Ishikawa stretches long and narrow from north to south, with the Noto Peninsula in the north jutting out into the Sea of Japan. The topographical characteristics of Noto in the north and Kaga in the south are very different. Noto is mostly made up of hilly areas with an elevation of less than 300 meters. Kaga is a mountainous region with Mt. Hakusan at 2,702 meters as its highest peak, and plains have spread along the coastline due to erosion and sedimentation from the rivers that flow from there. There are no golf courses in the mountainous region, but there are more than 20 courses scattered across the plains and hills near the coastline.
Ishikawa is home to Komatsu Airport and Noto Airport (Noto Satoyama Airport), with Komatsu Airport operating four domestic routes to Haneda, Sapporo (New Chitose), Fukuoka, and Naha, while Noto Airport has one route to Haneda. Previously, air travel was the main way to access the area from the Tokyo metropolitan area, but with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line between Nagano and Kanazawa in 2015, access by Shinkansen has also become more convenient. The Kanazawa-Tsuruga section will open on March 16, 2024, connecting Komatsu Station and Kaga Onsen Station. Access to golf courses throughout Ishikawa has become smoother.
Ishikawa has a population of about 1.1 million, and more than 450,000 people live in Kanazawa City, the prefectural capital, and Kanazawa City is the central city in name and reality. The Kanazawa Central Country Club is located closest to the center of Kanazawa City. It is popular with both local golfers and tourists. The Ishikawa Golf Club is also blessed with access from Kanazawa City. A total of 27 holes on the east, west, and south courses are separated by large trees, and have a reputation for their highly strategic layout.