| Kobe Golf Club 神戸ゴルフ倶楽部 | |
| Coordinates: | 34.7583°N 135.2381°W |
| Location: | 1-3, Rokkosan-Cho Ichigatani Nada-ku Kobe, Japan |
| Establishment: | 1903 |
| Type: | private |
| Owner: | Kobe Golf Club |
| Operator: | Kobe Golf Club |
| Holes: | 18 |
| Website: | http://www.kobegc.or.jp/ |
| Designer1: | J.Adamson[1] |
| Par1: | 61 |
| Length1: | 4049yd[2] |
The is Japan's first golf course, built on Mount Rokko in 1903 by English expatriate Arthur Hasketh Groom.[3] The club began as a nine-hole course on May 24, 1903, but quickly expanded to eighteen the following year.
Strict rules are enforced to maintain the course's pristine condition such as a prohibition of golf carts and a limit of eight clubs per player. As the course was literally carved out of a mountain, it can be quite demanding and clubs are carried in canvas bags to reduce the strain on caddies.[4]