Golf in Okinawa
Subtropical golf on Japan's southern islands, where clifftop fairways run out over a turquoise sea.
Subtropical golf on Japan's southern islands, where clifftop fairways run out over a turquoise sea.
Quick answer: The two golf courses foreign visitors can book in Okinawa are The Southern Links Golf Club (clifftop holes over the Pacific) and PGM Golf Resort Okinawa (a 27-hole tropical resort on the East China Sea). Elite Golf Japan reserves both in Japanese on your behalf — a flat US$30 per golfer, charged only after your tee time is confirmed.
Okinawa is Japan's one true tropical golf destination: warm year-round, subtropical, and defined by ocean views you get almost nowhere else in the country. The signature round is The Southern Links, where the 7th and 8th play straight over the sea from 40-meter cliffs. Both courses sit within an easy drive of Naha Airport, and we book them for you and handle the Japanese side.
Last updated: 2026-08-14
Mainland Japan closes its highland courses through winter. Okinawa does not. Sitting far to the south in the subtropics, it stays warm enough to play in comfort year-round, which makes it the one place in Japan you can plan a golf trip around the calendar rather than the weather.
The golf itself is unlike anywhere else in the country: coral-blue water, clifftop ocean holes, and resort layouts framed by subtropical vegetation. Naha Airport connects to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka, and both courses below are a short drive from the airport.
The marquee round. Set on 40-meter coastal cliffs above the Pacific, its signature 7th and 8th holes play directly over the ocean, with coral reefs visible in the water below. Inland holes weave through subtropical gardens, and an on-site 52-room resort hotel makes it a full destination. It hosted the Asia Japan Okinawa Open. Green fees are about ¥12,000 on weekdays and ¥25,000 on weekends.
View course →For tropical resort variety. A 27-hole complex across three courses — Deigo, Hibiscus, and Bougainvillea — on Okinawa's main island, with the Deigo nine opening to turquoise views of the East China Sea, the Motobu Peninsula, and Ie Island. Warm year-round, with an oceanview terrace restaurant. Green fees are about ¥12,000 on weekdays and ¥18,000 on weekends.
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| The Southern Links | PGM Golf Resort Okinawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Holes | 18 (par 72, clifftop links) | 27 (Deigo / Hibiscus / Bougainvillea) |
| Green fee (weekday) | about ¥12,000 | about ¥12,000 |
| Green fee (weekend) | about ¥25,000 | about ¥18,000 |
| Claim to fame | Clifftop ocean holes; on-site resort hotel | 27-hole tropical resort on the East China Sea |
| Best for | The signature clifftop round | Resort variety, year-round tropical golf |
Green fees as of 2026-08-14; set by each course and vary by season.
Yes. Okinawa's resort courses welcome overseas visitors, though reservations and guest paperwork run in Japanese. Elite Golf Japan books 2 Okinawa courses on your behalf, handles the Japanese side, and arranges rental clubs and caddies, so no membership or Japanese is needed. Airport transfers and an English-speaking host are available on request.
Green fees at The Southern Links Golf Club run about ¥12,000 on weekdays and ¥25,000 on weekends; PGM Golf Resort Okinawa is about ¥12,000 weekday and ¥18,000 weekend, paid at the course. Our booking fee is US$30 per golfer (minimum US$60), charged only after the tee time is secured.
Both courses are reached from Naha Airport (OKA), which has direct flights from Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka, plus international routes. The Southern Links is about 40–50 minutes south of the airport; PGM Golf Resort Okinawa is about 90 minutes north. A rental car is recommended, and we can arrange transfers as part of the booking.
The Southern Links Golf Club for the signature round: clifftop holes 40 meters above the Pacific, with the 7th and 8th playing directly over the ocean, plus an on-site resort hotel. PGM Golf Resort Okinawa for tropical resort variety: 27 holes across three courses on the East China Sea, with turquoise views and year-round warm-weather play.
Choose your Okinawa course and date and register your card. We confirm your round on Japan's tropical coast within about 4 hours and handle the Japanese side, charging the fee only once it's secured.
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