Koganei Country Club > History
| 1933 | Ideal place for golf course scouted in Kodaira-mura, Kitatama-gun |
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| 1934 | Mr. Kiichi Fukagawa inspects Susukishinden, Kodaira-mura |
| 1936 | Mr. Fukagawa visits the United States and asks W. Hagen to design the course |
| Koganei Golf Co., Ltd. Established | |
| 1937 | Groundbreaking ceremony for golf course |
| Mr. Shingoro Takaishi appointed first president | |
| Koganei Country Club opened | |
| 1943 | Club name changed to “Koganei Driving Association” and company name changed to “Koganei Gardens, Co., Ltd.” |
| 1944 | Back Nine (In) course loaned to army, practice areas cultivated |
| 1945 | Closed during the war, and re-opening efforts begin after the war |
| 1946 | Requisitioned by occupation forces |
| 1947 | Major flooding damage due to Typhoon Kathleen, wastewater runoff infrastructure strengthened by occupation forces |
| 1951 | Club and company name restored to original names |
| 1952 | One year lease of facilities to United States military, jointly operated by the United States and Japan |
| 1953 | Governance system changed so Mr. Takaishi becomes president and Mr. Naosaburo Tachikawa becomes chairman |
| Decision to be run independently by Japanese members reached at the general assembly | |
| 1956 | Course renovation completed (6,755 yards, par 72) |
| 1964 | Visit by Jack Nicklaus (returns in 1972) |
| Visit by Arnold Palmer | |
| 1965 | Mr. Chikara Kurata appointed chairman |
| Miyukibashi completed | |
| 1967 | 30th Anniversary Tournament Held |
| 1968 | Visit by Gary Player |
| 1970 | Mr. Shigeo Nagano appointed chairman |
| 1971 | “A 30-Year History of Koganei” published |
| 1984 | Mr. Kinichi Asano appointed chairman |
| 1985 | Mr. Keisuke Idemitsu appointed chairman |
| 1987 | 50th Anniversary Celebration held |
| 1988 | Mr. Katsuma Tani appointed chairman |
| 1990 | “A 50-Year History of Koganei” published |
| 1992 | Administrative building, Shin-Miyukibashi, and two course shops completed |
| 1995 | Mr. Kaneo Nakamura appointed chairman |
| 2000 | Mr. Minoru Murofushi appointed chairman |
| 2003 | New Green Purification Ceremony (Course rating 72.2 in 2007) |
| 2004 | Groundbreaking ceremony for clubhouse held |
| 2012 | Three consecutive victories and eight victories in total at the Kanto Seven Club Ground Senior Goodwill Competition |
| 75th Anniversary Celebration held | |
| 2013 | “A 75-Year History of the Koganei Country Club” published |
| Mr. Masamoto Sakamoto appointed chairman |
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