# Rusutsu Resort Golf 72 River Wood Course

Golf course in Hokkaido. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/rusutsu-resort-golf-72-river-wood-course

## Facts

- **Region:** Hokkaido
- **Address:** 142, Fujimidai, Kimobetsu-cho, Abuta-gun Hokkaido 044-0211
- **Access:** ~90 min by car from new chitose airport
- **Type:** resort
- **Holes / par:** 36 / 144
- **Length:** River: back 6,107, regular 5,686; Wood: back 6,817, regular 6,402 yards
- **Designer:** Curtis Strange
- **Established:** 1992 (Opened June 1)
- **Official website:** https://rusutsu.com/golf/
- **Tags:** Hokkaido, 36 Holes, Golf Resort, Hilly Course, Forest, Mountain Views, Water Hazards, Onsen, On-Site Lodging, Self-Play Carts

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Large hot-spring bath
- **Carts:** Riding carts, one per group
- **Caddie:** Self-play only
- **Greens:** Bent (penncross)
- **Season:** Mid/late May to mid-October
- **Lodging:** Rusutsu Resort Hotel & Convention and The Westin Rusutsu Resort
- **Closed Days:** Mondays and Thursdays (open on public holidays)
- **Shuttle Bus:** From the resort hotels to the Riverwood Clubhouse

## About the course

The River and Wood courses are the Curtis Strange half of Rusutsu Resort Golf 72, the big four-course golf complex at Rusutsu, in the mountains of south-west Hokkaido. Both opened on June 1, 1992, and each is an 18-hole, par-72 layout with bent greens. The River Course is the more demanding of the pair, with steep fairway undulations, out-of-bounds on both sides of several holes, and carries over creeks and ravines. The Wood Course is a long, wide, tree-lined hill course, stretching to 6,817 yards, with a three-tier green on the par-5 5th.

### Mountain golf with Mt. Yotei on the horizon, _and an onsen waiting at the end of the day._

Rusutsu is a full resort, so golf fits naturally into a summer stay: shuttles run from Rusutsu Resort Hotel & Convention and The Westin Rusutsu Resort to the Riverwood Clubhouse, play is self-play with a cart per group, and a large hot-spring bath soothes tired legs afterwards. Views of Mt. Yotei and Mt. Shiribetsu frame the round, and the Riverwood restaurant serves hand-made soba with a view of the peak. Nearby Niseko and Lake Toya make easy side trips. The season runs from late May to mid-October, and the courses close on Mondays and Thursdays.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/rusutsu-resort-golf-72-river-wood-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.