
East/West Course
Fuji OGM Golf Club - Ono Course
About this course
The Fuji OGM Golf Club Ono Course occupies terrain in Hyogo Prefecture's inland region, where Arnold Palmer designed the East and West nines that comprise this facility. Palmer's work in Japan during the 1970s and 1980s often emphasized bold contouring and strategic bunkering adapted to the country's varied topography, and the Ono Course reflects this approach with routing that works through rolling to moderately hilly ground characteristic of the area. The East and West combination presents a layout where elevation changes and natural landforms shape the playing corridors. Palmer's design philosophy typically incorporated risk-reward options and visual clarity from the tee, allowing golfers to assess their strategic choices. The course features the kind of substantial green complexes and fairway bunkering patterns common to his international portfolio, with hole corridors defined by the existing landscape rather than heavy tree planting. Fuji OGM operates multiple facilities across Japan, and the Ono Course serves both members and visitors within the company's network. The club follows conventional Japanese golf club protocols, including attention to pace of play and course conditioning standards typical of the region. The setting in Hyogo's interior provides a quieter alternative to courses closer to major urban centers, with views extending across the surrounding hills and agricultural valleys that characterize this part of the prefecture.
Quick facts
- Location
- Ono, Hyogo, JP
- Access
- Public
- Designer
- Arnold Palmer
- Year built
- 1998
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
Getting there
The journey to Fuji OGM Golf Club typically begins at Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Osaka, roughly ninety minutes southwest by road through the industrial plains before the landscape begins its gentle ascent into Hyogo Prefecture's quieter interior. The drive transitions from urban expressways to narrower prefectural routes that wind through terraced farmland and forested hillsides, the air growing noticeably clearer as you approach Ono. This is rural Japan at its most serene - a region of persimmon orchards and traditional tile-roofed homes - and the club's arrival announces itself with understated grace, tucked into the rolling topography where the mountains begin their earnest rise toward the north.
FAQ
Common questions about East/West at Fuji OGM Golf Club - Ono Course
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
East/West was designed by Arnold Palmer.
Yes. East/West at Fuji OGM Golf Club - Ono Course is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at East/West is 72.
East/West is a 18-hole course.
