Art Lake Golf Club

Art Lake Golf Club has operated as a semi-private parkland course in the hills of Nose-cho since 1991, playing a substantial 7,156 yards from the back tees with a 74.9 rating and 131 slope, numbers that put it among the more demanding tests in the Osaka area. Multiple tee options bring the course down to a friendlier length for regular and ladies' play, so the club works for both low-handicap visitors chasing a proper challenge and weekend groups looking for a scenic round. The practice facilities are unusually complete for the region, with a driving range, a practice bunker, a dedicated pitching and chipping area, and a putting green, giving visiting golfers a real chance to warm up properly before facing the longer holes. The clubhouse offers a restaurant, lounge, and meeting and banquet facilities, and both cart and caddie service are available, though the club does ask golfers to leave metal spikes at home. Nose-cho itself is a rural, hilly town on Osaka prefecture's northern edge bordering Hyogo, known for its quieter countryside compared with the dense urban core closer to Osaka city, giving Art Lake a genuinely different, more relaxed feel than city courses just a short drive away. The lake referenced in the club's name is one of several small reservoirs that dot this part of the prefecture and factor into the course's routing. Golfers looking for a longer, well-conditioned test outside the city through CoGolfers can plan a trip to Art Lake, and the community is a good place to find playing partners for the drive out to Nose-cho.