South Korean driving range operator buys Japan golf resort

Show Golf expands in light of sport's growing popularity at home

20231207N Satsuma Golf Resort

Satsuma Golf Resort is popular among South Korean golf enthusiasts, who like to enjoy the sport in warm weather. 

KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- South Korean driving range operator Show Golf has acquired a golfing resort in western Japan, with plans to buy at least four more Japanese courses by the end of 2025.

Show Golf said it bought all shares of Satsuma Golf Resort in Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu from Japan's Daiwa Securities Group for an undisclosed sum.

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