounds out the clubhouse offerings. Niseko draws visitors from around the world, particularly Australia and other Asian markets, for its winter powder snow, and the summer months offer an equally compelling reason to visit with Arnold Palmer-designed golf against a backdrop of Mount Yotei and the surrounding mountains. For CoGolfers members planning a Niseko golf trip, this Palmer design offers a genuinely international-standard round in one of Japan's most globally recognized resort towns.