Looking Back on Golf in 2025

Looking back at 2025 golf.

This year's rounds: 21 rounds.

The number of rounds per year since I started playing golf seriously in 2008 is:

2008 76 rounds　2009 129 rounds　2010 130 rounds　2011 149 rounds
2012 150 rounds　2013 134 rounds　2014 123 rounds　2015 121 rounds
2016 93 rounds　2017 77 rounds　2018 43 rounds　2019 8 rounds
2020 22 rounds　2021 47 rounds　2022 42 rounds　2023 32 rounds
2024 10 rounds　2025 21 rounds

Lifetime rounds: 1407 rounds

The new courses I played this year were 14 courses (4 in Japan, 10 overseas).

The golf courses I have played so far total 932 courses - 624 courses in Japan and 308 courses overseas.

Let me review 2025 month by month.

January (3 rounds)

At the end of January, I went on a tour of Shikoku's oldest golf courses.

• Takamatsu Country Club
• Kochi Golf Club
• Tokushima Golf Club Yoshinogawa Course

I also visited Sumitomo Golf Club Yamada Golf Course, the oldest course in Ehime Prefecture.

Tour of the oldest golf courses in all four Shikoku prefectures

A record of my golf trip to all four Shikoku prefectures in January 2025. I have 9 more golf courses on my Japan bucket list that I want to play. This time, I'm choosing from Takamatsu Country Club Shiroyama Course, the oldest golf course in Kagawa Prefecture, Kochi, the oldest existing golf course in Kochi Prefec...

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April (2 rounds)

A member of Shanqin Bay Golf Club, which ranks in the world TOP 100, invited me on my first golf trip to China. Although I had visited China many times for work, this was my first time going there for golf.

• Shanqin Bay Golf Club
• Mission Hills Haikou (Vintage Course)

China Hainan Island Golf Trip

A record of my golf trip to Hainan Island, called the Hawaii of China, in April 2025. I received an invitation to play at Shanqin Bay Golf Club, the only Chinese course to rank in Golf Magazine's World TOP 100. I have visited China frequently for work before, but it is my first time for golf...

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May (3 rounds)

I had visited almost all the major tourist destinations in Vietnam, but Nha Trang was the one I hadn't been to yet. I took time off during a business trip and went on a two-night, three-day golf trip to Nha Trang, which has been called "the Nice of Vietnam" since ancient times.

• KN Golf Links (Links Course / Oasis Course)
• Vinpearl Golf Nha Trang

Vietnam Nha Trang Golf Trip

I have traveled to various places in Vietnam. I have visited Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hoi An, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Da Lat, Tam Coc, Qui Nhon, Dong Hoi, Hue, Phan Thiet, Phu Quoc, Vung Tau. The only tourist destinations I haven't visited are Ha Giang in the north and Nha Trang in the center...

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June (2 rounds)

A friend from Yokohama visited Okinawa, and we played the following courses.

• Southern Links
• Naha Golf Club (Short Course)

When we casually stopped by a short course and relaxed while playing, my friend became completely hooked on this style. As a result, he ended up visiting Okinawa multiple times that year.

July (2 rounds)

I went on a golf trip to India. I played at Royal Calcutta Golf Club, which is said to be the oldest golf club outside the British Isles currently in existence, and Delhi Golf Club, a prestigious club in Delhi.

India (Delhi, Kolkata) Golf Trip

I went on a golf trip to Delhi and Kolkata in India from June 29 to July 13. First time in India. India was once an important colony of the British Empire. Because of that, golf was passed down early, and the Royal Calcutta Golf Club, the oldest existing golf course outside the British Isles, is a...

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August (3 rounds)