# Yoneyama Suigen Country Club & Hotel

Golf course in Niigata. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/yoneyama-suigen-country-club-hotel

## Facts

- **Region:** Niigata
- **Address:** 2362, Jokehama, Kakizaki-ku, Joetsu-shi Niigata 949-3255
- **Access:** ~35 min by car from joetsumyoko station
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Length:** 6,900 yards yards
- **Designer:** Benz & Pollet
- **Established:** 1973
- **Official website:** https://www.yoneyama-suigen.com/
- **Tags:** Niigata, 18 Holes, Hilly Course, Forest, Water Hazards, Championship Course, Self-Play Carts, Hidden Gems

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Clubhouse bath
- **Carts:** Riding carts, fairway access (weather permitting)
- **Caddie:** Self-play only
- **Greens:** Holes 2 and 9 share a green
- **Season:** Open year-round; winter through-play format December–February
- **Practice Range:** Driving range and putting green

## About the course

Set in Kakizaki on the Joetsu coast of Niigata, Yoneyama Suigen Country Club opened on August 3, 1973, to a design by Benz & Pollet. The 18-hole, par-72 course stretches to 6,900 yards across rolling hill country, where broad stands of pine separate the holes and wide, gently undulating fairways invite a confident swing. Water is a constant companion: the large Asahi Pond and more than a dozen smaller ponds give the layout an almost lakeside feel, and the club itself calls it a championship course that shows a different face in every season. Look out for the famous "Alison bunker" on the 11th, and a shared green serving holes 2 and 9.

### A course that rewards accuracy over power, _framed by pines and quiet water._

Play is self-service with riding carts that can usually head out onto the fairways, and a clubhouse bath, restaurant and practice area round out a relaxed day. The course stays open through winter, switching to a straight-through format from December to February. This stretch of Niigata is a fine place to linger: the Sea of Japan coast brings superb seafood and sunsets, and the castle town of Joetsu lies a short drive south. From Tokyo, take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Joetsu-Myoko and change to the Shinetsu Line for Kakizaki (about 2 hours 40 minutes), or drive via the Kan-Etsu and Hokuriku expressways to Kakizaki IC.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/yoneyama-suigen-country-club-hotel#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.