# Sapporo Regent Golf Club Thomson Course

Golf course in Hokkaido. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/sapporo-regent-golf-club-thomson-course

## Facts

- **Region:** Hokkaido
- **Address:** 462, Mishima, Kitahiroshima-shi Hokkaido 061-1266
- **Access:** ~30 min by car from sapporo station
- **Type:** forest
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Course rating:** 71.6
- **Length:** 6,847 yards (back tees) yards
- **Designer:** Peter Thomson
- **Established:** 1995
- **Official website:** https://www.sapporo-regent.jp/
- **Tags:** Hokkaido, 18 Holes, Forest, Links Style, Near Sapporo, Self-Play Carts, Peter Thomson Design, Onsen Nearby

## Good to know

- **Carts:** Riding carts with GPS, fairway access
- **Caddie:** Self-play only
- **Greens:** Bent, one green per hole
- **Season:** Closed in winter
- **Booking:** Two-ball rounds accepted without surcharge; check in 20 minutes before tee time
- **Dress Code:** No jeans or T-shirts on the course
- **Practice Range:** 300 yards, 35 bays, plus approach and bunker practice areas

## About the course

The Thomson Course of Sapporo Regent Golf Club sits in the forested hills of Kitahiroshima, about 30 minutes from central Sapporo. Opened in 1995 and named after its designer, five-time Open champion Peter Thomson, the 18-hole, par-72 layout stretches to 6,847 yards from the back tees. It is modelled on the Old Course at St Andrews, with pot bunkers scattered throughout, but framed by trees rather than dunes. The out nine is flat with generous fairways, while the in nine brings the scenery, with the view from the 13th a highlight.

### Pot bunkers and wide fairways, _played at your own pace with carts on the grass._

This is self-play golf at its most relaxed: riding carts with GPS can drive onto the fairways, and two-ball rounds are welcome during the season. A large 300-yard range with 35 bays makes it easy to warm up. The club's sister New and Old Courses nearby have their own bath, Shimamatsu Onsen, and New Chitose Airport is close enough for a round on arrival or departure day. Back in Sapporo, the evenings are for miso ramen, Genghis Khan grilled lamb and a cold local beer. The course closes in winter, so plan for the warm, dry Hokkaido summer.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/sapporo-regent-golf-club-thomson-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.