{"type":"tournament","slug":"speedgolf-hokkaido-open-18h-2026","name":"Speedgolf Hokkaido Open","canonicalUrl":"https://speedgolfdirectory.com/tournaments/speedgolf-hokkaido-open-18h-2026","apiUrl":"https://speedgolfdirectory.com/api/agents/events/speedgolf-hokkaido-open-18h-2026","startDate":"2026-07-26","endDate":null,"dateLabel":"July 26, 2026","status":"scheduled","isCancelled":false,"isPostponed":false,"courseName":"Golf5 Country Bibai Course","city":"Bibai","region":"Hokkaido","country":"JP","locationLabel":"Bibai, Hokkaido, JP","formatLabel":"18 hole stroke play","websiteUrl":"https://www.speedgolfjapan.com/tour2026/speedgolf-hokkaido-open","sourceLinks":[{"label":"Event website","url":"https://www.speedgolfjapan.com/tour2026/speedgolf-hokkaido-open"}],"organizerName":"Japan Speedgolf Association","divisionsOffered":["Open","Amateur","Senior"],"tags":["japan","jsga_tour","18h"],"teaser":"Japan’s northern 18-hole tour stop offers sunrise-start speedgolf, a full-length test, and the feeling of the sport stretching beyond its usual hubs.","about":"The Speedgolf Hokkaido Open helps give the Japan Speedgolf Association tour a broader geographic identity, bringing a full 18-hole event to Bibai in the north. With a 6:30 a.m. start, a championship-style format, and a venue that has already hosted strong performances, it feels less like a novelty stop and more like a serious piece of Japan’s growing national tour.\n\nPast champions include: Jin Ota, competing domestically as Hitoshi Ota, and Tatsuya Shinmoto on the men’s side, and Yasuki Ogawa in the senior division.","speedscoreCourseUrl":null,"lastUpdatedAt":"2026-03-28T11:59:16.455Z","attendanceDecision":{"summary":"Speedgolf Hokkaido Open is scheduled for July 26, 2026 at Golf5 Country Bibai Course in Bibai, Hokkaido, JP as 18 hole stroke play.","days":1,"holes":18,"beginnerFriendly":false,"estimatedRunDistance":null,"courseProfile":null,"nearbyAirports":null,"travelNotes":null,"missingInfo":["SpeedScore course profile unavailable","Nearby airports unavailable"]}}