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Hatoyama Country Club is an 18-hole, par-72 golf course located in Hatoyama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Opened on October 1, 1986, the course spans 108 hectares (approximately 320,000 tsubo) and was designed by Mitsuaki Kobayashi and Tokuyuki Miyoshi, with supervision by Mitsuaki Kobayashi and Fujio Ishii. The layout is characterized by gentle, rolling terrain and wide fairways, designed to allow players to fully utilize their skills without excessive fatigue.

The course features two distinct sets of greens: the A Greens are planted with Bentgrass (a mix of 007, Pen A-2, and Tyy varieties), while the B Greens utilize Bermuda grass (Mini Birdie Ultra Dwarf). The course offers multiple tee boxes to accommodate various skill levels, with yardages ranging from 4,835 yards from the pink tees to 7,155 yards from the black tees on the A Greens. The front nine on the A Greens totals 3,544 yards with a par of 36, featuring a mix of par-4s, par-3s, and two par-5s. The back nine adds another 3,611 yards, also for a par of 36.

Notable long holes include the 9th hole, a 542-yard par-5 from the black tees, and the 18th hole, a 567-yard par-5 that serves as the closing challenge. Handicap strokes are distributed across the holes, with the 4th hole (par-3) and 15th hole (par-4) carrying the lowest handicaps (1 and 2 respectively), while the 18th hole is ranked as the most difficult with a handicap of 18.

Hatoyama Country Club has a significant history in professional golf, hosting numerous tour events over several decades. It was a regular venue for the Maruman Open and the Hazama Classic Open in the early 1990s, as well as the Daiwa International in 1994. The course also hosted the Japan Senior Open in 1991. In more recent years, it has been selected for high-profile events, including the ISPS Handa Match Play Championship in 2018, the ISPS Handa Cup and Philanthropy Senior Tournament in 2019, and the PGA Senior Tour Cosmo Health Cup Senior Tournament in both 2024 and 2025.