Golf in Tochigi, Japan!

Golfjin’s Sakura Cup

Administrator — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:26:04 +0000

The Sakura Cup 2010

@ Murasakizuka GC, Tochigi, April 9th (Saturday)

The 3rd annual Sakura Cup will be held at Murasakizuka GC in Tochigi.

Our main events just keep getting bigger and better.
Last time out at the Kouyou Cup, we had 75 players and a fantastic array of prizes thanks to lots of generous sponsors.

And for the 3rd annual Sakura Cup, Moto and Kieron from Murasakizuka GC will be rolling out the red carpet for us. Aside from the golf, there’ll be a superb after round party with live band and lots of other fun things going on during the day.

More details will be posted in the coming weeks so check back regularly for updates.

Competition details:
This year, the Sakura Cup format will be Best net score – based on handicaps
This event is limited to 80 players

(Sorry – no stableford this time as it’s too complicated to calculate on a 27-hole course)

As ever, golfers of all abilities welcome to join.

Cost:

Sakura Cup – Bus pack
Coach service from/to Tokyo, Saturday Green fee + Lunch + After round party

¥15,900 (Air members ¥14,900)

If you don’t need a seat on the bus, the price will be ¥13,370 (Air members ¥11,370)

Optional packages:

Friday and Saturday
Friday Green Fee + Dinner + Accommodation + Breakfast + Saturday Green fee + Lunch+ After round party

¥28,740 (Air members ¥25,740)

(Return coach service to Tokyo may be available if there are free seats – ¥2,000 charge)

Saturday and Sunday
Saturday Green fee + Lunch + After round party + Dinner + Accommodation + Breakfast + Sunday Green Fee + Lunch

¥34,740 (Air members ¥30,740)

Competition entry fee: ¥3,000 (not included in the prices above)

Air membership program: All Air members receive discounts as listed above. If you’re interested in becoming a member, you can view the program details here: Link

Signing up process:
When signing up, please do so in the following ways to save on emails:
Grant Prentice (Sat only/bus needed)
Sandy Lyle (Fri-Sat/train)
Tiger Woods (Sat only/driving)
When adding guests names, separate with commas.

PLEASE GO TO THE GOLFJIN WEBSITE TO SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT!

Please note: Accommodation at Murasakizuka is very popular and books up quickly so if you would like to take up one of the 2-day options, you must let me know as soon as possible.

The Course:
Murasakizuka is a fun 27-hole resort style course. Super friendly and flexible staff who’re looking forward to welcome lots more Golfjin members in the 2011 golf season and beyond.

Transport:
By car: It takes about 2h-2h10m to get there by car (Tohoku expressway)

By train: Ueno to Utsunomiya
Regular rapid: 1h30m ¥1,890 (one-way)
Shinkansen: 45m ¥4,090 (one-way)
The Club bus picks up from Utsunomiya

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

Administrator — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:39:24 +0000

On March 11th 2011, Japan was hit by a massive 9.0 earthquake. We all here in Japan continue to feel the dreadful impact on our lives, and we send our deepest sympathies and prayers to the families who have lost loved ones, and to those who are still suffering and in need of assistance.

We are supporting the Japan Red Cross Disaster relief fund, with our competitions, events and special fundraisers. We appeal on behalf of Japan to do the same. Give what you can, thank you.

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*Note to the customers of Murasakizuka GC: We will be closed until March 25th (Fri) for maintenance. Tsutsujigaoka CC is open.

Autumn Golf

Administrator — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:20:45 +0000

We had some wonderful days of Golf this Autumn, lets hope it continues to be this mild for the rest of the year!. We have outings planned for November 20th, 26th, 28th, and Dec 4th, 11th and 18th. More info can be found here

Murasakizuka GC , Katsuragi course, hole no. 9

Air Membership @ Murasakizuka

Administrator — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:51:59 +0000

A new membership system was launched in October, particularly for customers of Murasakizuka Golf Club. The benefits are as follows:

Discount play fees:
-Weekday: ¥3,900 (¥3,000 off all year)
-Weekend: ¥8,900 ( Sep: ¥3,000 -¥5,000)

Use of the Members Hotel and facilities

**Complimentary Club Bus station pick-up and transport
between Tsutsujigaoka Country Club**

Guaranteed tee times even at short notice

Flexibility – 27 holes | through play OK.

English speaking staff

JGA handicap available

Special event invitations such as poolside concerts and members only competitions

AIR Golf and lifestyle Magazine delivered to your door, 4 times a year.

Members online system
(Coming soon!! Please see below)

Members Card Benefits
Discounts with our partners on producing your AIR Membership Card: Wining and Dining, Golf Equipment, Getaway breaks and more!!

Cost: 30,000 per year!

No Application or Deposit

contact membership@air-golf.com for more info.

