Venue

The West Course at Kasumigaseki Country Club, Japan has been announced as the venue for the 2010 Asian Amateur Championship. The venue, which is based in Kasahata Kawagoe City, one hour northwest of Tokyo, will stage the second playing of the championship on 7 – 10 October 2010.

Kasumigaseki was the venue for the Japan Open in 1933, 1956, 1995 and 2006 – the 1956 and 2006 championships were held on the West Course, while the others were played on the East – and the Japan Women’s Open in 1999. It has a long standing commitment to amateur golf demonstrated by its hosting of the Japan Junior Championships each year for the last forty years.

The West Course opened for play on 12 June 1932, making Kasumigaseki the first club in Japan to possess 36 holes. Designed by Seiichi Inoue and measuring 6,887 yards, it is characterised by pine-tree-lined, dog-legging fairways and by intimidating water hazards, both of which will necessitate accuracy and reward aggression, confidence and, above all, concentration.

“We look forward to welcoming the APGC, the Masters and The R&A to Japan. I know that having this event being played in our country will provide motivation to our best amateur players,” said Taizo Kawata, Chairman of the International Committee, Japan Golf Association.

“As a member of Kasumigaseki, I am delighted that our club will host the Asian Amateur Championship,” he followed on. “Our golf club has been the venue for many important events in this region but this championship with its international partnerships and global focus will be very special indeed.”