# Central Golf Club New. Course

> Tom Watson Design

Golf course in Ibaraki. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/central-golf-club-new-course

## Facts

- **Region:** Ibaraki
- **Address:** 1006-9 Komaki, Namegata-shi Ibaraki 311-3816
- **Access:** ~90 min by car from tokyo station
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Course rating:** 72
- **Length:** 6,817 yards yards
- **Designer:** Tom Watson
- **Established:** 1999
- **Official website:** https://reserve.accordiagolf.com/golfCourse/ibaraki/central_new/
- **Tags:** Ibaraki, 18 Holes, Hilly Course, Forest, Tom Watson Design, Near Narita Airport, Visitors Welcome, Accordia Golf Group, Self-Play Carts

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Bath and showers until 6 pm; showers only for afternoon play
- **Carts:** 5-seat riding carts with GPS; fairway access on some plans, some holes excluded
- **Caddie:** Self-play only
- **Greens:** Bent, strongly undulating
- **Lodging:** None
- **Dress Code:** Golf attire; no T-shirts or jeans; soft-spike or spikeless shoes
- **Shuttle Bus:** None; about 20 km from Itako IC (Higashi-Kanto Expressway)
- **Rental Clubs:** Available (¥4,400 from October 2026); rental shoes ¥1,650
- **Practice Range:** 7-bay, 40-yard net range plus approach, bunker and putting areas

## About the course

Central Golf Club NEW Course in Namegata, Ibaraki, opened in December 1999 and was designed by Tom Watson. Much of the original forest was left standing when the course was built, so its 18 holes (par 72, 6,817 yards) wind through natural woodland over rolling hills. It is not a long course, but well-placed hazards make it strategic: there is a bunker on every hole, and the bent greens have strong undulations, so putting decides the score.

### Short on yardage but long on strategy, _where the greens decide the day._

Run by Accordia Golf with self-play GPS carts, it is an enjoyable round for golfers who like to think their way around a course, and a chance to play a design by one of golf's great champions. The course is about 20 km from the Itako interchange on the Higashi-Kanto Expressway, so it combines well with a stay near Narita Airport or with the sister Central and Aso courses nearby. Around Namegata you will find the shores of Lake Kasumigaura, the canal town of Itako with its June iris festival, and the ancient Kashima Jingu shrine. There is a bath at the clubhouse; you will need a car, as there is no shuttle bus.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/central-golf-club-new-course#request (or with an AI assistant through the Play Golf Tokyo MCP server: https://mcp.play-golf-tokyo.com/mcp). Send preferred dates, time of day, format and players; our team books with the club in Japanese and emails the confirmation.
- **Open rounds to join:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/community
- Green fees are paid at the club on the day.