COURSE GUIDE

Nidom Classic uses ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass for the fairways and rough. Clear boundaries are set by maintaining a standard cutting height of 12mm for the fairway and 23mm for the rough, respectively. Beautiful but tough courses with up- and down-grain are created by precise zebra cutting. The normal shot landing areas are wide and the rest have tight lies. With well-balanced difficulty levels, it is an ideal setting to enjoy golf.

The type of grass used for greens is Pencross. The cutting height is usually 3 to 4 mm with a Stimp rating of 9.5 to 11. The standard hardness level (compaction value) is 22 to 23. Having a green surface with unique undulations and almost no grain makes the golf course fair for all golfers. Aeration conducted in spring and autumn facilitates root spreading of the lawn, while joint sand is spread frequently to keep the surface flat to maintain green quality that allows balls to keep spinning and roll smoothly.

Cross bunkers are situated to overlap partially with shot landing areas to make courses more interesting. Since natural undulations are maintained, there are many lies in bunkers where address positions are sloped to the front, back, left or right. Most holes are designed to have green-side guard bunkers. In holes with large greens, a long bunker shot may be necessary depending on the pin position. Trees are left unremoved in bunkers in some holes to make them unique and difficult at the same time. Nidom Classic’s 152 bunkers are arranged perfectly across the 54 holes. Get the feel of the fine bunker sand from Hokkaido’s Ishikari Beach for a successful explosion shot.