Dunlop Golf Club

Dunlop Golf Club, in the Kita-ku hills of Kobe, pairs its full 18-hole championship course, opened in 1978 at 6,978 yards, with an entirely separate 18-hole, all-par-3 course of just 1,783 yards on the same grounds. That combination is genuinely unusual in Hyogo's golf landscape, giving the club both a serious full-length test and a shorter, faster round better suited to beginners, families, or golfers short on time. The Dunlop name ties the club to the well-known sporting goods brand's long history of golf involvement in Japan, part of a broader corporate presence in the country's golf industry during the sport's postwar boom years. Kita-ku's elevated terrain north of central Kobe has made it one of the city's most popular golf corridors, offering cooler conditions than the harbor district below. Having operated its main course since the late 1970s, the club carries a mature, well-established character across both its layouts. The par-3 course in particular gives newer golfers or those pressed for time a genuine full round without the commitment of 18 championship holes. Golfers wanting either a serious test or a quick short-course round through CoGolfers can choose between Dunlop's two very different courses on the same visit.