香川県, Japan
Ayutaki Country Club is an 18-hole, par-72 golf course located in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Situated in the Higashitani district of Kagawa-cho, the course is designed as a hilly layout that emphasizes strategic play and harmony with the natural environment. The total yardage varies by tee box, ranging from 5,935 yards from the forward tees to 6,434 yards from the championship tees. The course features bentgrass greens with relatively gentle slopes, a design choice intended to facilitate scoring for players of all levels while maintaining a high degree of strategic challenge. The layout is characterized by its rolling terrain and strategic demands. The front nine begins with a long par-4 first hole, where players must navigate an OB line on the left side while aiming for a green that slopes from back to front. The seventh hole, the hardest on the course with a handicap of 1, is a demanding par-4 that plays slightly uphill to a green sloping right to left, bordered by a left-side OB and cross bunkers. The back nine opens with a short par-4 eleventh hole at 302 yards from the regular tees, providing a contrast to the longer holes that follow. The course includes three par-3s, including the shortest hole on the property, the 13th at 136 yards from the championship tees, which carries a handicap of 18. Long holes define the scoring opportunities on the back nine. The 14th hole is a par-5 measuring 512 yards from the regular tees, with a fairway that is constrained by a mountain on the right side, requiring careful placement to avoid difficult lies on the slope. The 18th hole serves as the closing challenge, a par-5 that stretches to 558 yards from the regular tees. This final hole features a narrow fairway on the left, directing players toward the right side, and finishes at a two-tiered green that slopes from the right rear to the left front, offering a dramatic conclusion to the round. The course offers full caddy services to assist players in navigating these strategic elements.
