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Pacific Golf Management Co., Ltd. (PGM) is one of the largest golf course management companies in Japan, owning and operating 150 courses across the country from Hokkaido to Okinawa. As part of its efforts to counter against the extreme heat of recent summers, PGM has been expanding the number of its golf courses that are open at night. With seven of its courses already open at night, expansion of the program to courses including the Imperial Country Club (Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture), Tajimi Kita Golf Club (Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture), Mukonodai Golf Course (Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture), and Fukuoka Lakeside Country Club (Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture), has brought the total number of courses open at night to 12. Since operating the scheme, it has been noted that the opening of the courses at night has helped to attract a broader range of customers, with an increasing proportion of younger people and women compared to the usual daytime clients. To further increase familiarity with the scheme for all, PGM has standardized the designation of the program as "Night Golf", seeking to encourage yet more new golfers. A major attraction of night golf is the fantastically illuminated atmosphere, which provides an ambience different from that which is enjoyed in the daytime. In addition to providing a beautiful setting, temperatures are cooler and more comfortable than the daytime, and with no need to worry about UV rays, it is particularly good for those who may be concerned about sunburn.

The quiet and the tranquillity of the course at night can also help improve concentration and provide a different challenge, while another advantage is the possibility of playing after work and not being limited to daylight hours. Installed in 2024, the lighting scheme incorporates the latest LED lighting technology and delivers a high design illuminance of over 150ℓx in the tee area, over 50ℓx along the fairways, and over 150ℓx on the greens, making it one of the brightest in Japan. The flight of the ball and the undulations of the green can be seen more clearly than ever, allowing for a comfortable playing environment.

Within easy reach from the city of Nagoya, the Tajimi Kita Golf Club is a public course spread across the hills of Tajimi, offering wide panoramic views. With strategically designed holes that make the most of the natural terrain and scenery, there are a variety of courses catering to players across all levels of ability from beginner to advanced, including a middle hole where players can achieve distance with satisfying driver shots, and a short hole where players can work on their precision shots. Tajimi Kita Golf Club commenced its night golf offering in August 2024, and is one of only a handful to do so in the Tokai area. With the location of the course being surrounded by nature and near to a Firefly Village, great consideration was given to the distribution of light and the avoidance of light spillage whilst creating a visual setting in which night golf can be enjoyed in comfort. Mindful of this, the primary course lighting is provided by compact, highly efficient LEDioc FLOOD AVANT class 400 floodlights, while LEDioc FLOOD NEO FULL-COLOR and LEDioc FLOOD FULL-COLOR LED floodlights have been used on and between courses to produce colored effects and highlight logos.

Specification

• LEDioc FLOOD AVANT class 400 - 595

• LEDioc APPROACH TOLICA-L - 13

• LEDioc FLOOD SPOLART 210W type + Projection Hood - 1

• LEDioc FLOOD NEO FULL-COLOR class 40 - 13

• LEDioc FLOOD FULL-COLOR 160W type - 4

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  PGM Golf Resort OkinawaOkinawa Prefecture

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  Seletar Country ClubSingapore

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  The Imperial Country ClubIbaraki Prefecture

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  Fukuoka Lakeside Country ClubFukuoka Prefecture

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  Tom Watson Golf CourseMiyazaki Prefecture

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  Mukonodai Golf CourseHyogo Prefecture