Untouched Hokkaido woodland, tournament-tested

Gozensui Golf Club lies in Tomakomai, about 20 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport, on gently rolling, mostly flat forest land south of Sapporo. It opened in 1992, designed by Isamu Dohi under the supervision of Katsuichi Asami, and was formerly known as the Bibi Classic Course. The 18-hole, par-72 layout reaches 7,013 yards, and the builders left the native trees and natural terrain as undisturbed as they could, threading clear streams through strategic, tree-lined holes.

A long, quiet forest course that has hosted Japan's professional tour.

That length and character have brought serious golf here: the course hosted the 2022 Hokkaido Open and an ISPS HANDA Japan Golf Tour event in 2025. The bent-grass greens, GPS-equipped riding carts and a 250-yard range make it a comfortable day for visitors, though the season is short, running from mid-April to mid-December. Its spot near the airport makes it an easy first or last round of a Hokkaido trip. Sapporo's food scene is within reach, and the hot-spring towns of Shikotsu and Noboribetsu are close enough for a soak after the round, with crisp, cool summers that suit golf.