¥500,000 Hole in One Challenge!

Administrator — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:42:18 +0000

This is just in for September, and its BIG!

Book a round in Tsutsujigaoka Country Club on the following days: Sep 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th or 7th and have a go at our hole in one challenge.

Make an ace on any one of the four par 3’s and win ¥500,000!!

There is no extra fee and the payout is EITHER in Cash or travel vouchers, winner’s choice.

To Book a round:

Call Kieron on 090-4662-8244

or mail: info@golfintochigi.com

Good luck!

Murasakizuka Anniversary celebration

Administrator — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:43:02 +0000

As part of our 38th Anniversary celebrations we will be having 3 days of festivities this September 21st, 22nd and 23rd.

We have great all-in pack for each day of the celebration (details below) we have a great show lined up with the wonderful 6 piece Jazz band “Dolce Vita” who will be playing each day poolside!

There is also fantastic prizes to be won!

These great prizes plus more to be won!

Dinner & Jazz live will be held next to the pool!

Here is the different play as well as stay options from September 20-23:

September 21st (Tue)
Bus from Tokyo, 18 holes, Dinner and show (first beer on us) return bus after the show
JPY9,900

September 22nd (Wed)
Bus from Tokyo, 18 holes, Dinner and show (first beer on us) return bus after the show
JPY9,900

September 23rd (Thur, National holiday)
Bus from Tokyo, 18 holes, Dinner and show (first beer on us) return bus after the show
JPY 14,900

Two day special pack!
September 20th-21st (Mon/Tue)
Bus from Tokyo, 18 holes, Hotel accommodation and dinner.
Next day 18 holes, dinner and show (first beer on us) return bus after the show.
JPY29,800

FOR BOOKING:

Please Call or mail us at:

T:090-4662-8244

info@golfintochigi.com

Golfjin Event

Administrator — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:42:17 +0000

Taken from the Golfjin website (www.golfjin.com)

Murasakizuka GC Intro tour – Photos and Report

What a superb outing this was! A huge thanks to Moto, Kieron and all the Murasakizuka staff who did a fantastic job of looking after us. The course was in excellent condition and the food at the after round party was top notch.

We didn’t get off to the best of starts as once we left Roppongi at 6.30am we hit one of the worst traffic jams I’ve ever seen. It seems that every single vehicle owner in Tokyo hit the roads on Saturday morning and a journey that should’ve taken about 2 hours ended up taking over 4!

(Mental note to self – Don’t arrange large golf outings at the beginning of Obon, Golden week etc.)In my defense, I thought the traffic would be bad next weekend not this one – oops

Anyway, a big thumbs up has to go out to Moto Uchiyama, the manager of Murasakizuka who re-arranged our schedule so we could still play 18 holes even though we arrived over an hour after our scheduled tee times. Thanks Moto

So, after an early lunch, we all teed off about 12.40pm and played 18 holes straight through. If only more courses in Japan could be that flexible and accommodating.

Just before teeing off:

Pavel, Ian, Jan, Marc and Steve

Andrew, Arjun, Gordon and Ryan

Kieron, Spike, Mike n Mike

Ed, Paul, Yasu and Wayne

William the flop shot maestro teeing off

Martin, Tamas & William

Tamas punching one in

The pool side party :

Moto Uchiyama – Murasakizuka’s manager

The food at the after round party was delicious – succulent roast beef, a very tasty chicken curry, huge plates of nachos and lots more.

The competition:
We had 2 comps going on yesterday; a shin peria comp for the top prize – a 2-day golf break for 2 people courtesy of Murasakizuka GC. And James A also arranged a stableford competition for anyone who fancied an extra wager.

The Results:

Shin Peria Competition:
1st: Stephen A (Gross 84 – Net 72.0)
2nd: Wayne S (Gross 82 – Net 72.4)
3rd: Scott G (Gross 84 – Net 73.2)

Stableford Competition:
1st: Stephen A – 40 pts
2nd: Jeff A – 39 pts
3rd: James A – 37 pts

So, congratulations to Stephen A who cleaned up yesterday.
You are now officially on handi-watch though

Near Pin winnners:
Andrew B
Gordon L
Stephen A
Wayne S
Hilmar T
Paul B

Round of the day:
James “The Bomber” Allen: 77 (OUT 43 IN 34)

Shot of the day: William A
William hit a sublime Mickelson-esque 30 yard flop shot from a very tough uphill lie that went about 50m in the air and landed right in the hole. Unbelievably though, it bounced clean out.

Thanks to the much delayed arrival, it was a long day but thankfully the journey back to Tokyo was trouble-free and we arrived in Roppongi in about 2h10m after leaving the course.

I’m already looking forward to our next outing there (The Golfjin Open) in September.

Members Lounge

Administrator — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:14:41 +0000