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I have just published a LiDAR version of Kasumigaseki Country Club - East Course (published as "Kasumigaseki Country Club - East Course (L)") which will be the host venue for the Tokyo 2020 (2021) men's and women's golf tournament held next month.
Located 40 minutes north of Tokyo in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, Kasumigaseki Country Club was designed in 1929 by renowned Japanese course designers Kinya Fujita and Seiichi Inoue and is regarded as one of the best and early examples of Japanese course design. The course was redesigned by C.H. Allison in 1931 (adding his famous cavernous bunkers) and later added a second course, now called the West Course with the original course being renamed East Course. Kasumigaseki Country Club was the first in Japan to adopt the two-green system after greens were damaged by harsh freezes. Kasumigaseki Country Club hosted the Canada Cup in 1957, the Japan Open Golf Championship in 1933, 1956, 1995, and 2006, as well as the Asian Amateur Championships in 2010 which was won by Hideki Matsuyama and qualified him for his first Master's competition which he won 10 years later in 2021.
The Kasumigaseki site is generally flat with some slight undulation, and some raised tee boxes. The fairways are mostly flanked by beautiful mater Japanese cypress and pine trees while the greens are fast and with lots of undulation, if needed they can be brought up to 13 feet on the stimp, and pin placements can be made extremely difficult.
In 2016 the East course was redesigned by Tom and Logan Fazio in preparation to host the Tokyo Olympics with the objective of lengthening the course and to replace the two-green system. While the original design definitely rewarded precision over brawn, the new Fazio design has definitely accommodated the modern game and the age of "bombers" with the par 5's close to or exceeding 600 yards. This is a par 71 course with only 3 par 5 holes.
I have added 5 sets of tees Red (Ladies), White (Front), Blue (Regular), Black (Back) and Gold (Tournament). Please give it a play when you have a chance and, as always, any feedback is appreciated.
Cheers,
Stephen
I have just published a LiDAR version of Kasumigaseki Country Club - East Course (published as "Kasumigaseki Country Club - East Course (L)") which will be the host venue for the Tokyo 2020 (2021) men's and women's golf tournament held next month.
Located 40 minutes north of Tokyo in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, Kasumigaseki Country Club was designed in 1929 by renowned Japanese course designers Kinya Fujita and Seiichi Inoue and is regarded as one of the best and early examples of Japanese course design. The course was redesigned by C.H. Allison in 1931 (adding his famous cavernous bunkers) and later added a second course, now called the West Course with the original course being renamed East Course. Kasumigaseki Country Club was the first in Japan to adopt the two-green system after greens were damaged by harsh freezes. Kasumigaseki Country Club hosted the Canada Cup in 1957, the Japan Open Golf Championship in 1933, 1956, 1995, and 2006, as well as the Asian Amateur Championships in 2010 which was won by Hideki Matsuyama and qualified him for his first Master's competition which he won 10 years later in 2021.
The Kasumigaseki site is generally flat with some slight undulation, and some raised tee boxes. The fairways are mostly flanked by beautiful mater Japanese cypress and pine trees while the greens are fast and with lots of undulation, if needed they can be brought up to 13 feet on the stimp, and pin placements can be made extremely difficult.
In 2016 the East course was redesigned by Tom and Logan Fazio in preparation to host the Tokyo Olympics with the objective of lengthening the course and to replace the two-green system. While the original design definitely rewarded precision over brawn, the new Fazio design has definitely accommodated the modern game and the age of "bombers" with the par 5's close to or exceeding 600 yards. This is a par 71 course with only 3 par 5 holes.
I have added 5 sets of tees Red (Ladies), White (Front), Blue (Regular), Black (Back) and Gold (Tournament). Please give it a play when you have a chance and, as always, any feedback is appreciated.
Cheers,
Stephen
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